Have Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling ever fought each other?

Yes. Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling met once on February 4, 1989, and Marlon Starling won by TKO in round 9.

Who has the better record, Honeyghan or Starling?

Lloyd Honeyghan is 43-5 and Marlon Starling is 45-6-1. Lloyd Honeyghan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Honeyghan or Starling?

Lloyd Honeyghan has 30 knockout wins and Marlon Starling has 27. Lloyd Honeyghan has more.

Do Honeyghan and Starling have any common opponents?

Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling share 7 common opponents: Maurice Blocker, Mark Breland and Johnny Bumphus (and 4 others). Lloyd Honeyghan fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Honeyghan or Starling?

Lloyd Honeyghan is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Marlon Starling also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Honeyghan and Starling?

This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Lloyd Honeyghan and 53 bouts tracked for Marlon Starling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lloyd Honeyghan vs Marlon Starling — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Marlon Starling

Lloyd Honeyghan (43-5) and Marlon Starling (45-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.

Honeyghan

Wins30 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws48 tracked bouts

Starling

Wins27 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Starling leads 1–0

Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling have met 1 time; Starling leads 1–0.
Met	1989Feb 4	Series
Lloyd HoneyghanFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Marlon StarlingFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR9Starling vs Honeyghan	1Meeting

Starling vs Honeyghan · Feb 4, 1989

The Numbers

Honeyghan 6 · Starling 2 of 8 measurable rows

HoneyghanEdge = longer wingStarling

Record: 43-5 (edge)45-6-1
Win %0–100%: 89.6% (edge)
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%: 69.77% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 70% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11: 11 (edge)
3
Bouts per year^‡max 4.8: 3.4
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53: 48
53

† 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

Height+1″: Lloyd Honeyghan: 5′9″ (edge); Marlon Starling: 5′8″
Reach+6″: Lloyd Honeyghan: 68″; Marlon Starling: 74″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart: Lloyd Honeyghan: 66; Marlon Starling: 67
Stance: Lloyd Honeyghan: Orthodox; Marlon Starling: Orthodox

Lloyd Honeyghan left, Marlon Starling right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Lloyd Honeyghan43 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 70%13 on the cards 30%

Marlon Starling45 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 60%18 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lloyd Honeyghan 48, Marlon Starling 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Honeyghan better on 3 · Starling better on 1 · even on 37 shared · Lloyd Honeyghan better on 3 · Marlon Starling better on 1 · even on 3

HoneyghanLloyd Honeyghan

Opponent

StarlingMarlon Starling

Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, UD
1987Apr 1987
BlockerMaurice BlockerUnited States 36–4Honeyghan betterLloyd Honeyghan better — 1–0 to 0–1
Marlon Starling
Loss, MD
1990Aug 1990
Lloyd Honeyghan
Loss, TKO 3
1990Mar 1990
BrelandMark BrelandUnited States 35–3–1Starling betterMarlon Starling better — 1–0–1 to 0–1
Marlon Starling
1–0–1 against
Draw, SD
1988Apr 1988
Win, TKO 11
1987Aug 1987
Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, TKO 2
1987Feb 1987
BumphusJohnny BumphusUnited States 29–2Honeyghan betterLloyd Honeyghan better — 1–0 to 0–1
Marlon Starling
Loss, TD 6
1986May 1986
Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, PTS
1984Jun 1984
MendezRoberto MendezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Marlon Starling
Win, TKO 4
1986Oct 1986
Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, RTD 6
1986Sep 1986
CurryDonald CurryUnited States 34–6Honeyghan betterLloyd Honeyghan better — 1–0 to 0–2
Marlon Starling
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1984Feb 1984
Loss, SD
1982Oct 1982
Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, TKO 4
1985Oct 1985
TwinningRalph TwinningEvenEven — 1–0 both
Marlon Starling
Win, TKO 7
1986Apr 1986
Lloyd Honeyghan
Win, UD
1985Aug 1985
PaulDanny PaulEvenEven — 1–0 both
Marlon Starling
Win, UD
1982Jan 1982

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

Lloyd Honeyghan last boxed on Feb 25, 1995 — 11,563 days ago. Honeyghan had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Adrian Dodson.WLWWL

Hughes Jan 1993Paz Jun 1993Goodwin Nov 1993Adamson Feb 1994Dodson Feb 19953.4 tracked bouts per year

Marlon Starling last boxed on Aug 19, 1990 — 13,215 days ago. Starling had lost two straight, after two straight wins.NCWWLL

Molinares Jul 1988Honeyghan Feb 1989Jung Sep 1989Nunn Apr 1990Blocker Aug 19904.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling ever fought each other?: Yes. Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling met once on February 4, 1989, and Marlon Starling won by TKO in round 9.
Who has the better record, Honeyghan or Starling?: Lloyd Honeyghan is 43-5 and Marlon Starling is 45-6-1. Lloyd Honeyghan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Honeyghan or Starling?: Lloyd Honeyghan has 30 knockout wins and Marlon Starling has 27. Lloyd Honeyghan has more.
Do Honeyghan and Starling have any common opponents?: Lloyd Honeyghan and Marlon Starling share 7 common opponents: Maurice Blocker, Mark Breland and Johnny Bumphus (and 4 others). Lloyd Honeyghan fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Honeyghan or Starling?: Lloyd Honeyghan is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Marlon Starling also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Honeyghan and Starling?: This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Lloyd Honeyghan and 53 bouts tracked for Marlon Starling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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