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.
Joe Gholston (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Joe Gholston vs John Conteh — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John Conteh leads 1–0- John Conteh wonConteh vs GholstonApr 25, 1972 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 0-2
- Record
- 34-4-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 88.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 24 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 70.59%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 71%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 0.5
- Bouts per year
- 4.5 (edge)
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 39
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- —
- Age
- 75
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Gholston · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
John Conteh · 34 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 39 respectively), 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
Joe Gholston
LL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 29, 1976
John Conteh
WLLWD
W1 streak · last fought May 31, 1980
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gholston and John Conteh ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gholston and John Conteh met once on April 25, 1972, and John Conteh won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gholston or John Conteh?
- Joe Gholston is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Conteh is 34-4-1. John Conteh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Joe Gholston or John Conteh?
- Joe Gholston has 0 knockout wins and John Conteh has 24. John Conteh has more.
- Do Joe Gholston and John Conteh have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Gholston and John Conteh have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gholston and John Conteh?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Joe Gholston and 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.