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Herol Graham vs Sumbu Kalambay — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Herol Graham

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Sumbu Kalambay

Herol Graham (48-6) and Sumbu Kalambay (57-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Graham

48

Wins28 KO · 58%

6

Losses

0

Draws54 tracked bouts

Kalambay

57

Wins33 KO · 58%

6

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kalambay leads 2–0

Herol Graham and Sumbu Kalambay have met 2 times; Kalambay leads 2–0.

Herol Graham and Sumbu Kalambay have met 2 times; Kalambay leads 2–0.
Met1987May 261992Mar 12Series
Herol GrahamFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Sumbu KalambayFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Graham 2 · Kalambay 5 of 7 measurable rows
GrahamKalambay
Record
48-657-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88.9%
89.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
28
33 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
58.33% (edge)
57.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†level0–100%
58%
58%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 5.1
2.8
5.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
54
64

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″
Herol Graham: 6′0″ (edge)
Sumbu Kalambay: 5′9″
Reach+5″
Herol Graham: 77″ (edge)
Sumbu Kalambay: 72″
Age3 yrs apart
Herol Graham: 67
Sumbu Kalambay: 70
Stance
Herol Graham: Southpaw
Sumbu Kalambay: Orthodox

Herol Graham left, Sumbu Kalambay right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Herol Graham48 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Herol Graham: 48 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (58%) and 20 on the cards (42%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 58%20 on the cards 42%

Sumbu Kalambay57 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Sumbu Kalambay: 57 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (58%), 23 on the cards (40%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 58%23 on the cards 40%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Herol Graham 54, Sumbu Kalambay 64 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Graham better on 1 · Kalambay better on 1 · even on 2

Graham

Opponent

Kalambay

  • Herol Graham

    Win, TKO 6

    1991

    AshtonEven

    Sumbu Kalambay

    Win, RTD 6

    1991

  • Herol Graham

    Loss, SD

    1989

    McCallumKalambay better

    Sumbu Kalambay

    1–1 against

    Loss, SD

    1991

    Win, UD

    1988

  • Herol Graham

    Win, TKO 10

    1986

    KaluleGraham better

    Sumbu Kalambay

    Loss, SD

    1985

  • Herol Graham

    Win, KO 2

    1984

    HinesEven

    Sumbu Kalambay

    Win, KO

    1983

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Herol Graham last boxed on Mar 28, 1998 — 10,438 days ago. Graham had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Charles Brewer.WWWWL

Ford Nov 1996Joseph Mar 1997Johnson Jul 1997Paz Dec 1997Brewer Mar 19982.8 tracked bouts per year

Sumbu Kalambay last boxed on May 19, 1993 — 12,212 days ago. Kalambay had won four in a row before losing a decision to Chris Pyatt.WWWWL

Graham Mar 1992Wesley Jun 1992Collins Oct 1992Evans Apr 1993Pyatt May 19935.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Herol Graham and Sumbu Kalambay ever fought each other?
Yes. Herol Graham and Sumbu Kalambay have met 2 times and Sumbu Kalambay leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMar 12, 1992 · Kalambay · UD

LMay 26, 1987 · Kalambay · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Graham or Kalambay?
Herol Graham is 48-6 and Sumbu Kalambay is 57-6-1. Sumbu Kalambay has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Graham48–688.9%

Kalambay57–6–189.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Graham or Kalambay?
Herol Graham has 28 knockout wins and Sumbu Kalambay has 33. Sumbu Kalambay has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Graham2858.3%

Kalambay3357.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Graham and Kalambay have any common opponents?
Herol Graham and Sumbu Kalambay share 4 common opponents: John Ashton, Mike McCallum and Ayub Kalule (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
4 shared opponents

John AshtonWW

Mike McCallumL1–1

Ayub KaluleWL

Irving HinesWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Graham or Kalambay?
Herol Graham is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 7 cm above the other. Herol Graham also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
Height · reach

Graham182 cm196 cm reach

Kalambay175 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Graham and Kalambay?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Herol Graham and 64 bouts tracked for Sumbu Kalambay. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Graham54bouts

Kalambay64bouts

How They Win ↓

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