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Michael Dokes vs Wesley Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Dokes

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Wesley Watson

Michael Dokes (53-6-2) and Wesley Watson (17-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Dokes

53

Wins33 KO · 62%

6

Losses

2

Draws61 tracked bouts

Watson

17

Wins13 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws20 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dokes leads 1–0

Michael Dokes and Wesley Watson have met 1 time; Dokes leads 1–0.

Michael Dokes and Wesley Watson have met 1 time; Dokes leads 1–0.
Met1989Aug 24Series
Michael DokesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Wesley WatsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Dokes 5 · Watson 3 of 8 measurable rows
DokesWatson
Record
53-6-2 (edge)17-3
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
85%
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
62.26%
76.47% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
64%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
20

† 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+7″
Michael Dokes: 6′3″ (edge)
Wesley Watson: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Michael Dokes: 78″
Wesley Watson: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Michael Dokes: Died aged 54
Wesley Watson: 64
Stance
Michael Dokes: Orthodox
Wesley Watson: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Wesley Watson17 wins · from 20 tracked bouts

Wesley Watson: 17 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (76%) and 4 on the cards (24%). Counted from 20 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 76%4 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Dokes 61, Wesley Watson 20 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Dokes

Opponent

Watson

  • Michael Dokes

    Win, KO 3

    1992

    SuttonEven

    Wesley Watson

    Win, PTS

    1989

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

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

Wesley Watson last boxed on Apr 16, 1996 — 11,142 days ago. Watson had won two straight since losses to Michael Dokes and Ray Mercer.WLLWW

Green Jun 1989Dokes Aug 1989Mercer Jan 1990Campudani Dec 1995Hall Apr 19962.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Dokes and Wesley Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Dokes and Wesley Watson met once on August 24, 1989, and Michael Dokes won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WAug 24, 1989 · Dokes · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dokes or Watson?
Michael Dokes is 53-6-2 and Wesley Watson is 17-3. Michael Dokes has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dokes53–6–288.5%

Watson17–385%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dokes or Watson?
Michael Dokes has 33 knockout wins and Wesley Watson has 13. Michael Dokes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dokes3362.3%

Watson1376.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dokes and Watson have any common opponents?
Michael Dokes and Wesley Watson share 1 common opponent: Danny Sutton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Danny SuttonWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Dokes or Watson?
Michael Dokes is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 17 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Dokes190 cm198 cm reach

Watson173 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dokes and Watson?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Michael Dokes and 20 bouts tracked for Wesley Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dokes61bouts

Watson20bouts

How They Win ↓

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