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Johnny Bumphus vs Marlon Starling — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Bumphus

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Marlon Starling

Johnny Bumphus (29-2) and Marlon Starling (45-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Bumphus

29

Wins20 KO · 69%

2

Losses

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Starling

45

Wins27 KO · 60%

6

Losses

1

Draw53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bumphus leads 1–0

Johnny Bumphus and Marlon Starling have met 1 time; Bumphus leads 1–0.

Johnny Bumphus and Marlon Starling have met 1 time; Bumphus leads 1–0.
Met1986May 18Series
Johnny BumphusFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Marlon StarlingFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Bumphus 5 · Starling 3 of 8 measurable rows
BumphusStarling
Record
29-2 (edge)45-6-1
Win %0–100%
93.5% (edge)
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
20
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
68.97% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
31
53

† 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+4″
Johnny Bumphus: 6′0″ (edge)
Marlon Starling: 5′8″
ReachLevel
Johnny Bumphus: 74″
Marlon Starling: 74″
Agenot comparable
Johnny Bumphus: Died aged 59
Marlon Starling: 67
Stance
Johnny Bumphus: Southpaw
Marlon Starling: Orthodox

Johnny Bumphus left, Marlon Starling right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Bumphus29 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Johnny Bumphus: 29 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (69%), 8 on the cards (28%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 69%8 on the cards 28%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Marlon Starling45 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Marlon Starling: 45 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (60%) and 18 on the cards (40%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 60%18 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Bumphus 31, Marlon Starling 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Starling better on 1 · even on 2

Bumphus

Opponent

Starling

  • Johnny Bumphus

    Loss, TKO 2

    1987

    HoneyghanStarling better

    Marlon Starling

    Win, TKO 9

    1989

  • Johnny Bumphus

    Win, UD

    1984

    TwinningEven

    Marlon Starling

    Win, TKO 7

    1986

  • Johnny Bumphus

    Win, TKO 4

    1981

    MorrellEven

    Marlon Starling

    Win, TKO 2

    1981

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

Johnny Bumphus had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lloyd Honeyghan. Bumphus last boxed on Feb 22, 1987.WWWWL

Beranek May 1985Clarke Dec 1985Dobbins Feb 1986Starling May 1986Honeyghan Feb 19874.9 tracked bouts per year

Marlon Starling last boxed on Aug 19, 1990 — 13,210 days ago. Starling had lost two straight, after two straight wins.NCWWLL

Molinares Jul 1988Honeyghan Feb 1989Jung Sep 1989Nunn Apr 1990Blocker Aug 19904.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Bumphus and Marlon Starling ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Bumphus and Marlon Starling met once on May 18, 1986, and Johnny Bumphus won by TD in round 6.
The meeting

WMay 18, 1986 · Bumphus · TD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bumphus or Starling?
Johnny Bumphus is 29-2 and Marlon Starling is 45-6-1. Johnny Bumphus has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bumphus29–293.5%

Starling45–6–187.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bumphus or Starling?
Johnny Bumphus has 20 knockout wins and Marlon Starling has 27. Marlon Starling has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bumphus2069%

Starling2760%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bumphus and Starling have any common opponents?
Johnny Bumphus and Marlon Starling share 3 common opponents: Lloyd Honeyghan, Ralph Twinning and Jack Morrell. Marlon Starling fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Lloyd HoneyghanLW

Ralph TwinningWW

Jack MorrellWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Bumphus or Starling?
Johnny Bumphus is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 10 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Bumphus183 cm188 cm reach

Starling173 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bumphus and Starling?
This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Johnny Bumphus and 53 bouts tracked for Marlon Starling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bumphus31bouts

Starling53bouts

How They Win ↓

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