Have Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn ever fought each other?

Yes. Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn met once on March 4, 1987, and Nigel Benn won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Roper or Benn?

Kevin Roper is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Nigel Benn is 42-5-1. Nigel Benn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Roper or Benn?

Kevin Roper has 0 knockout wins and Nigel Benn has 35. Nigel Benn has more.

Do Roper and Benn have any common opponents?

Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn share 2 common opponents: Mauro Galvano and Nicky Piper. Nigel Benn fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Roper and Benn?

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Kevin Roper and 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kevin Roper vs Nigel Benn — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Kevin Roper

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Nigel Benn

Kevin Roper (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Nigel Benn (42-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Roper

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benn

Wins35 KO · 83%

Losses

Draw48 tracked bouts

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

Benn leads 1–0

Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.
Met	1987Mar 4	Series
Kevin RoperFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Nigel BennFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR1Benn vs Roper	1Meeting

Benn vs Roper · Mar 4, 1987

The Numbers

Roper 1 · Benn 5 of 6 measurable rows

RoperEdge = longer wingBenn

Record^†: 0-342-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35: 0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —83.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —83%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 4.9: 1.2
4.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48: 3
48

† 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: Kevin Roper: No height on file; Nigel Benn: 5′10″
Reachnot held: Kevin Roper: No reach on file; Nigel Benn: 73″
Agenot held: Kevin Roper: No date of birth; Nigel Benn: 62
Stance: Kevin Roper: Not recorded; Nigel Benn: Orthodox

Kevin Roper left, Nigel Benn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kevin Roper0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Roper yet.

Nigel Benn42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kevin Roper 3, Nigel Benn 48 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Benn better on 22 shared · Nigel Benn better on 2

RoperKevin Roper

Opponent

BennNigel Benn

Kevin Roper
Loss, RTD 5
1989Jan 1989
GalvanoMauro GalvanoItaly 30–8–2Benn betterNigel Benn better — 2–0 to 0–1
Nigel Benn
2–0 against
Win, UD
1993Mar 1993
Win, RTD 3
1992Oct 1992
Kevin Roper
Loss, KO
1989Sep 1989
PiperNicky PiperUnited Kingdom 26–5–2Benn betterNigel Benn better — 1–0 to 0–1
Nigel Benn
Win, TKO 11
1992Dec 1992

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

Kevin Roper last boxed on Sep 6, 1989 — 13,557 days ago. Roper had lost three straight.LLL

Benn Mar 1987Galvano Jan 1989Piper Sep 19891.2 tracked bouts per year

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,936 days ago. Benn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Nardiello Jul 1995Perez Sep 1995Malinga Mar 1996Collins Jul 1996Collins Nov 19964.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn ever fought each other?: Yes. Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn met once on March 4, 1987, and Nigel Benn won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Roper or Benn?: Kevin Roper is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Nigel Benn is 42-5-1. Nigel Benn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Roper or Benn?: Kevin Roper has 0 knockout wins and Nigel Benn has 35. Nigel Benn has more.
Do Roper and Benn have any common opponents?: Kevin Roper and Nigel Benn share 2 common opponents: Mauro Galvano and Nicky Piper. Nigel Benn fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Roper and Benn?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Kevin Roper and 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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