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John Watson vs Martin Gethin — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

John Watson

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Martin Gethin

John Watson (14-4) and Martin Gethin (28-9-1) 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.

Watson

14

Wins6 KO · 43%

4

Losses

0

Draws5 tracked bouts

Gethin

28

Wins12 KO · 43%

9

Losses

1

Draw38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Watson leads 1–0

John Watson and Martin Gethin have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.

John Watson and Martin Gethin have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.
Met2009Mar 28Series
John WatsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Martin GethinFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Watson 3 · Gethin 3 of 6 measurable rows
WatsonGethin
Record
14-4 (edge)28-9-1
Win %0–100%
77.8% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
6
12 (edge)
KO ratelevel0–100%
42.86%
42.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
43% (edge)
Times stopped†max 6
2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
1.6
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
5
38

† 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 Watson: No height on file
Martin Gethin: 5′6″
Age1 yr apart
John Watson: 43
Martin Gethin: 42
Stance
John Watson: Orthodox
Martin Gethin: Orthodox

John Watson left, Martin Gethin 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 Watson1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

John Watson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Martin Gethin28 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Martin Gethin: 28 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (43%), 15 on the cards (54%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 43%15 on the cards 54%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Watson 5, Martin Gethin 38 — 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 Watson last boxed on Apr 27, 2012 — 5,288 days ago. Watson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Gethin Mar 2009Rees Nov 2010Anwar Feb 2011Crolla Feb 2011Hamilton Apr 20121.6 tracked bouts per year

Martin Gethin last boxed on Apr 8, 2017 — 3,481 days ago. Gethin had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Catterall.WLWWL

Alexander May 2016Little Sep 2016Richards Nov 2016Hibbert Nov 2016Catterall Apr 20173.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Watson and Martin Gethin ever fought each other?
Yes. John Watson and Martin Gethin met once on March 28, 2009, and John Watson won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 28, 2009 · Watson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watson or Gethin?
John Watson is 14-4 and Martin Gethin is 28-9-1. John Watson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Watson14–477.8%

Gethin28–9–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watson or Gethin?
John Watson has 6 knockout wins and Martin Gethin has 12. Martin Gethin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watson642.9%

Gethin1242.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Watson and Gethin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Watson and Martin Gethin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watson and Gethin?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for John Watson and 38 bouts tracked for Martin Gethin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watson5bouts

Gethin38bouts

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