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.
Israel Cole (0-1-1 across 2 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.
Israel Cole vs Michael Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawWatson vs ColeJul 28, 1988 · TD · R2
The Numbers
- 0-1-1
- Record
- 25-4-1 (edge)
- 25%
- Win %
- 85% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 21 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 84%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- 4.3 (edge)
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 30
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 61
- Age
- 61
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Sierra Leonean
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIsrael Cole · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Michael Watson · 25 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 30 respectively), 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
Israel Cole
LD
L1 streak · last fought Sep 12, 1989
Michael Watson
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1991
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Israel Cole or Michael Watson?
- Israel Cole is 0-1-1 across the 2 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Israel Cole or Michael Watson?
- Israel Cole has 0 knockout wins and Michael Watson has 21. Michael Watson has more.
- Do Israel Cole and Michael 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 Israel Cole and Michael Watson?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Israel Cole and 30 bouts tracked for Michael Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.