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Nigel Benn vs Thulani Malinga — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Nigel Benn

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Thulani Malinga

Nigel Benn (42-5-1) and Thulani Malinga (44-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Benn

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw48 tracked bouts

Malinga

44

Wins19 KO · 43%

13

Losses

0

Draws57 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1992May 231996Mar 2Series
Nigel BennFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Thulani MalingaFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultSDSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Benn 6 · Malinga 1 of 7 measurable rows
BennMalinga
Record
42-5-1 (edge)44-13
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
77.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
83.33% (edge)
43.18%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
83% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
48
57

† 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

HeightLevel
Nigel Benn: 5′10″
Thulani Malinga: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Nigel Benn: 73″
Thulani Malinga: No reach on file
Age8 yrs apart
Nigel Benn: 62
Thulani Malinga: 70
Stance
Nigel Benn: Orthodox
Thulani Malinga: Orthodox

Nigel Benn left, Thulani Malinga right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Nigel Benn42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Nigel Benn: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

Thulani Malinga44 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Thulani Malinga: 44 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (43%) and 25 on the cards (57%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 43%25 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Nigel Benn 48, Thulani Malinga 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Benn better on 1 · even on 2

Benn

Opponent

Malinga

  • Nigel Benn

    Win, TKO 8

    1995

    NardielloBenn better

    Thulani Malinga

    Loss, SD

    1996

  • Nigel Benn

    0–1–1 against

    Draw, SD

    1993

    Loss, TKO 9

    1990

    EubankEven

    Thulani Malinga

    Loss, SD

    1992

  • Nigel Benn

    Win, TKO 1

    1989

    QuinonesEven

    Thulani Malinga

    Win, TKO 8

    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

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,936 days ago. Benn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Nardiello Jul 1995Perez Sep 1995Malinga Mar 1996Collins Jul 1996Collins Nov 19964.9 tracked bouts per year

Thulani Malinga last boxed on Jan 14, 2000 — 9,774 days ago. Malinga had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Woodhall Mar 1998Alvarez Jun 1998Madsen Nov 1998Larsen Mar 1999Klemetsen Jan 20003.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga ever fought each other?
Yes. Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LMar 2, 1996 · Malinga · SD

WMay 23, 1992 · Benn · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benn or Malinga?
Nigel Benn is 42-5-1 and Thulani Malinga is 44-13. Nigel Benn has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Benn42–5–188.5%

Malinga44–1377.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benn or Malinga?
Nigel Benn has 35 knockout wins and Thulani Malinga has 19. Nigel Benn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benn3583.3%

Malinga1943.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benn and Malinga have any common opponents?
Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga share 3 common opponents: Vincenzo Nardiello, Chris Eubank and Jose Quinones. Nigel Benn fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Vincenzo NardielloWL

Chris Eubank0–1–1L

Jose QuinonesWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benn and Malinga?
This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn and 57 bouts tracked for Thulani Malinga. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benn48bouts

Malinga57bouts

How They Win ↓

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