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Paul Williams vs Verno Phillips — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Paul Williams

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Verno Phillips

Paul Williams (41-2) and Verno Phillips (42-11-1) 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.

Williams

41

Wins27 KO · 66%

2

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Phillips

42

Wins21 KO · 50%

11

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Williams leads 1–0

Paul Williams and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Paul Williams and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met2008Nov 29Series
Paul WilliamsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Verno PhillipsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Williams 7 · Phillips 1 of 8 measurable rows
WilliamsPhillips
Record
41-2 (edge)42-11-1
Win %0–100%
95.3% (edge)
78.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
21
KO rate0–100%
65.85% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
2
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
43
56

† 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+7″
Paul Williams: 6′2″ (edge)
Verno Phillips: 5′7″
Reach+9″
Paul Williams: 78″ (edge)
Verno Phillips: 69″
Age11 yrs apart
Paul Williams: 45
Verno Phillips: 56
Stance
Paul Williams: Southpaw
Verno Phillips: Orthodox

Paul Williams left, Verno Phillips 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 Williams41 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Paul Williams: 41 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (66%), 12 on the cards (29%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 66%12 on the cards 29%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Verno Phillips42 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Verno Phillips: 42 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (50%), 20 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 50%20 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul Williams 43, Verno Phillips 56 — 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 Williams last boxed on Feb 18, 2012 — 5,357 days ago. Williams had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Sergio Martínez.WWLWW

Martínez Dec 2009Cintrón May 2010Martínez Nov 2010Lara Jul 2011Ishida Feb 20123.7 tracked bouts per year

Verno Phillips last boxed on Nov 29, 2008 — 6,533 days ago. Phillips had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Paul Williams.WWWWL

Candelo Apr 2006Reid Aug 2006Sanchez Feb 2007Spinks Mar 2008Williams Nov 20082.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Paul Williams and Verno Phillips ever fought each other?
Yes. Paul Williams and Verno Phillips met once on November 29, 2008, and Paul Williams won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WNov 29, 2008 · Williams · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Williams or Phillips?
Paul Williams is 41-2 and Verno Phillips is 42-11-1. Paul Williams has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Williams41–295.3%

Phillips42–11–178.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Phillips?
Paul Williams has 27 knockout wins and Verno Phillips has 21. Paul Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Williams2765.9%

Phillips2150%

The Numbers ↓
Do Williams and Phillips have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Paul Williams and Verno Phillips have faced.
Who is bigger, Williams or Phillips?
Paul Williams is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 18 cm above the other. Paul Williams also has the longer reach, by 23 cm.
Height · reach

Williams188 cm198 cm reach

Phillips170 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Phillips?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Paul Williams and 56 bouts tracked for Verno Phillips. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Williams43bouts

Phillips56bouts

How They Win ↓

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