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Virgil Hill vs William James — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Virgil Hill

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William James

Virgil Hill (51-7) 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.

Hill

51

Wins24 KO · 47%

7

Losses

0

Draws58 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

Hill leads 1–0

Virgil Hill and William James have met 1 time; Hill leads 1–0.

Virgil Hill and William James have met 1 time; Hill leads 1–0.
Met1987Mar 6Series
Virgil HillFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William JamesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Hill 5 · James 0 of 5 measurable rows
HillJames
Record†
51-7 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
87.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
47.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 1.9
1.9 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 58
58
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
Virgil Hill: 6′0″
William James: No height on file
Reachnot held
Virgil Hill: 77″
William James: No reach on file
Agenot held
Virgil Hill: 62
William James: No date of birth
Stance
Virgil Hill: Orthodox
William James: Not recorded

Virgil Hill 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
Virgil Hill51 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Virgil Hill: 51 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (47%), 26 on the cards (51%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 47%26 on the cards 51%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 — Virgil Hill 58, 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

Virgil Hill last boxed on Feb 28, 2015 — 4,252 days ago. Hill had won once since losses to Henry Maske and Fırat Arslan.LWLLW

Mormeck May 2004Brudov Jan 2006Maske Mar 2007Arslan Nov 2007Campbell Feb 20151.9 tracked bouts per year

William James last boxed on Mar 6, 1987 — 14,473 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 Virgil Hill and William James ever fought each other?
Yes. Virgil Hill and William James met once on March 6, 1987, and Virgil Hill won by KO.
The meeting

WMar 6, 1987 · Hill · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hill or James?
Virgil Hill is 51-7 and William James is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Virgil Hill has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hill51–787.9%

James0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hill or James?
Virgil Hill has 24 knockout wins and William James has 0. Virgil Hill has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hill2447.1%

James0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hill and James have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Virgil Hill and William James have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hill and James?
This comparison is drawn from 58 bouts tracked for Virgil Hill and 4 bouts tracked for William James. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hill58bouts

James4bouts

How They Win ↓

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