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Sumbu Kalambay vs William James — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sumbu Kalambay

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William James

Sumbu Kalambay (57-6-1) and William James (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Kalambay

57

Wins33 KO · 58%

6

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

James

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts 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

Kalambay leads 1–0

Sumbu Kalambay and William James have met 1 time; Kalambay leads 1–0.

Sumbu Kalambay and William James have met 1 time; Kalambay leads 1–0.
Met1983Oct 13Series
Sumbu KalambayFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William JamesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Kalambay 6 · James 0 of 6 measurable rows
KalambayJames
Record†
57-6-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
89.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
57.89%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
58%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
4

† 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
Sumbu Kalambay: 5′9″
William James: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sumbu Kalambay: 72″
William James: No reach on file
Agenot held
Sumbu Kalambay: 70
William James: No date of birth
Stance
Sumbu Kalambay: Orthodox
William James: Not recorded

Sumbu Kalambay left, William James right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Sumbu Kalambay57 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Sumbu Kalambay: 57 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (58%), 23 on the cards (40%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 58%23 on the cards 40%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

William James0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

William James: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for James yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sumbu Kalambay 64, William James 4 — 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

Sumbu Kalambay last boxed on May 19, 1993 — 12,209 days ago. Kalambay had won four in a row before losing a decision to Chris Pyatt.WWWWL

Graham Mar 1992Wesley Jun 1992Collins Oct 1992Evans Apr 1993Pyatt May 19935.1 tracked bouts per year

William James last boxed on Mar 6, 1987 — 14,475 days ago. James had lost four straight.LLLL

Seales Dec 1980Kalambay Oct 1983Quarry Nov 1983Hill Mar 19870.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sumbu Kalambay and William James ever fought each other?
Yes. Sumbu Kalambay and William James met once on October 13, 1983, and Sumbu Kalambay won by KO.
The meeting

WOct 13, 1983 · Kalambay · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kalambay or James?
Sumbu Kalambay is 57-6-1 and William James is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Sumbu Kalambay has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kalambay57–6–189.8%

James0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kalambay or James?
Sumbu Kalambay has 33 knockout wins and William James has 0. Sumbu Kalambay has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kalambay3357.9%

James0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kalambay and James have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sumbu Kalambay and William James have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kalambay and James?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Sumbu Kalambay and 4 bouts tracked for William James. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kalambay64bouts

James4bouts

How They Win ↓

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