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Karl Mildenberger vs Wayne Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Karl Mildenberger

Wayne Bethea

Karl Mildenberger (53-6-3) and Wayne Bethea (5-10-1 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Mildenberger

53

Wins19 KO · 36%

6

Losses

3

Draws62 tracked bouts

Bethea

Tracked record

5–10–1

counted from 16 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

Mildenberger leads 2–0

Karl Mildenberger and Wayne Bethea have met 2 times; Mildenberger leads 2–0.

Karl Mildenberger and Wayne Bethea have met 2 times; Mildenberger leads 2–0.
Met1961Nov 31963Jul 6Series
Karl MildenbergerFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Wayne BetheaFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Mildenberger 4 · Bethea 2 of 6 measurable rows
MildenbergerBethea
Record†
53-6-3 (edge)5-10-1
Win %0–100%
87.9% (edge)
34.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
35.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
36%
40% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
16

† 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

Agenot held
Karl Mildenberger: Died aged 80
Wayne Bethea: No date of birth
Stance
Karl Mildenberger: Southpaw
Wayne Bethea: Not recorded

Karl Mildenberger left, Wayne Bethea right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Karl Mildenberger53 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Karl Mildenberger: 53 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (36%) and 34 on the cards (64%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 36%34 on the cards 64%

Wayne Bethea5 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Wayne Bethea: 5 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (40%) and 3 on the cards (60%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 40%3 on the cards 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Karl Mildenberger 62, Wayne Bethea 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Mildenberger better on 2 · Bethea better on 1 · even on 1

Mildenberger

Opponent

Bethea

  • Karl Mildenberger

    Loss, DQ

    1968

    CooperEven

    Wayne Bethea

    Loss, PTS

    1962

  • Karl Mildenberger

    Win, PTS

    1966

    MachenMildenberger better

    Wayne Bethea

    Loss, UD

    1960

  • Karl Mildenberger

    Draw, PTS

    1964

    FolleyMildenberger better

    Wayne Bethea

    0–2 against

    Loss, SD

    1957

    Loss, SD

    1956

  • Karl Mildenberger

    Win, PTS

    1962

    BygravesBethea better

    Wayne Bethea

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1962

    Win, TKO

    1956

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

Karl Mildenberger has lost two straight, after one straight win. Mildenberger last boxed on Sep 18, 1968.WLWLL

Lincoln May 1967Bonavena Sep 1967Zech Dec 1967Martin Apr 1968Cooper Sep 19686.2 tracked bouts per year

Wayne Bethea last boxed on Jul 6, 1963 — 23,116 days ago. Bethea had lost the most recent, to Karl Mildenberger.LWWDL

Cooper Feb 1962Bygraves Sep 1962Piccoli Mar 1963Rinaldi Apr 1963Mildenberger Jul 19632.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Karl Mildenberger and Wayne Bethea ever fought each other?
Yes. Karl Mildenberger and Wayne Bethea have met 2 times and Karl Mildenberger leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJul 6, 1963 · Mildenberger · PTS

WNov 3, 1961 · Mildenberger · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mildenberger or Bethea?
Karl Mildenberger is 53-6-3 and Wayne Bethea is 5-10-1 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Karl Mildenberger has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mildenberger53–6–387.9%

Bethea5–10–134.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mildenberger or Bethea?
Karl Mildenberger has 19 knockout wins and Wayne Bethea has 2. Karl Mildenberger has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mildenberger1935.9%

Bethea2

The Numbers ↓
Do Mildenberger and Bethea have any common opponents?
Karl Mildenberger and Wayne Bethea share 4 common opponents: Henry Cooper, Eddie Machen and Zora Folley (and 1 other). Karl Mildenberger fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Henry CooperLL

Eddie MachenWL

Zora FolleyDL

Joe BygravesWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mildenberger and Bethea?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Karl Mildenberger and 16 bouts tracked for Wayne Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mildenberger62bouts

Bethea16bouts

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