Have John Tate and Ron Draper ever fought each other?

Yes. John Tate and Ron Draper met once on December 9, 1978, and John Tate won by KO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Tate or Draper?

John Tate is 34-3 and Ron Draper is 0-7 across the 7 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.

Who has more knockouts, Tate or Draper?

John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Ron Draper has 0. John Tate has more.

Do Tate and Draper have any common opponents?

John Tate and Ron Draper share 1 common opponent: Duane Bobick. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 7 bouts tracked for Ron Draper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Tate vs Ron Draper — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Tate

Ron Draper

John Tate (34-3) and Ron Draper (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) 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

Draper

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 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 Ron Draper have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1978Dec 9	Series
John TateFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ron DraperFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR5Tate vs Draper	1Meeting

Tate vs Draper · Dec 9, 1978

The Numbers

Tate 6 · Draper 0 of 6 measurable rows

TateEdge = longer wingDraper

Record^†: 34-3 (edge)0-7
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^‡max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.2: 2.2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 38
7

† 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″; Ron Draper: No height on file
Reachnot held: John Tate: 80″; Ron Draper: No reach on file
Agenot held: John Tate: Died aged 43; Ron Draper: No date of birth
Stance: John Tate: Orthodox; Ron Draper: Not recorded

John Tate left, Ron Draper 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%

Ron Draper0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Draper yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Tate 38, Ron Draper 7 — 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

DraperRon Draper

John Tate
Win, KO 1
1979Feb 1979
BobickDuane BobickUnited States 48–4Tate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ron Draper
Loss, KO
1973Sep 1973

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

Ron Draper last boxed on Sep 14, 1984 — 15,374 days ago. Draper had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Tate Dec 1978Tubbs Aug 1980Tubbs Nov 1980Camel Apr 1981Jaco Sep 19840.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Tate and Ron Draper ever fought each other?: Yes. John Tate and Ron Draper met once on December 9, 1978, and John Tate won by KO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Tate or Draper?: John Tate is 34-3 and Ron Draper is 0-7 across the 7 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.
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Draper?: John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Ron Draper has 0. John Tate has more.
Do Tate and Draper have any common opponents?: John Tate and Ron Draper share 1 common opponent: Duane Bobick. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Draper?: This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 7 bouts tracked for Ron Draper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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