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Lynn Ball vs Michael Dokes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Lynn Ball

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Michael Dokes

Lynn Ball (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Michael Dokes (53-6-2) 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.

Ball

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Dokes

53

Wins33 KO · 62%

6

Losses

2

Draws61 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

Dokes leads 1–0

Lynn Ball and Michael Dokes have met 1 time; Dokes leads 1–0.

Lynn Ball and Michael Dokes have met 1 time; Dokes leads 1–0.
Met1982Jan 30Series
Lynn BallFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael DokesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ball 2 · Dokes 5 of 7 measurable rows
BallDokes
Record†
1-153-6-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
1
33 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—62.26%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
64%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.9
0.9
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
2
61

† 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
Lynn Ball: No height on file
Michael Dokes: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Lynn Ball: No reach on file
Michael Dokes: 78″
Agenot held
Lynn Ball: No date of birth
Michael Dokes: Died aged 54
Stance
Lynn Ball: Not recorded
Michael Dokes: Orthodox

Lynn Ball left, Michael Dokes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lynn Ball1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Lynn Ball: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Michael Dokes53 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Michael Dokes: 53 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (64%), 18 on the cards (34%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 64%18 on the cards 34%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lynn Ball 2, Michael Dokes 61 — 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

Lynn Ball last boxed on Jan 30, 1982 — 16,332 days ago. Ball had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Michael Dokes.WL

Lyle Dec 1979Dokes Jan 19820.9 tracked bouts per year

Michael Dokes has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Dokes last boxed on Oct 11, 1997.WWWLL

Slaughter Nov 1995Fiddler Jul 1996Davis Dec 1996Monaco Apr 1997Phillips Oct 19972.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lynn Ball and Michael Dokes ever fought each other?
Yes. Lynn Ball and Michael Dokes met once on January 30, 1982, and Michael Dokes won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LJan 30, 1982 · Dokes · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ball or Dokes?
Lynn Ball is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Dokes is 53-6-2. Michael Dokes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ball1–150%

Dokes53–6–288.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ball or Dokes?
Lynn Ball has 1 knockout win and Michael Dokes has 33. Michael Dokes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ball1

Dokes3362.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ball and Dokes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lynn Ball and Michael Dokes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ball and Dokes?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Lynn Ball and 61 bouts tracked for Michael Dokes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ball2bouts

Dokes61bouts

How They Win ↓

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