Have Jesse Burnett and John Conteh ever fought each other?

Yes. Jesse Burnett and John Conteh met once on April 19, 1979, and the bout was a draw by PTS.

Who has the better record, Burnett or Conteh?

Jesse Burnett is 25-17-2 and John Conteh is 34-4-1. John Conteh has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burnett or Conteh?

Jesse Burnett has 13 knockout wins and John Conteh has 24. John Conteh has more.

Do Burnett and Conteh have any common opponents?

Jesse Burnett and John Conteh share 3 common opponents: Yaqui López, Lonnie Bennett and Willie Taylor. John Conteh fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Burnett or Conteh?

John Conteh is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 1 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burnett and Conteh?

This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Jesse Burnett and 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jesse Burnett vs John Conteh — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Conteh

Jesse Burnett (25-17-2) and John Conteh (34-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Burnett

Wins13 KO · 52%

Losses

Draws43 tracked bouts

Conteh

Wins24 KO · 71%

Losses

Draw39 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Jesse Burnett and John Conteh have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1979Apr 19	Series
Jesse BurnettFighter A	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
John ContehFighter B	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	PTSBurnett vs Conteh	1Meeting

Burnett vs Conteh · Apr 19, 1979

The Numbers

Burnett 0 · Conteh 8 of 8 measurable rows

BurnettEdge = longer wingConteh

Record: 25-17-234-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 59.1%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 13
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 52%
70.59% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 48%
71% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 4.5: 3.6
4.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43: 43
39

† 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

HeightLevel: Jesse Burnett: 6′0″; John Conteh: 6′0″
Reachnot held: Jesse Burnett: No reach on file; John Conteh: 76″
Age5 yrs apart: Jesse Burnett: 80; John Conteh: 75
Stance: Jesse Burnett: Orthodox; John Conteh: Orthodox

Jesse Burnett left, John Conteh right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jesse Burnett23 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 48%11 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

John Conteh34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse Burnett 43, John Conteh 39 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Conteh better on 1 · even on 23 shared · John Conteh better on 1 · even on 2

BurnettJesse Burnett

Opponent

ContehJohn Conteh

Jesse Burnett
2–2 against
Loss, MD
1978Jul 1978
Loss, SD
1975Sep 1975
Win, SD
1975Jul 1975
Win, PTS
1972Jul 1972
LópezYaqui LópezMexico 61–15Conteh betterJohn Conteh better — 1–0 to 2–2
John Conteh
Win, UD
1976Oct 1976
Jesse Burnett
Win, TKO
1977Nov 1977
BennettLonnie BennettEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Conteh
Win, TKO 5
1975Mar 1975
Jesse Burnett
Win, PTS
1976Jun 1976
TaylorWillie TaylorEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Conteh
Win, UD
1975Aug 1975

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

Jesse Burnett last boxed on May 16, 1984 — 15,496 days ago. Burnett had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Edwards Jan 1982Aczel Feb 1982Spinks Oct 1982Gordon Feb 1983Davis May 19843.6 tracked bouts per year

John Conteh last boxed on May 31, 1980 — 16,942 days ago. Conteh had won once since back-to-back losses to Matthew Saad Muhammad.DWLLW

Burnett Apr 1979Brown Jun 1979Muhammad Aug 1979Muhammad Mar 1980Dixon May 19804.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jesse Burnett and John Conteh ever fought each other?: Yes. Jesse Burnett and John Conteh met once on April 19, 1979, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
Who has the better record, Burnett or Conteh?: Jesse Burnett is 25-17-2 and John Conteh is 34-4-1. John Conteh has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burnett or Conteh?: Jesse Burnett has 13 knockout wins and John Conteh has 24. John Conteh has more.
Do Burnett and Conteh have any common opponents?: Jesse Burnett and John Conteh share 3 common opponents: Yaqui López, Lonnie Bennett and Willie Taylor. John Conteh fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Burnett or Conteh?: John Conteh is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burnett and Conteh?: This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Jesse Burnett and 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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