Have John Tate and Lou Esa ever fought each other?

Yes. John Tate and Lou Esa met once on October 22, 1977, and John Tate won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Tate or Esa?

John Tate is 34-3 and Lou Esa is 19-6-1. John Tate has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tate or Esa?

John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Lou Esa has 16. John Tate has more.

Do Tate and Esa have any common opponents?

John Tate and Lou Esa share 1 common opponent: Barry Funches. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Tate or Esa?

Lou Esa is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 5 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 26 bouts tracked for Lou Esa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Tate vs Lou Esa — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Lou Esa

John Tate (34-3) and Lou Esa (19-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Tate

Wins23 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Esa

Wins16 KO · 84%

Losses

Draw26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tate leads 1–0

John Tate and Lou Esa have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1977Oct 22	Series
John TateFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lou EsaFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR3Esa vs Tate	1Meeting

Esa vs Tate · Oct 22, 1977

The Numbers

Tate 5 · Esa 3 of 8 measurable rows

TateEdge = longer wingEsa

Record: 34-3 (edge)19-6-1
Win %0–100%: 91.9% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%: 67.65%
84.21% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 68%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.3: 2.2
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 38
26

† 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 Tate: 6′4″; Lou Esa: 6′6″ (edge)
Reachnot held: John Tate: 80″; Lou Esa: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: John Tate: Died aged 43; Lou Esa: 74
Stance: John Tate: Orthodox; Lou Esa: Orthodox

John Tate left, Lou Esa 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%

Lou Esa19 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Tate 38, Lou Esa 26 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tate better on 11 shared · John Tate better on 1

TateJohn Tate

Opponent

EsaLou Esa

John Tate
Win, TKO 7
1981Oct 1981
FunchesBarry FunchesTate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
Lou Esa
Loss, KO
1980Apr 1980

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

Lou Esa last boxed on Aug 18, 1981 — 16,500 days ago. Esa had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Tate Oct 1977Connell Jul 1979Starkey Mar 1980Funches Apr 1980Schmidt Aug 19814.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have John Tate and Lou Esa ever fought each other?: Yes. John Tate and Lou Esa met once on October 22, 1977, and John Tate won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Tate or Esa?: John Tate is 34-3 and Lou Esa is 19-6-1. John Tate has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Esa?: John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Lou Esa has 16. John Tate has more.
Do Tate and Esa have any common opponents?: John Tate and Lou Esa share 1 common opponent: Barry Funches. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Tate or Esa?: Lou Esa is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 5 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Esa?: This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 26 bouts tracked for Lou Esa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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