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John Conteh vs Larry Sykes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Conteh

Larry Sykes

John Conteh (34-4-1) and Larry Sykes (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Conteh

34

Wins24 KO · 71%

4

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Sykes

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Conteh leads 1–0

John Conteh and Larry Sykes have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.

John Conteh and Larry Sykes have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.
Met1972Feb 15Series
John ContehFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Larry SykesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Conteh 4 · Sykes 0 of 4 measurable rows
ContehSykes
Record†
34-4-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.59%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
1

† 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

Heightnot held
John Conteh: 6′0″
Larry Sykes: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Conteh: 76″
Larry Sykes: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Conteh: 75
Larry Sykes: No date of birth
Stance
John Conteh: Orthodox
Larry Sykes: Not recorded

John Conteh left, Larry Sykes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Conteh34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

John Conteh: 34 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (71%) and 10 on the cards (29%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

Larry Sykes0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Larry Sykes: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sykes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Conteh 39, Larry Sykes 1 — 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

John Conteh last boxed on May 31, 1980 — 16,945 days ago. Conteh had won once since back-to-back losses to Matthew Saad Muhammad.DWLLW

Burnett Apr 1979Brown Jun 1979Muhammad Aug 1979Muhammad Mar 1980Dixon May 19804.5 tracked bouts per year

Larry Sykes last boxed on Feb 15, 1972 — 19,973 days ago. Sykes had lost the most recent, to John Conteh.L

Conteh Feb 1972

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Conteh and Larry Sykes ever fought each other?
Yes. John Conteh and Larry Sykes met once on February 15, 1972, and John Conteh won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WFeb 15, 1972 · Conteh · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conteh or Sykes?
John Conteh is 34-4-1 and Larry Sykes is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. John Conteh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Conteh34–4–188.5%

Sykes0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Conteh or Sykes?
John Conteh has 24 knockout wins and Larry Sykes has 0. John Conteh has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Conteh2470.6%

Sykes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Conteh and Sykes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Conteh and Larry Sykes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conteh and Sykes?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh and 1 bout tracked for Larry Sykes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conteh39bouts

Sykes1bout

How They Win ↓

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