Have John Murray and John Simpson ever fought each other?

Yes. John Murray and John Simpson met once on March 1, 2014, and John Murray won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Murray or Simpson?

John Murray is 33-3 and John Simpson is 26-11. John Murray has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Murray or Simpson?

John Murray has 20 knockout wins and John Simpson has 11. John Murray has more.

Do Murray and Simpson have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Murray and John Simpson have faced.

Who is bigger, Murray or Simpson?

John Murray is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other. John Murray also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murray and Simpson?

This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John Murray and 7 bouts tracked for John Simpson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Murray vs John Simpson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Murray (33-3) and John Simpson (26-11) 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.

Murray

Wins20 KO · 61%

Losses

Draws36 tracked bouts

Simpson

Wins11 KO · 42%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Murray leads 1–0

John Murray and John Simpson have met 1 time; Murray leads 1–0.
Met	2014Mar 1	Series
John MurrayFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
John SimpsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR2Murray vs Simpson	1Meeting

Murray vs Simpson · Mar 1, 2014

The Numbers

Murray 6 · Simpson 0 of 6 measurable rows

MurrayEdge = longer wingSimpson

Record: 33-3 (edge)26-11
Win %0–100%: 91.7% (edge)
70.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 20 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%: 60.61% (edge)
42.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 61% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36: 36
7

† 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

Height+1″: John Murray: 5′8″ (edge); John Simpson: 5′7″
Reach+5″: John Murray: 70″ (edge); John Simpson: 65″
Age2 yrs apart: John Murray: 41; John Simpson: 43
Stance: John Murray: Orthodox; John Simpson: Orthodox

John Murray left, John Simpson 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 Murray33 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 61%12 on the cards 36%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

John Simpson1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Murray 36, John Simpson 7 — 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 Murray last boxed on Apr 19, 2014 — 4,565 days ago. Murray had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Anthony Crolla.LLWWL

Mitchell Jul 2011Ríos Dec 2011Escobar Nov 2013Simpson Mar 2014Crolla Apr 20143.4 tracked bouts per year

John Simpson last boxed on Mar 1, 2014 — 4,614 days ago. Simpson had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Smith Apr 2011Selby Dec 2011Tseveenpurev May 2013Coyle Nov 2013Murray Mar 20141 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have John Murray and John Simpson ever fought each other?: Yes. John Murray and John Simpson met once on March 1, 2014, and John Murray won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Murray or Simpson?: John Murray is 33-3 and John Simpson is 26-11. John Murray has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Murray or Simpson?: John Murray has 20 knockout wins and John Simpson has 11. John Murray has more.
Do Murray and Simpson have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Murray and John Simpson have faced.
Who is bigger, Murray or Simpson?: John Murray is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other. John Murray also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murray and Simpson?: This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John Murray and 7 bouts tracked for John Simpson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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