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Joe Mesi vs Keith McKnight — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Mesi

Keith McKnight

Joe Mesi (36-0) and Keith McKnight (3-2 across 5 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.

Mesi

36

Wins29 KO · 81%

0

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

McKnight

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 bouts 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

Mesi leads 1–0

Joe Mesi and Keith McKnight have met 1 time; Mesi leads 1–0.

Joe Mesi and Keith McKnight have met 1 time; Mesi leads 1–0.
Met2002Apr 5Series
Joe MesiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Keith McKnightFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Mesi 6 · McKnight 0 of 6 measurable rows
MesiMcKnight
Record†
36-0 (edge)3-2
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
60%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
80.56%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
81% (edge)
67%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
5

† 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 Mesi: 52
Keith McKnight: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Mesi: Orthodox
Keith McKnight: Not recorded

Joe Mesi left, Keith McKnight 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 Mesi36 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Joe Mesi: 36 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (81%) and 7 on the cards (19%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

Keith McKnight3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Keith McKnight: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Mesi 36, Keith McKnight 5 — 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 Mesi last boxed on Oct 12, 2007 — 6,954 days ago. Mesi had won 36 straight, the most recent against Shannon Miller.WWWWW

Matthews Aug 2006Weiss Sep 2006Linberger Feb 2007Johnson Apr 2007Miller Oct 20073.6 tracked bouts per year

Keith McKnight last boxed on Apr 5, 2002 — 8,970 days ago. McKnight had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Mesi.WWLWL

Williamson Dec 1995Jackson Oct 1997Sullivan Feb 1998Barkley Jul 1999Mesi Apr 20020.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Mesi and Keith McKnight ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Mesi and Keith McKnight met once on April 5, 2002, and Joe Mesi won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 5, 2002 · Mesi · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mesi or McKnight?
Joe Mesi is 36-0 and Keith McKnight is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Mesi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mesi36–0100%

McKnight3–260%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mesi or McKnight?
Joe Mesi has 29 knockout wins and Keith McKnight has 2. Joe Mesi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mesi2980.6%

McKnight2

The Numbers ↓
Do Mesi and McKnight have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Mesi and Keith McKnight have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mesi and McKnight?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Joe Mesi and 5 bouts tracked for Keith McKnight. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mesi36bouts

McKnight5bouts

How They Win ↓

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