Have Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler ever fought each other?

Yes. Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler met once on October 4, 1997, and Antonio Tarver won by UD.

Who has the better record, Tarver or Butler?

Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Berry Butler is 0-5 across the 5 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.

Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Butler?

Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Berry Butler has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.

Do Tarver and Butler have any common opponents?

Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler share 1 common opponent: Chris Johnson. Antonio Tarver fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Butler?

This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 5 bouts tracked for Berry Butler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Antonio Tarver vs Berry Butler — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Antonio Tarver

Berry Butler

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Berry Butler (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Tarver

Wins22 KO · 71%

Losses

Draw40 tracked bouts

Butler

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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 Berry Butler have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.
Met	1997Oct 4	Series
Antonio TarverFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Berry ButlerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDTarver vs Butler	1Meeting

Tarver vs Butler · Oct 4, 1997

The Numbers

Tarver 6 · Butler 0 of 6 measurable rows

TarverEdge = longer wingButler

Record^†: 31-6-1 (edge)0-5
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 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 7: 7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.2: 2.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40: 40
5

† 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″; Berry Butler: No height on file
Reachnot held: Antonio Tarver: 75″; Berry Butler: No reach on file
Agenot held: Antonio Tarver: 57; Berry Butler: No date of birth
Stance: Antonio Tarver: Southpaw; Berry Butler: Not recorded

Antonio Tarver left, Berry Butler 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

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

Berry Butler0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Butler yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Berry Butler 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tarver better on 11 shared · Antonio Tarver better on 1

TarverAntonio Tarver

Opponent

ButlerBerry Butler

Antonio Tarver
Win, KO
2001Aug 2001
JohnsonChris JohnsonCanada 26–3–1Tarver betterAntonio Tarver better — 1–0 to 0–1
Berry Butler
Loss, TKO
1993Feb 1993

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,086 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

Berry Butler last boxed on Jul 7, 2007 — 7,046 days ago. Butler had lost five straight.LLLLL

Johnson Feb 1993Castillo Jan 1997Tarver Oct 1997Lebedev Mar 2003Krasniqi Jul 20070.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler ever fought each other?: Yes. Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler met once on October 4, 1997, and Antonio Tarver won by UD.
Who has the better record, Tarver or Butler?: Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Berry Butler is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Butler?: Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Berry Butler has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.
Do Tarver and Butler have any common opponents?: Antonio Tarver and Berry Butler share 1 common opponent: Chris Johnson. Antonio Tarver fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Butler?: This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 5 bouts tracked for Berry Butler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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