Posted on December 12, 2007 by jcs

Everyone has varying opinions as to whether or not a boxer (or fighter) can rebound from a knockout loss. We know it happens, but how often? I dug into the BoxRec database, and came up with some numbers.

• From 1980 to present, a boxer losing by knockout, technical knockout, or corner retirement, won the rematch about 17.3% of the time. The interesting part is, this number drops as we only consider more recent bouts.
• From 1990 to present, the figure drops to approximately 16%.
• From 2000 to present, it plummets to about 13.3%.
• 2005 to present? 12.6%

One can only assume why this trend occurs. Has matchmaking gotten worse? Are the winning boxers simply taking their careers more seriously?

Tags: Boxing Stats
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• MMA Fighting says:

  April 16, 2011 at 7:05 pm

  Awesome website. Especially, this particular post as I have always been a fan of MMA, Boxing, Kickboxing and Ultimate Fighting in general.

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