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Muhammad Ali vs Trevor Berbick — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Muhammad Ali

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Trevor Berbick

Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Trevor Berbick (49-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ali

56

Wins37 KO · 66%

5

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Berbick

49

Wins33 KO · 67%

11

Losses

1

Draw61 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Berbick leads 1–0

Muhammad Ali and Trevor Berbick have met 1 time; Berbick leads 1–0.

Muhammad Ali and Trevor Berbick have met 1 time; Berbick leads 1–0.
Met1981Dec 11Series
Muhammad AliFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Trevor BerbickFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ali 6 · Berbick 2 of 8 measurable rows
AliBerbick
Record
56-5 (edge)49-11-1
Win %0–100%
91.8% (edge)
81.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
33
KO rate0–100%
66.07%
67.35% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66%
67% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 9
9 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedlevelmax 61
61
61

† 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+1″
Muhammad Ali: 6′3″ (edge)
Trevor Berbick: 6′2″
ReachLevel
Muhammad Ali: 78″
Trevor Berbick: 78″
Agenot comparable
Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Trevor Berbick: Died aged 52
Stance
Muhammad Ali: Orthodox
Trevor Berbick: Orthodox

Muhammad Ali left, Trevor Berbick right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Muhammad Ali56 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Muhammad Ali: 56 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (66%) and 19 on the cards (34%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 66%19 on the cards 34%

Trevor Berbick49 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Trevor Berbick: 49 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (67%) and 16 on the cards (33%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 67%16 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Muhammad Ali 61, Trevor Berbick 61 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Ali

Opponent

Berbick

  • Muhammad Ali

    Loss, RTD 10

    1980

    HolmesEven

    Trevor Berbick

    Loss, UD

    1981

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

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Trevor Berbick has won once since losing a decision to Tony LaRosa. Berbick last boxed on May 26, 2000.WWWLW

Perlini Aug 1998Sutcliffe Feb 1999Barkley Jun 1999LaRosa Aug 1999Sutcliffe May 20002.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Muhammad Ali and Trevor Berbick ever fought each other?
Yes. Muhammad Ali and Trevor Berbick met once on December 11, 1981, and Trevor Berbick won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 11, 1981 · Berbick · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ali or Berbick?
Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Trevor Berbick is 49-11-1. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ali56–591.8%

Berbick49–11–181.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ali or Berbick?
Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Trevor Berbick has 33. Muhammad Ali has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ali3766.1%

Berbick3367.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ali and Berbick have any common opponents?
Muhammad Ali and Trevor Berbick share 1 common opponent: Larry Holmes. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Larry HolmesLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ali or Berbick?
Muhammad Ali is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Ali190 cm198 cm reach

Berbick188 cm198 cm reach

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

Ali61bouts

Berbick61bouts

How They Win ↓

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