Have Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen met once on July 23, 1993, and Jimmy Thunder won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Thunder or Bowen?

Jimmy Thunder is 35-14 and Melton Bowen is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Thunder has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Thunder or Bowen?

Jimmy Thunder has 28 knockout wins and Melton Bowen has 1. Jimmy Thunder has more.

Do Thunder and Bowen have any common opponents?

Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen share 1 common opponent: Tony Tubbs. Jimmy Thunder fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thunder and Bowen?

This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Jimmy Thunder and 7 bouts tracked for Melton Bowen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Thunder vs Melton Bowen — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Thunder

Melton Bowen

Jimmy Thunder (35-14) and Melton Bowen (1-6 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 1 common opponent.

Thunder

Wins28 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws49 tracked bouts

Bowen

Tracked record

1–6

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

Thunder leads 1–0

Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen have met 1 time; Thunder leads 1–0.
Met	1993Jul 23	Series
Jimmy ThunderFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Melton BowenFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Thunder vs Bowen	1Meeting

Thunder vs Bowen · Jul 23, 1993

The Numbers

Thunder 4 · Bowen 2 of 6 measurable rows

ThunderEdge = longer wingBowen

Record^†: 35-14 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%: 71.4% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 80%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 80%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49: 49
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: Jimmy Thunder: 6′2″; Melton Bowen: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jimmy Thunder: 77″; Melton Bowen: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jimmy Thunder: Died aged 54; Melton Bowen: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Thunder: Orthodox; Melton Bowen: Not recorded

Jimmy Thunder left, Melton Bowen right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Thunder35 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 80%7 on the cards 20%

Melton Bowen1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Thunder 49, Melton Bowen 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Thunder better on 11 shared · Jimmy Thunder better on 1

ThunderJimmy Thunder

Opponent

BowenMelton Bowen

Jimmy Thunder
Win, MD
1994Dec 1994
TubbsTony TubbsUnited States 47–10Thunder betterJimmy Thunder better — 1–0 to 0–1
Melton Bowen
Loss, UD
1993Apr 1993

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

Jimmy Thunder has lost three straight, after one straight win. Thunder last boxed on Dec 6, 2002.LWLLL

Shufford Sep 2000Lester Mar 2001Wolfgramm Apr 2001Purlette Jul 2001Wilson Dec 20023.6 tracked bouts per year

Melton Bowen last boxed on Apr 15, 1997 — 10,781 days ago. Bowen had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Jaco Jan 1993Tubbs Apr 1993Thunder Jul 1993Payne Aug 1993Briggs Apr 19971 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen met once on July 23, 1993, and Jimmy Thunder won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Thunder or Bowen?: Jimmy Thunder is 35-14 and Melton Bowen is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Thunder has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Thunder or Bowen?: Jimmy Thunder has 28 knockout wins and Melton Bowen has 1. Jimmy Thunder has more.
Do Thunder and Bowen have any common opponents?: Jimmy Thunder and Melton Bowen share 1 common opponent: Tony Tubbs. Jimmy Thunder fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thunder and Bowen?: This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Jimmy Thunder and 7 bouts tracked for Melton Bowen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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