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Paul McCloskey vs Tontcho Tontchev — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Paul McCloskey

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Tontcho Tontchev

Paul McCloskey (24-3) and Tontcho Tontchev (37-7) 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.

McCloskey

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

3

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Tontchev

37

Wins21 KO · 57%

7

Losses

0

Draws44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCloskey leads 1–0

Paul McCloskey and Tontcho Tontchev have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.

Paul McCloskey and Tontcho Tontchev have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.
Met2007Dec 8Series
Paul McCloskeyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tontcho TontchevFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

McCloskey 4 · Tontchev 4 of 8 measurable rows
McCloskeyTontchev
Record
24-3 (edge)37-7
Win %0–100%
88.9% (edge)
84.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
12
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
50%
56.76% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
57% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 4.1
3.1
4.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
27
44

† 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
Paul McCloskey: 5′9″
Tontcho Tontchev: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Paul McCloskey: 70″
Tontcho Tontchev: No reach on file
Age6 yrs apart
Paul McCloskey: 47
Tontcho Tontchev: 53
Stance
Paul McCloskey: Southpaw
Tontcho Tontchev: Orthodox

Paul McCloskey left, Tontcho Tontchev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Paul McCloskey24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Paul McCloskey: 24 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (50%) and 12 on the cards (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 50%12 on the cards 50%

Tontcho Tontchev37 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Tontcho Tontchev: 37 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (57%), 10 on the cards (27%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (16%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 57%10 on the cards 27%6 by another method or unrecorded 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul McCloskey 27, Tontcho Tontchev 44 — 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

Paul McCloskey last boxed on Dec 21, 2013 — 4,693 days ago. McCloskey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dave Ryan.LWLWL

Khan Apr 2011Prescott Sep 2011Corley May 2012Pérez Sep 2012Ryan Dec 20133.1 tracked bouts per year

Tontcho Tontchev last boxed on Dec 8, 2007 — 6,897 days ago. Tontchev had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Honney May 2006Gosset Mar 2007Romanov Apr 2007Fewkes Jul 2007McCloskey Dec 20074.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Paul McCloskey and Tontcho Tontchev ever fought each other?
Yes. Paul McCloskey and Tontcho Tontchev met once on December 8, 2007, and Paul McCloskey won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WDec 8, 2007 · McCloskey · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCloskey or Tontchev?
Paul McCloskey is 24-3 and Tontcho Tontchev is 37-7. Paul McCloskey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McCloskey24–388.9%

Tontchev37–784.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCloskey or Tontchev?
Paul McCloskey has 12 knockout wins and Tontcho Tontchev has 21. Tontcho Tontchev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCloskey1250%

Tontchev2156.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCloskey and Tontchev have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Paul McCloskey and Tontcho Tontchev have faced.
Who is bigger, McCloskey or Tontchev?
Tontcho Tontchev is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

McCloskey174 cm178 cm reach

Tontchev175 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCloskey and Tontchev?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Paul McCloskey and 44 bouts tracked for Tontcho Tontchev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCloskey27bouts

Tontchev44bouts

How They Win ↓

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