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.
Tom Bethea (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) and William Douglas (42-16-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Tom Bethea vs William Douglas — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Tom Bethea wonDouglas vs BetheaMar 8, 1976 · MD
- William Douglas wonDouglas vs BetheaSep 12, 1970 · UD
The Numbers
- 3-7-1
- Record
- 42-16-1 (edge)
- 31.8%
- Win %
- 72% (edge)
- 2
- Wins by knockout
- 32 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.19%
- 67%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 4.4 (edge)
- 11
- Bouts tracked
- 59
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- 82
- Age
- 86
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyTom Bethea · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
William Douglas · 42 wins
KO/TKO
32
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (11 and 59 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Tom Bethea
LLLWD
L3 streak · last fought Nov 11, 1978
William Douglas
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Aug 21, 1980
Common Questions
- Have Tom Bethea and William Douglas ever fought each other?
- Yes. Tom Bethea and William Douglas have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Tom Bethea or William Douglas?
- Tom Bethea is 3-7-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and William Douglas is 42-16-1. William Douglas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Tom Bethea or William Douglas?
- Tom Bethea has 2 knockout wins and William Douglas has 32. William Douglas has more.
- Do Tom Bethea and William Douglas have any common opponents?
- Tom Bethea and William Douglas share 1 common opponent: Marvin Johnson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tom Bethea and William Douglas?
- This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Tom Bethea and 59 bouts tracked for William Douglas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.