Have Jerry Thompkins and John Tate ever fought each other?

Yes. Jerry Thompkins and John Tate met once on May 7, 1977, and John Tate won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Thompkins or Tate?

Jerry Thompkins is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Tate is 34-3. John Tate has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Thompkins or Tate?

Jerry Thompkins has 0 knockout wins and John Tate has 23. John Tate has more.

Do Thompkins and Tate have any common opponents?

Jerry Thompkins and John Tate share 1 common opponent: Duane Bobick. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompkins and Tate?

This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jerry Thompkins and 38 bouts tracked for John Tate. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jerry Thompkins vs John Tate — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Jerry Thompkins

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John Tate

Jerry Thompkins (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and John Tate (34-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Thompkins

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Tate

Wins23 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws38 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

Tate leads 1–0

Jerry Thompkins and John Tate have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1977May 7	Series
Jerry ThompkinsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John TateFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5Tate vs Thompkins	1Meeting

Tate vs Thompkins · May 7, 1977

The Numbers

Thompkins 1 · Tate 5 of 6 measurable rows

ThompkinsEdge = longer wingTate

Record^†: 0-234-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
91.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —67.65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —68%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.2: 1.6
2.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 2
38

† 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: Jerry Thompkins: No height on file; John Tate: 6′4″
Reachnot held: Jerry Thompkins: No reach on file; John Tate: 80″
Agenot held: Jerry Thompkins: No date of birth; John Tate: Died aged 43
Stance: Jerry Thompkins: Not recorded; John Tate: Orthodox

Jerry Thompkins left, John Tate right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jerry Thompkins0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Thompkins yet.

John Tate34 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 68%10 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jerry Thompkins 2, John Tate 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tate better on 11 shared · John Tate better on 1

ThompkinsJerry Thompkins

Opponent

TateJohn Tate

Jerry Thompkins
Loss, KO
1978Aug 1978
BobickDuane BobickUnited States 48–4Tate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Tate
Win, KO 1
1979Feb 1979

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jerry Thompkins last boxed on Aug 16, 1978 — 17,595 days ago. Thompkins had lost two straight.LL

Tate May 1977Bobick Aug 19781.6 tracked bouts per year

John Tate has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Tate last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WWWLL

Jones Nov 1987Green Dec 1987Smith Jan 1988Quarless Mar 1988Pearce Jun 19942.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jerry Thompkins and John Tate ever fought each other?: Yes. Jerry Thompkins and John Tate met once on May 7, 1977, and John Tate won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Thompkins or Tate?: Jerry Thompkins is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Tate is 34-3. John Tate has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Thompkins or Tate?: Jerry Thompkins has 0 knockout wins and John Tate has 23. John Tate has more.
Do Thompkins and Tate have any common opponents?: Jerry Thompkins and John Tate share 1 common opponent: Duane Bobick. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompkins and Tate?: This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jerry Thompkins and 38 bouts tracked for John Tate. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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