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Antonio Tarver vs Benito Fernandez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

Benito Fernandez

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Benito Fernandez (0-6 across 6 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.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Fernandez

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Tarver leads 1–0

Antonio Tarver and Benito Fernandez have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.

Antonio Tarver and Benito Fernandez have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.
Met1997Oct 28Series
Antonio TarverFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Benito FernandezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Tarver 6 · Fernandez 0 of 6 measurable rows
TarverFernandez
Record†
31-6-1 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
82.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
6

† 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
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″
Benito Fernandez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Antonio Tarver: 75″
Benito Fernandez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Antonio Tarver: 57
Benito Fernandez: No date of birth
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
Benito Fernandez: Not recorded

Antonio Tarver left, Benito Fernandez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Tarver31 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Antonio Tarver: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

Benito Fernandez0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Benito Fernandez: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Fernandez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Benito Fernandez 6 — 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

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,088 days ago. Tarver had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Steve Cunningham.NCNCWWD

Kayode Mar 2012Kayode Jun 2012Sheppard Nov 2013Banks Dec 2014Cunningham Aug 20152.2 tracked bouts per year

Benito Fernandez last boxed on Aug 25, 2007 — 6,999 days ago. Fernandez had lost six straight.LLLLL

Lalonde Nov 1986Tarver Oct 1997Swartz Feb 2006Calloway Mar 2006Gunn Aug 20070.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and Benito Fernandez ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and Benito Fernandez met once on October 28, 1997, and Antonio Tarver won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WOct 28, 1997 · Tarver · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Fernandez?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Benito Fernandez is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Antonio Tarver has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tarver31–6–182.9%

Fernandez0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Fernandez?
Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Benito Fernandez has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tarver2271%

Fernandez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Fernandez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and Benito Fernandez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Fernandez?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 6 bouts tracked for Benito Fernandez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Fernandez6bouts

How They Win ↓

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