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Joe Bygraves vs Kitione Lave — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Bygraves

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Kitione Lave

Joe Bygraves (42-28-2) and Kitione Lave (51-18-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Bygraves

42

Wins22 KO · 52%

28

Losses

2

Draws72 tracked bouts

Lave

51

Wins43 KO · 84%

18

Losses

2

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bygraves leads 3–0

Joe Bygraves and Kitione Lave have met 3 times; Bygraves leads 3–0.

Joe Bygraves and Kitione Lave have met 3 times; Bygraves leads 3–0.
Met1955Sep 191956Jun 261957Sep 18Series
Joe BygravesFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Kitione LaveFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultPTSPTSPTS3Meetings

The Numbers

Bygraves 1 · Lave 6 of 7 measurable rows
BygravesLave
Record
42-28-251-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
59.7%
73.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
22
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52.38%
84.31% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
7

† 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
Joe Bygraves: 6′1″
Kitione Lave: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Joe Bygraves: Died aged 80
Kitione Lave: Died aged 72
Stance
Joe Bygraves: Orthodox
Kitione Lave: Orthodox

Joe Bygraves left, Kitione Lave 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 Bygraves42 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Bygraves: 42 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (52%), 19 on the cards (45%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 52%19 on the cards 45%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Kitione Lave1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Kitione Lave: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Bygraves 72, Kitione Lave 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bygraves better on 1

Bygraves

Opponent

Lave

  • Joe Bygraves

    Win, TKO

    1956

    WilliamsBygraves better

    Kitione Lave

    Loss, TKO

    1955

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

Joe Bygraves has lost three straight, after one straight win. Bygraves last boxed on Mar 20, 1967.LWLLL

Walker Jan 1964Westphal Feb 1965Zech Mar 1965Chuvalo Dec 1965Corletti Mar 19675.1 tracked bouts per year

Kitione Lave has lost four straight, after one straight win. Lave last boxed on Mar 21, 1961.WLLLL

Cockell Apr 1956Bygraves Jun 1956London Jun 1957Bygraves Sep 1957McNeeley Mar 19611.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Bygraves and Kitione Lave ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Bygraves and Kitione Lave have met 3 times and Joe Bygraves leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WSep 18, 1957 · Bygraves · PTS

WJun 26, 1956 · Bygraves · PTS

WSep 19, 1955 · Bygraves · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bygraves or Lave?
Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2 and Kitione Lave is 51-18-2. Kitione Lave has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bygraves42–28–259.7%

Lave51–18–273.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bygraves or Lave?
Joe Bygraves has 22 knockout wins and Kitione Lave has 43. Kitione Lave has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bygraves2252.4%

Lave4384.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bygraves and Lave have any common opponents?
Joe Bygraves and Kitione Lave share 1 common opponent: Johnny Williams. Joe Bygraves fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Johnny WilliamsWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bygraves and Lave?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves and 7 bouts tracked for Kitione Lave. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bygraves72bouts

Lave7bouts

How They Win ↓

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