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John McCormack vs Terry Downes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John McCormack

🇬🇧MIDDLEWEIGHT, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Terry Downes

John McCormack (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Terry Downes (35-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McCormack

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Downes

35

Wins28 KO · 80%

9

Losses

0

Draws44 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

Series level 1–1

John McCormack and Terry Downes have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

John McCormack and Terry Downes have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1959Sep 151959Nov 3Series
John McCormackFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Terry DownesFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultDQR8TKOR82Meetings

The Numbers

McCormack 1 · Downes 6 of 7 measurable rows
McCormackDownes
Record†
2-235-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
79.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
0
28 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
80% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
1.7
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
4
44

† 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 McCormack: No height on file
Terry Downes: 5′9″
Reachnot held
John McCormack: No reach on file
Terry Downes: 69″
Agenot comparable
John McCormack: Died aged 79
Terry Downes: Died aged 81
Stance
John McCormack: Not recorded
Terry Downes: Orthodox

John McCormack left, Terry Downes 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 McCormack2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

John McCormack: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Terry Downes35 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Terry Downes: 35 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (80%) and 7 on the cards (20%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 80%7 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John McCormack 4, Terry Downes 44 — 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 McCormack had won one in a row before losing to Christian Christensen. McCormack last boxed on Feb 8, 1962.WLWL

Downes Sep 1959Downes Nov 1959Benton Nov 1960Christensen Feb 19621.7 tracked bouts per year

Terry Downes had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Willie Pastrano. Downes last boxed on Nov 30, 1964.WWWWL

Nehring Oct 1963Moyer Nov 1963Pusateri Nov 1963Zaremba May 1964Pastrano Nov 19645.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John McCormack and Terry Downes ever fought each other?
Yes. John McCormack and Terry Downes have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LNov 3, 1959 · Downes · TKO R8

WSep 15, 1959 · McCormack · DQ R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCormack or Downes?
John McCormack is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Terry Downes is 35-9. Terry Downes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCormack2–250%

Downes35–979.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCormack or Downes?
John McCormack has 0 knockout wins and Terry Downes has 28. Terry Downes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCormack0

Downes2880%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCormack and Downes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John McCormack and Terry Downes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCormack and Downes?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for John McCormack and 44 bouts tracked for Terry Downes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCormack4bouts

Downes44bouts

How They Win ↓

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