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John Tate vs Leon Shaw — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Tate

Leon Shaw

John Tate (34-3) and Leon Shaw (0-3 across 3 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.

Tate

34

Wins23 KO · 68%

3

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Shaw

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Tate leads 1–0

John Tate and Leon Shaw have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.

John Tate and Leon Shaw have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met1978Mar 14Series
John TateFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leon ShawFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Tate 5 · Shaw 0 of 5 measurable rows
TateShaw
Record†
34-3 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
68%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
38
3

† 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 Tate: 6′4″
Leon Shaw: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Tate: 80″
Leon Shaw: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Tate: Died aged 43
Leon Shaw: No date of birth
Stance
John Tate: Orthodox
Leon Shaw: Not recorded

John Tate left, Leon Shaw 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 Tate34 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

John Tate: 34 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (68%), 10 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 68%10 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Leon Shaw0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Leon Shaw: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Shaw yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Tate 38, Leon Shaw 3 — 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 Tate has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Tate last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WWWLL

Jones Nov 1987Green Dec 1987Smith Jan 1988Quarless Mar 1988Pearce Jun 19942.2 tracked bouts per year

Leon Shaw last boxed on Mar 14, 1978 — 17,750 days ago. Shaw had lost three straight.LLL

Shavers Feb 1975Holmes Dec 1975Tate Mar 19781 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Tate and Leon Shaw ever fought each other?
Yes. John Tate and Leon Shaw met once on March 14, 1978, and John Tate won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WMar 14, 1978 · Tate · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tate or Shaw?
John Tate is 34-3 and Leon Shaw is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Tate has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tate34–391.9%

Shaw0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Shaw?
John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Leon Shaw has 0. John Tate has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tate2367.7%

Shaw0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tate and Shaw have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Tate and Leon Shaw have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Shaw?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 3 bouts tracked for Leon Shaw. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tate38bouts

Shaw3bouts

How They Win ↓

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