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Michael Watson vs Sam Houston — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Watson

Sam Houston

Michael Watson (25-4-1) and Sam Houston (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.

Watson

25

Wins21 KO · 84%

4

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Houston

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Watson leads 1–0

Michael Watson and Sam Houston have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.

Michael Watson and Sam Houston have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.
Met1987Oct 28Series
Michael WatsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sam HoustonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Watson 3 · Houston 1 of 4 measurable rows
WatsonHouston
Record†
25-4-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
85% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
84%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
30
1

† 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

Agenot held
Michael Watson: 61
Sam Houston: No date of birth
Stance
Michael Watson: Orthodox
Sam Houston: Not recorded

Michael Watson left, Sam Houston 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%

Sam Houston0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Sam Houston: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Houston yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Watson 30, Sam Houston 1 — 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

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

Sam Houston last boxed on Oct 28, 1987 — 14,235 days ago. Houston had lost the most recent, to Michael Watson.L

Watson Oct 1987

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Watson and Sam Houston ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Watson and Sam Houston met once on October 28, 1987, and Michael Watson won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WOct 28, 1987 · Watson · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watson or Houston?
Michael Watson is 25-4-1 and Sam Houston is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Michael Watson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Watson25–4–185%

Houston0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watson or Houston?
Michael Watson has 21 knockout wins and Sam Houston has 0. Michael Watson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watson2184%

Houston0

The Numbers ↓
Do Watson and Houston have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael Watson and Sam Houston have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watson and Houston?
This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for Michael Watson and 1 bout tracked for Sam Houston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watson30bouts

Houston1bout

How They Win ↓

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