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John Conteh vs Sam McGill — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Conteh

Sam McGill

John Conteh (34-4-1) and Sam McGill (0-3 across 3 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.

Conteh

34

Wins24 KO · 71%

4

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

McGill

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Conteh leads 1–0

John Conteh and Sam McGill have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.

John Conteh and Sam McGill have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.
Met1972Dec 5Series
John ContehFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sam McGillFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Conteh 6 · McGill 0 of 6 measurable rows
ContehMcGill
Record†
34-4-1 (edge)0-3
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‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
3

† 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″
Sam McGill: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Conteh: 76″
Sam McGill: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Conteh: 75
Sam McGill: No date of birth
Stance
John Conteh: Orthodox
Sam McGill: Not recorded

John Conteh left, Sam McGill 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%

Sam McGill0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Sam McGill: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McGill yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Conteh 39, Sam McGill 3 — 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 — 16,941 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

Sam McGill last boxed on Nov 1, 1978 — 17,518 days ago. McGill had lost three straight.LLL

Conteh Dec 1972Foster Apr 1973Cooney Nov 19780.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Conteh and Sam McGill ever fought each other?
Yes. John Conteh and Sam McGill met once on December 5, 1972, and John Conteh won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WDec 5, 1972 · Conteh · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conteh or McGill?
John Conteh is 34-4-1 and Sam McGill is 0-3 across the 3 bouts 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%

McGill0–30%

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

Conteh2470.6%

McGill0

The Numbers ↓
Do Conteh and McGill have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Conteh and Sam McGill have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conteh and McGill?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh and 3 bouts tracked for Sam McGill. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conteh39bouts

McGill3bouts

How They Win ↓

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