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Michel Francois vs Nino Benvenuti — record, stats and common opponents compared

Michel Francois

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Nino Benvenuti

Michel Francois (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) and Nino Benvenuti (82-7-1) 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.

Francois

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benvenuti

82

Wins35 KO · 43%

7

Losses

1

Draw90 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

Benvenuti leads 1–0

Michel Francois and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.

Michel Francois and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.
Met1961May 16Series
Michel FrancoisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nino BenvenutiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Francois 1 · Benvenuti 5 of 6 measurable rows
FrancoisBenvenuti
Record†
0-482-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
91.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—43%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 9
0
9 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 8.7
0.8
8.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 90
4
90

† 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
Michel Francois: No height on file
Nino Benvenuti: 5′10″
Agenot held
Michel Francois: No date of birth
Nino Benvenuti: Died aged 87
Stance
Michel Francois: Not recorded
Nino Benvenuti: Orthodox

Michel Francois left, Nino Benvenuti right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Michel Francois0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Michel Francois: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Francois yet.

Nino Benvenuti82 wins · from 90 tracked bouts

Nino Benvenuti: 82 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (43%), 42 on the cards (51%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 90 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 43%42 on the cards 51%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michel Francois 4, Nino Benvenuti 90 — 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

Michel Francois last boxed on May 24, 1963 — 23,169 days ago. Francois had lost four straight.LLLL

Christensen Jan 1958Benvenuti May 1961Papp Dec 1961Bossi May 19630.8 tracked bouts per year

Nino Benvenuti has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Benvenuti last boxed on May 8, 1971.WWLLL

Bethea May 1970Baird Sep 1970Monzón Nov 1970Chirino Mar 1971Monzón May 19718.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michel Francois and Nino Benvenuti ever fought each other?
Yes. Michel Francois and Nino Benvenuti met once on May 16, 1961, and Nino Benvenuti won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LMay 16, 1961 · Benvenuti · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Francois or Benvenuti?
Michel Francois is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Nino Benvenuti is 82-7-1. Nino Benvenuti has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Francois0–40%

Benvenuti82–7–191.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Francois or Benvenuti?
Michel Francois has 0 knockout wins and Nino Benvenuti has 35. Nino Benvenuti has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Francois0

Benvenuti3542.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Francois and Benvenuti have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michel Francois and Nino Benvenuti have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francois and Benvenuti?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Michel Francois and 90 bouts tracked for Nino Benvenuti. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Francois4bouts

Benvenuti90bouts

How They Win ↓

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