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Alexis Argüello vs Kevin Rooney — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alexis Argüello

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Kevin Rooney

Alexis Argüello (77-8) and Kevin Rooney (0-2 across 2 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.

Argüello

77

Wins62 KO · 81%

8

Losses

0

Draws85 tracked bouts

Rooney

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Argüello leads 1–0

Alexis Argüello and Kevin Rooney have met 1 time; Argüello leads 1–0.

Alexis Argüello and Kevin Rooney have met 1 time; Argüello leads 1–0.
Met1982Jul 31Series
Alexis ArgüelloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kevin RooneyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Argüello 5 · Rooney 1 of 6 measurable rows
ArgüelloRooney
Record†
77-8 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
90.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 62
62 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
80.52%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
81%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
2

† 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
Alexis Argüello: 5′10″
Kevin Rooney: No height on file
Reachnot held
Alexis Argüello: 72″
Kevin Rooney: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Alexis Argüello: Died aged 57
Kevin Rooney: 70
Stance
Alexis Argüello: Orthodox
Kevin Rooney: Not recorded

Alexis Argüello left, Kevin Rooney right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alexis Argüello77 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Alexis Argüello: 77 tracked wins — 62 by KO/TKO (81%) and 15 on the cards (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

62 by KO/TKO 81%15 on the cards 19%

Kevin Rooney0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Kevin Rooney: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rooney yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alexis Argüello 85, Kevin Rooney 2 — 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

Alexis Argüello had won three in a row before losing a decision to Scott Walker. Argüello last boxed on Jan 21, 1995.LWWWL

Pryor Sep 1983Jefferson Oct 1985Costello Feb 1986Palomares Aug 1994Walker Jan 19953.2 tracked bouts per year

Kevin Rooney last boxed on Jul 31, 1982 — 16,155 days ago. Rooney had lost two straight.LL

Moore Jun 1981Argüello Jul 19821.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alexis Argüello and Kevin Rooney ever fought each other?
Yes. Alexis Argüello and Kevin Rooney met once on July 31, 1982, and Alexis Argüello won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WJul 31, 1982 · Argüello · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Argüello or Rooney?
Alexis Argüello is 77-8 and Kevin Rooney is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Alexis Argüello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Argüello77–890.6%

Rooney0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Argüello or Rooney?
Alexis Argüello has 62 knockout wins and Kevin Rooney has 0. Alexis Argüello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Argüello6280.5%

Rooney0

The Numbers ↓
Do Argüello and Rooney have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alexis Argüello and Kevin Rooney have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Argüello and Rooney?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Alexis Argüello and 2 bouts tracked for Kevin Rooney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Argüello85bouts

Rooney2bouts

How They Win ↓

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