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Israel Cole vs Michael Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇸🇱SIERRA LEONE

Israel Cole

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Michael Watson

Israel Cole (1-2-1 across 4 tracked bouts) and Michael Watson (25-4-1) 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.

Cole

Tracked record

1–2–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Watson

25

Wins21 KO · 84%

4

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Israel Cole and Michael Watson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Israel Cole and Michael Watson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1988Jul 28Series
Israel ColeFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Michael WatsonFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultTDR21Meeting

The Numbers

Cole 1 · Watson 5 of 6 measurable rows
ColeWatson
Record†
1-2-125-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
37.5%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
84% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
0.4
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
4
30

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

AgeSame age
Israel Cole: 61
Michael Watson: 61
Stance
Israel Cole: Not recorded
Michael Watson: Orthodox

Israel Cole left, Michael Watson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Israel Cole1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Israel Cole: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Michael Watson25 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Michael Watson: 25 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (84%) and 4 on the cards (16%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Israel Cole 4, Michael Watson 30 — 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

Israel Cole last boxed on Jun 17, 1999 — 9,987 days ago. Cole had won once since three bouts without a win.DLLW

Watson Jul 1988Johnson Sep 1989Hembrick Jan 1991Bostice Jun 19990.4 tracked bouts per year

Michael Watson last boxed on Sep 21, 1991 — 12,813 days ago. Watson had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Christie Nov 1990Trotter Jan 1991Brown May 1991Eubank Jun 1991Eubank Sep 19914.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Israel Cole and Michael Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Israel Cole and Michael Watson met once on July 28, 1988, and the bout was a draw by TD in round 2.
The meeting

DJul 28, 1988 · Draw · TD R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cole or Watson?
Israel Cole is 1-2-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Watson is 25-4-1. Michael Watson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cole1–2–137.5%

Watson25–4–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cole or Watson?
Israel Cole has 0 knockout wins and Michael Watson has 21. Michael Watson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cole0

Watson2184%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cole and Watson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Israel Cole and Michael Watson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cole and Watson?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Israel Cole and 30 bouts tracked for Michael Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cole4bouts

Watson30bouts

How They Win ↓

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