Have John Murray and Jon Thaxton ever fought each other?

Yes. John Murray and Jon Thaxton met once on October 3, 2009, and John Murray won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Murray or Thaxton?

John Murray is 33-3 and Jon Thaxton is 34-11. John Murray has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Murray or Thaxton?

John Murray has 20 knockout wins and Jon Thaxton has 19. John Murray has more.

Do Murray and Thaxton have any common opponents?

John Murray and Jon Thaxton share 3 common opponents: Scott Lawton, Lee Meager and Karl Taylor. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Murray or Thaxton?

John Murray is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 5 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John Murray and 45 bouts tracked for Jon Thaxton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Murray vs Jon Thaxton — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Murray (33-3) and Jon Thaxton (34-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Murray

Wins20 KO · 61%

Losses

Draws36 tracked bouts

Thaxton

Wins19 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Murray leads 1–0

John Murray and Jon Thaxton have met 1 time; Murray leads 1–0.
Met	2009Oct 3	Series
John MurrayFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jon ThaxtonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR4Murray vs Thaxton	1Meeting

Murray vs Thaxton · Oct 3, 2009

The Numbers

Murray 7 · Thaxton 0 of 7 measurable rows

MurrayEdge = longer wingThaxton

Record: 33-3 (edge)34-11
Win %0–100%: 91.7% (edge)
75.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 20 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%: 60.61% (edge)
55.88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 61% (edge)
56%
Times stopped^†max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45: 36
45

† 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+2″: John Murray: 5′8″ (edge); Jon Thaxton: 5′6″
Reachnot held: John Murray: 70″; Jon Thaxton: No reach on file
Age11 yrs apart: John Murray: 41; Jon Thaxton: 52
Stance: John Murray: Orthodox; Jon Thaxton: Southpaw

John Murray left, Jon Thaxton 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%

Jon Thaxton34 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 56%15 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Murray 36, Jon Thaxton 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · even on 33 shared · even on 3

MurrayJohn Murray

Opponent

ThaxtonJon Thaxton

John Murray
Win, TKO 6
2009Jun 2009
LawtonScott LawtonUnited Kingdom 27–8–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Jon Thaxton
Win, TKO 7
2007Mar 2007
John Murray
Win, TKO 5
2008Jul 2008
MeagerLee MeagerUnited Kingdom 21–3–2EvenEven — 1–0 both
Jon Thaxton
Win, UD
2006Dec 2006
John Murray
Win, PTS
2005Mar 2005
TaylorKarl TaylorEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jon Thaxton
Win, PTS
1999May 1999

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Jon Thaxton last boxed on Oct 3, 2009 — 6,224 days ago. Thaxton had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Romanov Apr 2008Melero Oct 2008Mezaache Feb 2009Glover Jul 2009Murray Oct 20092.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Murray and Jon Thaxton ever fought each other?: Yes. John Murray and Jon Thaxton met once on October 3, 2009, and John Murray won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Murray or Thaxton?: John Murray is 33-3 and Jon Thaxton is 34-11. John Murray has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Murray or Thaxton?: John Murray has 20 knockout wins and Jon Thaxton has 19. John Murray has more.
Do Murray and Thaxton have any common opponents?: John Murray and Jon Thaxton share 3 common opponents: Scott Lawton, Lee Meager and Karl Taylor. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Murray or Thaxton?: John Murray is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 5 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murray and Thaxton?: This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John Murray and 45 bouts tracked for Jon Thaxton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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