Have Paul Pender and Terry Downes ever fought each other?

Yes. Paul Pender and Terry Downes have met 3 times and Paul Pender leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Pender or Downes?

Paul Pender is 40-6-2 and Terry Downes is 35-9. Paul Pender has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Pender or Downes?

Paul Pender has 20 knockout wins and Terry Downes has 28. Terry Downes has more.

Do Pender and Downes have any common opponents?

Paul Pender and Terry Downes share 1 common opponent: Sugar Ray Robinson. Paul Pender fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Pender or Downes?

Paul Pender is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. Paul Pender also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pender and Downes?

This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender and 44 bouts tracked for Terry Downes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Paul Pender vs Terry Downes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Terry Downes

Paul Pender (40-6-2) and Terry Downes (35-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Pender

Wins20 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws48 tracked bouts

Downes

Wins28 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pender leads 2–1

Paul Pender and Terry Downes have met 3 times; Pender leads 2–1.
Met	1961Jan 14	1961Jul 11	1962Apr 7	Series
Paul PenderFighter A	WWon	LLost	WWon	2–1W–L
Terry DownesFighter B	LLost	WWon	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	TKOR7Downes vs Pender	RTDR9Downes vs Pender	UDDownes vs Pender	3Meetings

The Numbers

Pender 4 · Downes 4 of 8 measurable rows

PenderEdge = longer wingDownes

Record: 40-6-2 (edge)35-9
Win %0–100%: 85.4% (edge)
79.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 20
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 50%
80% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 50%
80% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 5.8: 3.6
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48: 48
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

Height+1″: Paul Pender: 5′10″ (edge); Terry Downes: 5′9″
Reach+3″: Paul Pender: 72″ (edge); Terry Downes: 69″
Agenot comparable: Paul Pender: Died aged 72; Terry Downes: Died aged 81
Stance: Paul Pender: Orthodox; Terry Downes: Orthodox

Paul Pender left, Terry Downes 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 Pender40 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Terry Downes35 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 80%7 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul Pender 48, Terry Downes 44 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Pender better on 11 shared · Paul Pender better on 1

PenderPaul Pender

Opponent

DownesTerry Downes

Paul Pender
2–0 against
Win, SD
1960Jun 1960
Win, SD
1960Jan 1960
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6Pender betterPaul Pender better — 2–0 to 1–0
Terry Downes
Win, PTS
1962Sep 1962

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

Paul Pender has won once since losing by stoppage to Terry Downes. Pender last boxed on Apr 7, 1962.WWWLW

Robinson Jun 1960Downes Jan 1961Basilio Apr 1961Downes Jul 1961Downes Apr 19623.6 tracked bouts per year

Terry Downes had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Willie Pastrano. Downes last boxed on Nov 30, 1964.WWWWL

Nehring Oct 1963Moyer Nov 1963Pusateri Nov 1963Zaremba May 1964Pastrano Nov 19645.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Paul Pender and Terry Downes ever fought each other?: Yes. Paul Pender and Terry Downes have met 3 times and Paul Pender leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Pender or Downes?: Paul Pender is 40-6-2 and Terry Downes is 35-9. Paul Pender has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Pender or Downes?: Paul Pender has 20 knockout wins and Terry Downes has 28. Terry Downes has more.
Do Pender and Downes have any common opponents?: Paul Pender and Terry Downes share 1 common opponent: Sugar Ray Robinson. Paul Pender fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Pender or Downes?: Paul Pender is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. Paul Pender also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pender and Downes?: This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender and 44 bouts tracked for Terry Downes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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