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Johnny Nelson vs Vincenzo Cantatore — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Nelson

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Vincenzo Cantatore

Johnny Nelson (45-12-2) and Vincenzo Cantatore (6-4 across 10 tracked bouts) 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.

Nelson

45

Wins29 KO · 64%

12

Losses

2

Draws61 tracked bouts

Cantatore

Tracked record

6–4

counted from 10 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

Nelson leads 1–0

Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met2005Nov 26Series
Johnny NelsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vincenzo CantatoreFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 5 · Cantatore 1 of 6 measurable rows
NelsonCantatore
Record†
45-12-2 (edge)6-4
Win %0–100%
78% (edge)
60%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
4
KO ratenot comparable
64.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
64%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
10

† 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
Johnny Nelson: 6′2″
Vincenzo Cantatore: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Nelson: 81″
Vincenzo Cantatore: No reach on file
Age4 yrs apart
Johnny Nelson: 59
Vincenzo Cantatore: 55
Stance
Johnny Nelson: Orthodox
Vincenzo Cantatore: Not recorded

Johnny Nelson left, Vincenzo Cantatore 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 Nelson45 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Johnny Nelson: 45 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (64%) and 16 on the cards (36%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 64%16 on the cards 36%

Vincenzo Cantatore6 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Vincenzo Cantatore: 6 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (67%) and 2 on the cards (33%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 67%2 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Nelson 61, Vincenzo Cantatore 10 — 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

Johnny Nelson last boxed on Nov 26, 2005 — 7,635 days ago. Nelson had won three straight since a draw with Guillermo Jones.WDWWW

Sellers Apr 2002Jones Nov 2002Petkovic Nov 2003May Sep 2004Cantatore Nov 20053.1 tracked bouts per year

Vincenzo Cantatore last boxed on Jun 22, 2007 — 7,062 days ago. Cantatore had won two straight since losses to Wayne Braithwaite and Johnny Nelson.WLLWW

Avila Feb 2002Braithwaite Oct 2002Nelson Nov 2005Bispo Oct 2006Gurov Jun 20071 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore met once on November 26, 2005, and Johnny Nelson won by SD.
The meeting

WNov 26, 2005 · Nelson · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Cantatore?
Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2 and Vincenzo Cantatore is 6-4 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nelson45–12–278%

Cantatore6–460%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Cantatore?
Johnny Nelson has 29 knockout wins and Vincenzo Cantatore has 4. Johnny Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson2964.4%

Cantatore4

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Cantatore have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Cantatore?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson and 10 bouts tracked for Vincenzo Cantatore. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson61bouts

Cantatore10bouts

How They Win ↓

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