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Jon Thaxton vs Paul Burke — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jon Thaxton

Paul Burke

Jon Thaxton (34-11) and Paul Burke (1-3 across 4 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.

Thaxton

34

Wins19 KO · 56%

11

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Burke

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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

Thaxton leads 1–0

Jon Thaxton and Paul Burke have met 1 time; Thaxton leads 1–0.

Jon Thaxton and Paul Burke have met 1 time; Thaxton leads 1–0.
Met1997Mar 27Series
Jon ThaxtonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul BurkeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Thaxton 5 · Burke 1 of 6 measurable rows
ThaxtonBurke
Record†
34-11 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
75.6% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
55.88%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
56% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
4

† 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
Jon Thaxton: 5′6″
Paul Burke: No height on file
Age8 yrs apart
Jon Thaxton: 52
Paul Burke: 60
Stance
Jon Thaxton: Southpaw
Paul Burke: Not recorded

Jon Thaxton left, Paul Burke right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jon Thaxton34 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Jon Thaxton: 34 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (56%) and 15 on the cards (44%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 56%15 on the cards 44%

Paul Burke1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Paul Burke: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jon Thaxton 45, Paul Burke 4 — 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

Jon Thaxton last boxed on Oct 3, 2009 — 6,224 days ago. Thaxton had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Romanov Apr 2008Melero Oct 2008Mezaache Feb 2009Glover Jul 2009Murray Oct 20092.7 tracked bouts per year

Paul Burke last boxed on Dec 13, 1997 — 10,536 days ago. Burke had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

Barrett Jun 1987Mendy Nov 1992Thaxton Mar 1997Bwalya Dec 19970.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jon Thaxton and Paul Burke ever fought each other?
Yes. Jon Thaxton and Paul Burke met once on March 27, 1997, and Jon Thaxton won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WMar 27, 1997 · Thaxton · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thaxton or Burke?
Jon Thaxton is 34-11 and Paul Burke is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jon Thaxton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thaxton34–1175.6%

Burke1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thaxton or Burke?
Jon Thaxton has 19 knockout wins and Paul Burke has 0. Jon Thaxton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thaxton1955.9%

Burke0

The Numbers ↓
Do Thaxton and Burke have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jon Thaxton and Paul Burke have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thaxton and Burke?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Jon Thaxton and 4 bouts tracked for Paul Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thaxton45bouts

Burke4bouts

How They Win ↓

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