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Joe Henderson vs Virgil Akins — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Henderson

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Virgil Akins

Joe Henderson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Virgil Akins (60-31-2) 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.

Henderson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Akins

60

Wins34 KO · 57%

31

Losses

2

Draws93 tracked bouts

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

Akins leads 1–0

Joe Henderson and Virgil Akins have met 1 time; Akins leads 1–0.

Joe Henderson and Virgil Akins have met 1 time; Akins leads 1–0.
Met1949Jan 17Series
Joe HendersonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Virgil AkinsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Henderson 1 · Akins 4 of 5 measurable rows
HendersonAkins
Record†
0-160-31-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
65.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—56.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—57%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
1
93

† 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

Agenot held
Joe Henderson: No date of birth
Virgil Akins: Died aged 82

Joe Henderson left, Virgil Akins right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Henderson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Joe Henderson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Henderson yet.

Virgil Akins60 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

Virgil Akins: 60 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (57%) and 26 on the cards (43%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 57%26 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Henderson 1, Virgil Akins 93 — 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 Henderson last boxed on Jan 17, 1949 — 28,414 days ago. Henderson had lost the most recent, to Virgil Akins.L

Akins Jan 1949

Virgil Akins has lost two straight, after one straight win. Akins last boxed on Mar 20, 1962.WDWLL

Burgos Oct 1961Redl Nov 1961Bonomo Dec 1961Dupas Dec 1961Randall Mar 19626.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Henderson and Virgil Akins ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Henderson and Virgil Akins met once on January 17, 1949, and Virgil Akins won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LJan 17, 1949 · Akins · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Henderson or Akins?
Joe Henderson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Virgil Akins is 60-31-2. Virgil Akins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Henderson0–10%

Akins60–31–265.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Henderson or Akins?
Joe Henderson has 0 knockout wins and Virgil Akins has 34. Virgil Akins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Henderson0

Akins3456.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Henderson and Akins have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Henderson and Virgil Akins have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Henderson and Akins?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Joe Henderson and 93 bouts tracked for Virgil Akins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Henderson1bout

Akins93bouts

How They Win ↓

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