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John Riggins vs Thad Spencer — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Riggins

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Thad Spencer

John Riggins (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Thad Spencer (32-13-1) 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.

Riggins

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Spencer

32

Wins14 KO · 44%

13

Losses

1

Draw46 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

Spencer leads 2–0

John Riggins and Thad Spencer have met 2 times; Spencer leads 2–0.

John Riggins and Thad Spencer have met 2 times; Spencer leads 2–0.
Met1961May 41962May 28Series
John RigginsFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Thad SpencerFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Riggins 1 · Spencer 4 of 5 measurable rows
RigginsSpencer
Record†
0-332-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
70.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—43.75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—44%
Times stopped‡max 7
1 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.1
2
4.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
3
46

† 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

Agenot held
John Riggins: No date of birth
Thad Spencer: Died aged 70
Stance
John Riggins: Not recorded
Thad Spencer: Orthodox

John Riggins left, Thad Spencer 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 Riggins0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

John Riggins: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Riggins yet.

Thad Spencer32 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Thad Spencer: 32 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (44%), 17 on the cards (53%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 44%17 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Riggins 3, Thad Spencer 46 — 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 Riggins last boxed on Nov 9, 1962 — 23,355 days ago. Riggins had lost three straight.LLL

Spencer May 1961Spencer May 1962Piccoli Nov 19622 tracked bouts per year

Thad Spencer has lost four straight. Spencer last boxed on Jun 7, 1971.DLLLL

Reno Mar 1970Doyle May 1970García Oct 1970Stander Apr 1971Doyle Jun 19714.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Riggins and Thad Spencer ever fought each other?
Yes. John Riggins and Thad Spencer have met 2 times and Thad Spencer leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMay 28, 1962 · Spencer · PTS

LMay 4, 1961 · Spencer · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Riggins or Spencer?
John Riggins is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Thad Spencer is 32-13-1. Thad Spencer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Riggins0–30%

Spencer32–13–170.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Riggins or Spencer?
John Riggins has 0 knockout wins and Thad Spencer has 14. Thad Spencer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Riggins0

Spencer1443.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Riggins and Spencer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Riggins and Thad Spencer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Riggins and Spencer?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for John Riggins and 46 bouts tracked for Thad Spencer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Riggins3bouts

Spencer46bouts

How They Win ↓

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