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Hogan Bassey vs Willie Pep — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Hogan Bassey

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Willie Pep

Hogan Bassey (59-13-2) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bassey

59

Wins

13

Losses

2

Draws85 tracked bouts

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

11

Losses

1

Draw241 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bassey leads 1–0

Hogan Bassey and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Bassey leads 1–0.

Hogan Bassey and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Bassey leads 1–0.
Met1958Sep 20Series
Hogan BasseyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie PepFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Bassey 2 · Pep 6 of 8 measurable rows
BasseyPep
Record
59-13-2229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.1%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65
0
65 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
28.38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37% (edge)
29%
Times stopped†max 6
5 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
2
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 9.4
7.3
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241
85
241

† 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

Heightnot held
Hogan Bassey: No height on file
Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Hogan Bassey: No reach on file
Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot comparable
Hogan Bassey: Died aged 65
Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance
Hogan Bassey: Not recorded
Willie Pep: Orthodox

Hogan Bassey left, Willie Pep right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hogan Bassey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Hogan Bassey: 68 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (37%) and 43 on the cards (63%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 37%43 on the cards 63%

Willie Pep229 wins · from 241 tracked bouts

Willie Pep: 229 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (29%) and 163 on the cards (71%). Counted from 241 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

66 by KO/TKO 29%163 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hogan Bassey 85, Willie Pep 241 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Hogan Bassey has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Bassey last boxed on Aug 19, 1959.WWWLL

Pep Sep 1958Costa Oct 1958Parra Dec 1958Moore Mar 1959Moore Aug 19597.3 tracked bouts per year

Willie Pep had won four in a row before losing a decision to Calvin Woodland. Pep last boxed on Mar 16, 1966.WWWWL

Little Oct 1965Haden Oct 1965Musquiz Oct 1965Coleman Oct 1965Woodland Mar 19669.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hogan Bassey and Willie Pep ever fought each other?
Yes. Hogan Bassey and Willie Pep met once on September 20, 1958, and Hogan Bassey won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WSep 20, 1958 · Bassey · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bassey or Pep?
Hogan Bassey is 59-13-2 and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bassey59–13–281.1%

Pep229–11–195.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bassey or Pep?
Hogan Bassey has 0 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bassey0

Pep6528.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bassey and Pep have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hogan Bassey and Willie Pep have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bassey and Pep?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Hogan Bassey and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bassey85bouts

Pep241bouts

How They Win ↓

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