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Howard Davis vs Jim Watt — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Howard Davis

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Jim Watt

Howard Davis (36-6-1) and Jim Watt (38-8) 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.

Davis

36

Wins

6

Losses

1

Draw43 tracked bouts

Watt

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

8

Losses

0

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Watt leads 1–0

Howard Davis and Jim Watt have met 1 time; Watt leads 1–0.

Howard Davis and Jim Watt have met 1 time; Watt leads 1–0.
Met1980Jun 7Series
Howard DavisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jim WattFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Davis 3 · Watt 5 of 8 measurable rows
DavisWatt
Record
36-6-1 (edge)38-8
Win %0–100%
84.9% (edge)
82.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
71.05% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
39%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
2.2
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
43
46

† 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
Howard Davis: 5′10″
Jim Watt: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Howard Davis: Died aged 59
Jim Watt: 78
Stance
Howard Davis: Not recorded
Jim Watt: Southpaw

Howard Davis left, Jim Watt right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Howard Davis36 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Howard Davis: 36 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (39%) and 22 on the cards (61%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 39%22 on the cards 61%

Jim Watt38 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Jim Watt: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Howard Davis 43, Jim Watt 46 — 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

Howard Davis had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Dana Rosenblatt. Davis last boxed on Apr 13, 1996.WWWWL

Rettig Nov 1994Velasquez Jan 1995Odem May 1995Aranda Jun 1995Rosenblatt Apr 19962.2 tracked bouts per year

Jim Watt last boxed on Jun 20, 1981 — 16,557 days ago. Watt had won four in a row before losing a decision to Alexis Argüello.WWWWL

Vasquez Nov 1979Nash Mar 1980Jr. Jun 1980O'Grady Nov 1980Argüello Jun 19813.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Howard Davis and Jim Watt ever fought each other?
Yes. Howard Davis and Jim Watt met once on June 7, 1980, and Jim Watt won by UD.
The meeting

LJun 7, 1980 · Watt · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Davis or Watt?
Howard Davis is 36-6-1 and Jim Watt is 38-8. Howard Davis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Davis36–6–184.9%

Watt38–882.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Davis or Watt?
Howard Davis has 0 knockout wins and Jim Watt has 27. Jim Watt has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Davis0

Watt2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Davis and Watt have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Howard Davis and Jim Watt have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Davis and Watt?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Howard Davis and 46 bouts tracked for Jim Watt. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Davis43bouts

Watt46bouts

How They Win ↓

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