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Michael Watson vs Mike McCallum — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Watson

🇯🇲JAMAICA

Mike McCallum

Michael Watson (25-4-1) and Mike McCallum (49-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Watson

25

Wins21 KO · 84%

4

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

McCallum

49

Wins36 KO · 73%

5

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCallum leads 1–0

Michael Watson and Mike McCallum have met 1 time; McCallum leads 1–0.

Michael Watson and Mike McCallum have met 1 time; McCallum leads 1–0.
Met1990Apr 14Series
Michael WatsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mike McCallumFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Watson 3 · McCallum 5 of 8 measurable rows
WatsonMcCallum
Record
25-4-149-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36
21
36 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
84% (edge)
73.47%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
84% (edge)
73%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
30
55

† 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
Michael Watson: No height on file
Mike McCallum: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Michael Watson: No reach on file
Mike McCallum: 78″
Agenot comparable
Michael Watson: 61
Mike McCallum: Died aged 68
Stance
Michael Watson: Orthodox
Mike McCallum: Orthodox

Michael Watson left, Mike McCallum 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 Watson25 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Michael Watson: 25 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (84%) and 4 on the cards (16%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 16%

Mike McCallum49 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Mike McCallum: 49 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (73%) and 13 on the cards (27%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 73%13 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Watson 30, Mike McCallum 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Watson

Opponent

McCallum

  • Michael Watson

    Win, TKO 3

    1989

    ShaversEven

    Mike McCallum

    Win, TKO

    1986

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 Watson last boxed on Sep 21, 1991 — 12,811 days ago. Watson had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Christie Nov 1990Trotter Jan 1991Brown May 1991Eubank Jun 1991Eubank Sep 19914.3 tracked bouts per year

Mike McCallum has lost two straight, after one straight win. McCallum last boxed on Feb 22, 1997.WLWLL

Jones Feb 1995Tiozzo Jun 1995Saidi Jun 1996Jr. Nov 1996Toney Feb 19973.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Watson and Mike McCallum ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Watson and Mike McCallum met once on April 14, 1990, and Mike McCallum won by KO in round 11.
The meeting

LApr 14, 1990 · McCallum · KO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watson or McCallum?
Michael Watson is 25-4-1 and Mike McCallum is 49-5-1. Mike McCallum has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Watson25–4–185%

McCallum49–5–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watson or McCallum?
Michael Watson has 21 knockout wins and Mike McCallum has 36. Mike McCallum has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watson2184%

McCallum3673.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Watson and McCallum have any common opponents?
Michael Watson and Mike McCallum share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Shavers. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Jimmy ShaversWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watson and McCallum?
This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for Michael Watson and 55 bouts tracked for Mike McCallum. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watson30bouts

McCallum55bouts

How They Win ↓

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