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Joe Bugner vs Paul Nielsen — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Bugner

Paul Nielsen

Joe Bugner (69-13-1) and Paul Nielsen (0-1 across 1 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.

Bugner

69

Wins41 KO · 59%

13

Losses

1

Draw84 tracked bouts

Nielsen

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Bugner leads 1–0

Joe Bugner and Paul Nielsen have met 1 time; Bugner leads 1–0.

Joe Bugner and Paul Nielsen have met 1 time; Bugner leads 1–0.
Met1972Jul 19Series
Joe BugnerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul NielsenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Bugner 3 · Nielsen 1 of 4 measurable rows
BugnerNielsen
Record†
69-13-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
83.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 41
41 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
59.42%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
59%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84
84
1

† 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

Reachnot held
Joe Bugner: 82″
Paul Nielsen: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Bugner: Died aged 75
Paul Nielsen: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Bugner: Orthodox
Paul Nielsen: Not recorded

Joe Bugner left, Paul Nielsen right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Bugner70 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

Joe Bugner: 70 tracked wins — 41 by KO/TKO (59%), 27 on the cards (39%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 84 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

41 by KO/TKO 59%27 on the cards 39%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Paul Nielsen0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Paul Nielsen: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nielsen yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Bugner 84, Paul Nielsen 1 — 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

Joe Bugner has won six straight, the most recent against Levi Billups. Bugner last boxed on Jun 13, 1999.WWWWW

Ligaloa Jun 1997Wilson Jan 1998Mirovic Apr 1998Smith Jul 1998Billups Jun 19992.7 tracked bouts per year

Paul Nielsen last boxed on Jul 19, 1972 — 19,815 days ago. Nielsen had lost the most recent, to Joe Bugner.L

Bugner Jul 1972

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Bugner and Paul Nielsen ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Bugner and Paul Nielsen met once on July 19, 1972, and Joe Bugner won by TKO.
The meeting

WJul 19, 1972 · Bugner · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bugner or Nielsen?
Joe Bugner is 69-13-1 and Paul Nielsen is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Bugner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bugner69–13–183.7%

Nielsen0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bugner or Nielsen?
Joe Bugner has 41 knockout wins and Paul Nielsen has 0. Joe Bugner has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bugner4159.4%

Nielsen0

The Numbers ↓
Do Bugner and Nielsen have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Bugner and Paul Nielsen have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bugner and Nielsen?
This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Joe Bugner and 1 bout tracked for Paul Nielsen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bugner84bouts

Nielsen1bout

How They Win ↓

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