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Al Cruz vs Dicky Eklund — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Cruz

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Dicky Eklund

Al Cruz (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Dicky Eklund (19-10) 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.

Cruz

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Eklund

19

Wins4 KO · 21%

10

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

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

Eklund leads 1–0

Al Cruz and Dicky Eklund have met 1 time; Eklund leads 1–0.

Al Cruz and Dicky Eklund have met 1 time; Eklund leads 1–0.
Met1978Jan 16Series
Al CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Dicky EklundFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 0 · Eklund 5 of 5 measurable rows
CruzEklund
Record†
0-219-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
65.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 4
0
4 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—21.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—21%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3
0.1
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
2
29

† 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
Al Cruz: No height on file
Dicky Eklund: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Al Cruz: No reach on file
Dicky Eklund: 70″
Agenot held
Al Cruz: No date of birth
Dicky Eklund: 69
Stance
Al Cruz: Not recorded
Dicky Eklund: Orthodox

Al Cruz left, Dicky Eklund right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Cruz0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Al Cruz: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

Dicky Eklund19 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Dicky Eklund: 19 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (21%) and 15 on the cards (79%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 21%15 on the cards 79%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Cruz 2, Dicky Eklund 29 — 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

Al Cruz last boxed on Jan 16, 1978 — 17,810 days ago. Cruz had lost two straight.LL

Elorde Mar 1953Eklund Jan 19780.1 tracked bouts per year

Dicky Eklund last boxed on May 30, 1985 — 15,119 days ago. Eklund had won two straight since losing a decision to Reggie Miller.LWLWW

Sawyer Sep 1982Crawley Aug 1983Miller Sep 1983Lucas Oct 1983Lucas May 19853 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Cruz and Dicky Eklund ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Cruz and Dicky Eklund met once on January 16, 1978, and Dicky Eklund won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

LJan 16, 1978 · Eklund · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Eklund?
Al Cruz is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Dicky Eklund is 19-10. Dicky Eklund has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz0–20%

Eklund19–1065.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Eklund?
Al Cruz has 0 knockout wins and Dicky Eklund has 4. Dicky Eklund has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz0

Eklund421.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Eklund have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al Cruz and Dicky Eklund have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Eklund?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Al Cruz and 29 bouts tracked for Dicky Eklund. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz2bouts

Eklund29bouts

How They Win ↓

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