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Ken Buchanan vs Steve Early — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Buchanan

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Steve Early

Ken Buchanan (61-8) and Steve Early (25-4) 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.

Buchanan

61

Wins27 KO · 44%

8

Losses

0

Draws69 tracked bouts

Early

25

Wins12 KO · 48%

4

Losses

0

Draws1 tracked bout

Head to Head

Early leads 1–0

Ken Buchanan and Steve Early have met 1 time; Early leads 1–0.

Ken Buchanan and Steve Early have met 1 time; Early leads 1–0.
Met1981Jan 26Series
Ken BuchananFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steve EarlyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Buchanan 5 · Early 2 of 7 measurable rows
BuchananEarly
Record
61-8 (edge)25-4
Win %0–100%
88.4% (edge)
86.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
44.26%
48% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
43% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
4.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
69
1

† 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 comparable
Ken Buchanan: Died aged 77
Steve Early: 70
Stance
Ken Buchanan: Orthodox
Steve Early: Not recorded

Ken Buchanan left, Steve Early right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ken Buchanan61 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Ken Buchanan: 61 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (43%) and 35 on the cards (57%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 43%35 on the cards 57%

Steve Early1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Steve Early: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout 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 — Ken Buchanan 69, Steve Early 1 — 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

Ken Buchanan has lost four straight, after one straight win. Buchanan last boxed on Jan 25, 1982.WLLLL

Gwilliam Oct 1980Early Jan 1981Tinago Apr 1981Williams Nov 1981Feeney Jan 19824.2 tracked bouts per year

Steve Early last boxed on Jan 26, 1981 — 16,701 days ago. Early had won once, the most recent against Ken Buchanan.W

Buchanan Jan 1981

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Buchanan and Steve Early ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Buchanan and Steve Early met once on January 26, 1981, and Steve Early won by PTS.
The meeting

LJan 26, 1981 · Early · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Buchanan or Early?
Ken Buchanan is 61-8 and Steve Early is 25-4. Ken Buchanan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Buchanan61–888.4%

Early25–486.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Buchanan or Early?
Ken Buchanan has 27 knockout wins and Steve Early has 12. Ken Buchanan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Buchanan2744.3%

Early1248%

The Numbers ↓
Do Buchanan and Early have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Buchanan and Steve Early have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buchanan and Early?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Ken Buchanan and 1 bout tracked for Steve Early. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Buchanan69bouts

Early1bout

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