Have Lionel Butler and Tony Willis ever fought each other?

Yes. Lionel Butler and Tony Willis met once on February 23, 1993, and Lionel Butler won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Butler or Willis?

Lionel Butler is 32-17-1 and Tony Willis is 25-4. Tony Willis has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Butler or Willis?

Lionel Butler has 25 knockout wins and Tony Willis has 16. Lionel Butler has more.

Do Butler and Willis have any common opponents?

Lionel Butler and Tony Willis share 2 common opponents: Phil Jackson and Kevin Ford. Tony Willis fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Butler and Willis?

This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Lionel Butler and 9 bouts tracked for Tony Willis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lionel Butler vs Tony Willis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tony Willis

Lionel Butler (32-17-1) and Tony Willis (25-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Butler

Wins25 KO · 78%

Losses

Draw51 tracked bouts

Willis

Wins16 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Butler leads 1–0

Lionel Butler and Tony Willis have met 1 time; Butler leads 1–0.
Met	1993Feb 23	Series
Lionel ButlerFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tony WillisFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Butler vs Willis	1Meeting

Butler vs Willis · Feb 23, 1993

The Numbers

Butler 4 · Willis 4 of 8 measurable rows

ButlerEdge = longer wingWillis

Record: 32-17-125-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 65%
86.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 25 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%: 78.13% (edge)
64%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 78%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 8: 8
6 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.4: 2.4 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51: 51
9

† 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: Lionel Butler: 5′11″; Tony Willis: No height on file
Reachnot held: Lionel Butler: 72″; Tony Willis: No reach on file
Age7 yrs apart: Lionel Butler: 59; Tony Willis: 66
Stance: Lionel Butler: Orthodox; Tony Willis: Southpaw

Lionel Butler left, Tony Willis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Lionel Butler32 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 78%6 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Tony Willis2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lionel Butler 51, Tony Willis 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Willis better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Tony Willis better on 1 · even on 1

ButlerLionel Butler

Opponent

WillisTony Willis

Lionel Butler
Loss, PTS
1989Feb 1989
JacksonPhil JacksonUnited States 44–13 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tony Willis
Loss, TKO
1991Jun 1991
Lionel Butler
Loss, PTS
1991Apr 1991
FordKevin FordUnited States 14–4Willis betterTony Willis better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tony Willis
Win, TKO
1990Apr 1990

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

Lionel Butler last boxed on Jun 12, 2010 — 5,977 days ago. Butler had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Ward Aug 2003Purlette Sep 2003Kassi Sep 2009Fedosov Jan 2010Wills Jun 20102.4 tracked bouts per year

Tony Willis last boxed on Aug 12, 1993 — 12,125 days ago. Willis had lost five straight.LLLLL

Norris Dec 1990Jackson Jun 1991Witherspoon Aug 1992Butler Feb 1993Mercer Aug 19932 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Lionel Butler and Tony Willis ever fought each other?: Yes. Lionel Butler and Tony Willis met once on February 23, 1993, and Lionel Butler won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Butler or Willis?: Lionel Butler is 32-17-1 and Tony Willis is 25-4. Tony Willis has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Butler or Willis?: Lionel Butler has 25 knockout wins and Tony Willis has 16. Lionel Butler has more.
Do Butler and Willis have any common opponents?: Lionel Butler and Tony Willis share 2 common opponents: Phil Jackson and Kevin Ford. Tony Willis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Butler and Willis?: This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Lionel Butler and 9 bouts tracked for Tony Willis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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