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John Conteh vs Tony Burwell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Conteh

Tony Burwell

John Conteh (34-4-1) and Tony Burwell (0-2 across 2 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

Burwell

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 Tony Burwell have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.

John Conteh and Tony Burwell have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.
Met1971Nov 24Series
John ContehFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony BurwellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Conteh 5 · Burwell 1 of 6 measurable rows
ContehBurwell
Record†
34-4-1 (edge)0-2
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 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
2

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

John Conteh left, Tony Burwell 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%

Tony Burwell0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Tony Burwell: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burwell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Conteh 39, Tony Burwell 2 — 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 — 16,943 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

Tony Burwell last boxed on Nov 24, 1971 — 20,054 days ago. Burwell had lost two straight.LL

Roman Jan 1967Conteh Nov 19710.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Conteh and Tony Burwell ever fought each other?
Yes. John Conteh and Tony Burwell met once on November 24, 1971, and John Conteh won by PTS.
The meeting

WNov 24, 1971 · Conteh · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conteh or Burwell?
John Conteh is 34-4-1 and Tony Burwell is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Burwell0–20%

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

Conteh2470.6%

Burwell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Conteh and Burwell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Conteh and Tony Burwell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conteh and Burwell?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh and 2 bouts tracked for Tony Burwell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conteh39bouts

Burwell2bouts

How They Win ↓

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