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James Scott vs Richie Kates — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Scott

Richie Kates

James Scott (19-2-1) and Richie Kates (3-4 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

Scott

19

Wins10 KO · 53%

2

Losses

1

Draw22 tracked bouts

Kates

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Scott leads 1–0

James Scott and Richie Kates have met 1 time; Scott leads 1–0.

James Scott and Richie Kates have met 1 time; Scott leads 1–0.
Met1979Mar 10Series
James ScottFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Richie KatesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Scott 6 · Kates 0 of 6 measurable rows
ScottKates
Record†
19-2-1 (edge)3-4
Win %0–100%
88.6% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 10
10 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.63%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
22
7

† 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

Heightnot held
James Scott: 6′0″
Richie Kates: No height on file
Agenot held
James Scott: Died aged 70
Richie Kates: No date of birth
Stance
James Scott: Orthodox
Richie Kates: Not recorded

James Scott left, Richie Kates right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Scott19 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

James Scott: 19 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (53%) and 9 on the cards (47%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 53%9 on the cards 47%

Richie Kates3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Richie Kates: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Scott 22, Richie Kates 7 — 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

James Scott had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Scott last boxed on Sep 5, 1981.WWLWL

Celestine Oct 1979López Dec 1979Martin May 1980Royster Aug 1981Qawi Sep 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Richie Kates last boxed on Apr 13, 1983 — 15,895 days ago. Kates had won two straight since three straight losses.LLLWW

Galíndez May 1976Muhammad Feb 1978Scott Mar 1979Sutherland Jul 1979Lampkin Apr 19830.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Scott and Richie Kates ever fought each other?
Yes. James Scott and Richie Kates met once on March 10, 1979, and James Scott won by TKO.
The meeting

WMar 10, 1979 · Scott · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Scott or Kates?
James Scott is 19-2-1 and Richie Kates is 3-4 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Scott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Scott19–2–188.6%

Kates3–442.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Scott or Kates?
James Scott has 10 knockout wins and Richie Kates has 0. James Scott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Scott1052.6%

Kates0

The Numbers ↓
Do Scott and Kates have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Scott and Richie Kates have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Scott and Kates?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for James Scott and 7 bouts tracked for Richie Kates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Scott22bouts

Kates7bouts

How They Win ↓

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