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Peter Mathebula vs Reuben Matewu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Peter Mathebula

Reuben Matewu

Peter Mathebula (36-9) and Reuben Matewu (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.

Mathebula

36

Wins17 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Matewu

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

Mathebula leads 1–0

Peter Mathebula and Reuben Matewu have met 1 time; Mathebula leads 1–0.

Peter Mathebula and Reuben Matewu have met 1 time; Mathebula leads 1–0.
Met1977Oct 15Series
Peter MathebulaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Reuben MatewuFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Mathebula 4 · Matewu 1 of 5 measurable rows
MathebulaMatewu
Record†
36-9 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
80% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
47.22%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
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

Agenot held
Peter Mathebula: Died aged 67
Reuben Matewu: No date of birth
Stance
Peter Mathebula: Orthodox
Reuben Matewu: Not recorded

Peter Mathebula left, Reuben Matewu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Peter Mathebula36 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Peter Mathebula: 36 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (47%) and 19 on the cards (53%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 47%19 on the cards 53%

Reuben Matewu0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Reuben Matewu: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Matewu yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Peter Mathebula 45, Reuben Matewu 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

Peter Mathebula has won three straight since losing a decision to Matata Plaatjies. Mathebula last boxed on Aug 12, 1983.WLWWW

Nkosinkulu Apr 1982Plaatjies Jul 1982Fuma Oct 1982Booi Apr 1983Molefe Aug 19833.7 tracked bouts per year

Reuben Matewu last boxed on Oct 15, 1977 — 17,902 days ago. Matewu had lost the most recent, to Peter Mathebula.L

Mathebula Oct 1977

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Peter Mathebula and Reuben Matewu ever fought each other?
Yes. Peter Mathebula and Reuben Matewu met once on October 15, 1977, and Peter Mathebula won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WOct 15, 1977 · Mathebula · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mathebula or Matewu?
Peter Mathebula is 36-9 and Reuben Matewu is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Peter Mathebula has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mathebula36–980%

Matewu0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mathebula or Matewu?
Peter Mathebula has 17 knockout wins and Reuben Matewu has 0. Peter Mathebula has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mathebula1747.2%

Matewu0

The Numbers ↓
Do Mathebula and Matewu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Peter Mathebula and Reuben Matewu have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathebula and Matewu?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Peter Mathebula and 1 bout tracked for Reuben Matewu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mathebula45bouts

Matewu1bout

How They Win ↓

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