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O'Neil Bell vs William Holyfield — record, stats and common opponents compared

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O'Neil Bell

William Holyfield

O'Neil Bell (27-4-1) and William Holyfield (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Bell

27

Wins25 KO · 93%

4

Losses

1

Draw32 tracked bouts

Holyfield

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

Bell leads 1–0

O'Neil Bell and William Holyfield have met 1 time; Bell leads 1–0.

O'Neil Bell and William Holyfield have met 1 time; Bell leads 1–0.
Met1998Feb 19Series
O'Neil BellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William HolyfieldFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Bell 4 · Holyfield 1 of 5 measurable rows
BellHolyfield
Record†
27-4-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
85.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 25
25 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
92.59%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
93%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
32
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

Heightnot held
O'Neil Bell: 6′0″
William Holyfield: No height on file
Reachnot held
O'Neil Bell: 75″
William Holyfield: No reach on file
Agenot held
O'Neil Bell: Died aged 40
William Holyfield: No date of birth
Stance
O'Neil Bell: Orthodox
William Holyfield: Not recorded

O'Neil Bell left, William Holyfield right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
O'Neil Bell27 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

O'Neil Bell: 27 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (93%) and 2 on the cards (7%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 93%2 on the cards 7%

William Holyfield0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William Holyfield: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Holyfield yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — O'Neil Bell 32, William Holyfield 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

O'Neil Bell has won once since three straight losses. Bell last boxed on Dec 17, 2011.WLLLW

Mormeck Jan 2006Mormeck Mar 2007Adamek Apr 2008Hall Jun 2011Cason Dec 20112.3 tracked bouts per year

William Holyfield last boxed on Feb 19, 1998 — 10,471 days ago. Holyfield had lost the most recent, to O'Neil Bell.L

Bell Feb 1998

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have O'Neil Bell and William Holyfield ever fought each other?
Yes. O'Neil Bell and William Holyfield met once on February 19, 1998, and O'Neil Bell won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WFeb 19, 1998 · Bell · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bell or Holyfield?
O'Neil Bell is 27-4-1 and William Holyfield is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. O'Neil Bell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bell27–4–185.9%

Holyfield0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bell or Holyfield?
O'Neil Bell has 25 knockout wins and William Holyfield has 0. O'Neil Bell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bell2592.6%

Holyfield0

The Numbers ↓
Do Bell and Holyfield have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both O'Neil Bell and William Holyfield have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bell and Holyfield?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for O'Neil Bell and 1 bout tracked for William Holyfield. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bell32bouts

Holyfield1bout

How They Win ↓

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