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Leroy Hester vs Lindell Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Leroy Hester

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Lindell Holmes

Leroy Hester (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Lindell Holmes (45-8) 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.

Hester

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holmes

45

Wins36 KO · 80%

8

Losses

0

Draws54 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

Holmes leads 1–0

Leroy Hester and Lindell Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Leroy Hester and Lindell Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1984May 15Series
Leroy HesterFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lindell HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Hester 2 · Holmes 5 of 7 measurable rows
HesterHolmes
Record†
1-245-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
84.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36
1
36 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
80%
Times stopped‡max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4
0.8
4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
3
54

† 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
Leroy Hester: No height on file
Lindell Holmes: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Leroy Hester: No reach on file
Lindell Holmes: 72″
Agenot held
Leroy Hester: No date of birth
Lindell Holmes: 69
Stance
Leroy Hester: Not recorded
Lindell Holmes: Orthodox

Leroy Hester left, Lindell Holmes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Leroy Hester1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Leroy Hester: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Lindell Holmes45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Lindell Holmes: 45 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (80%) and 9 on the cards (20%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 80%9 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leroy Hester 3, Lindell Holmes 54 — 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

Leroy Hester last boxed on Mar 21, 1987 — 14,458 days ago. Hester had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Scypion Aug 1983Holmes May 1984McCallum Mar 19870.8 tracked bouts per year

Lindell Holmes last boxed on Jun 17, 1993 — 12,178 days ago. Holmes had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Byrd Mar 1991Horn May 1991Moncrief Nov 1992Eubank Feb 1993Emébé Jun 19934 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Leroy Hester and Lindell Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Leroy Hester and Lindell Holmes met once on May 15, 1984, and Lindell Holmes won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

LMay 15, 1984 · Holmes · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hester or Holmes?
Leroy Hester is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Lindell Holmes is 45-8. Lindell Holmes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hester1–233.3%

Holmes45–884.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hester or Holmes?
Leroy Hester has 1 knockout win and Lindell Holmes has 36. Lindell Holmes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hester1

Holmes3680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hester and Holmes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leroy Hester and Lindell Holmes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hester and Holmes?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Leroy Hester and 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hester3bouts

Holmes54bouts

How They Win ↓

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