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Joe Calzaghe vs Rick Thornberry — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Calzaghe

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Rick Thornberry

Joe Calzaghe (46-0) and Rick Thornberry (27-5) 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.

Calzaghe

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

0

Losses

0

Draws46 tracked bouts

Thornberry

27

Wins12 KO · 44%

5

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Calzaghe leads 1–0

Joe Calzaghe and Rick Thornberry have met 1 time; Calzaghe leads 1–0.

Joe Calzaghe and Rick Thornberry have met 1 time; Calzaghe leads 1–0.
Met1999Jun 5Series
Joe CalzagheFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rick ThornberryFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Calzaghe 7 · Thornberry 0 of 7 measurable rows
CalzagheThornberry
Record
46-0 (edge)27-5
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
84.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
69.57% (edge)
44.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
70%—
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
4

† 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 Calzaghe: 6′0″
Rick Thornberry: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Calzaghe: 73″
Rick Thornberry: No reach on file
Age4 yrs apart
Joe Calzaghe: 54
Rick Thornberry: 58
Stance
Joe Calzaghe: Southpaw
Rick Thornberry: Orthodox

Joe Calzaghe left, Rick Thornberry 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 Calzaghe46 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Joe Calzaghe: 46 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (70%) and 14 on the cards (30%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 70%14 on the cards 30%

Rick Thornberry0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Rick Thornberry: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Thornberry yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Calzaghe 46, Rick Thornberry 4 — 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 Calzaghe last boxed on Nov 8, 2008 — 6,556 days ago. Calzaghe had won 46 straight, the most recent against Roy Jones Jr..WWWWW

Bika Oct 2006Jr. Apr 2007Kessler Nov 2007Hopkins Apr 2008Jr. Nov 20083 tracked bouts per year

Rick Thornberry last boxed on Nov 2, 2002 — 8,754 days ago. Thornberry had lost four straight.LLLL

Wharton Oct 1996Calzaghe Jun 1999Ottke Mar 2002Mundine Nov 20020.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Calzaghe and Rick Thornberry ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Calzaghe and Rick Thornberry met once on June 5, 1999, and Joe Calzaghe won by UD.
The meeting

WJun 5, 1999 · Calzaghe · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Calzaghe or Thornberry?
Joe Calzaghe is 46-0 and Rick Thornberry is 27-5. Joe Calzaghe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Calzaghe46–0100%

Thornberry27–584.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Calzaghe or Thornberry?
Joe Calzaghe has 32 knockout wins and Rick Thornberry has 12. Joe Calzaghe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Calzaghe3269.6%

Thornberry1244.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Calzaghe and Thornberry have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Calzaghe and Rick Thornberry have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Calzaghe and Thornberry?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Joe Calzaghe and 4 bouts tracked for Rick Thornberry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Calzaghe46bouts

Thornberry4bouts

How They Win ↓

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