Have John Tate and Leroy Caldwell ever fought each other?

Yes. John Tate and Leroy Caldwell met once on March 25, 1982, and John Tate won by UD.

Who has the better record, Tate or Caldwell?

John Tate is 34-3 and Leroy Caldwell is 27-31. John Tate has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tate or Caldwell?

John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Leroy Caldwell has 4. John Tate has more.

Do Tate and Caldwell have any common opponents?

John Tate and Leroy Caldwell share 2 common opponents: Gerrie Coetzee and Trevor Berbick. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Caldwell?

This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 15 bouts tracked for Leroy Caldwell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Tate vs Leroy Caldwell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Leroy Caldwell

John Tate (34-3) and Leroy Caldwell (27-31) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Tate

Wins23 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Caldwell

Wins4 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws15 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tate leads 1–0

John Tate and Leroy Caldwell have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1982Mar 25	Series
John TateFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Leroy CaldwellFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDTate vs Caldwell	1Meeting

Tate vs Caldwell · Mar 25, 1982

The Numbers

Tate 7 · Caldwell 0 of 7 measurable rows

TateEdge = longer wingCaldwell

Record: 34-3 (edge)27-31
Win %0–100%: 91.9% (edge)
46.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
4
KO rate0–100%: 67.65% (edge)
14.81%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 68%—
Times stopped^†max 7: 3 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.2: 2.2 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 38
15

† 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″; Leroy Caldwell: No height on file
Reachnot held: John Tate: 80″; Leroy Caldwell: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: John Tate: Died aged 43; Leroy Caldwell: 80
Stance: John Tate: Orthodox; Leroy Caldwell: Not recorded

John Tate left, Leroy Caldwell 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

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

Leroy Caldwell0 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Caldwell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Tate 38, Leroy Caldwell 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Tate better on 1 · Caldwell better on 12 shared · John Tate better on 1 · Leroy Caldwell better on 1

TateJohn Tate

Opponent

CaldwellLeroy Caldwell

John Tate
Win, UD
1979Oct 1979
CoetzeeGerrie CoetzeeSouth Africa 33–6–1 · HeavyweightTate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
Leroy Caldwell
Loss, KO 5
1981Oct 1981
John Tate
Loss, KO 9
1980Jun 1980
BerbickTrevor BerbickCanada 49–11–1 · HeavyweightCaldwell betterLeroy Caldwell better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Leroy Caldwell
Draw, PTS
1979Jun 1979

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 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

Leroy Caldwell last boxed on Jun 30, 1985 — 15,087 days ago. Caldwell had lost five straight.LLLLL

Coetzee Oct 1981Tate Mar 1982Bey Mar 1984Coetzer May 1984Tillman Jun 19851 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Tate and Leroy Caldwell ever fought each other?: Yes. John Tate and Leroy Caldwell met once on March 25, 1982, and John Tate won by UD.
Who has the better record, Tate or Caldwell?: John Tate is 34-3 and Leroy Caldwell is 27-31. John Tate has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Caldwell?: John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Leroy Caldwell has 4. John Tate has more.
Do Tate and Caldwell have any common opponents?: John Tate and Leroy Caldwell share 2 common opponents: Gerrie Coetzee and Trevor Berbick. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Caldwell?: This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 15 bouts tracked for Leroy Caldwell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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