Have Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera ever fought each other?

Yes. Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera met once on June 23, 1998, and Antonio Tarver won by RTD in round 4.

Who has the better record, Tarver or Rivera?

Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Jose Luis Rivera is 0-3 across the 3 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 Rivera?

Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Jose Luis Rivera has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.

Do Tarver and Rivera have any common opponents?

Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera share 1 common opponent: Montell Griffin. Antonio Tarver fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 3 bouts tracked for Jose Luis Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Antonio Tarver vs Jose Luis Rivera — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Antonio Tarver

Jose Luis Rivera

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Jose Luis Rivera (0-3 across 3 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

Rivera

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Jose Luis Rivera have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.
Met	1998Jun 23	Series
Antonio TarverFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jose Luis RiveraFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR4Tarver vs Rivera	1Meeting

Tarver vs Rivera · Jun 23, 1998

The Numbers

Tarver 6 · Rivera 0 of 6 measurable rows

TarverEdge = longer wingRivera

Record^†: 31-6-1 (edge)0-3
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)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40: 40
3

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

Antonio Tarver left, Jose Luis Rivera 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%

Jose Luis Rivera0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Rivera yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Jose Luis Rivera 3 — 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

RiveraJose Luis Rivera

Antonio Tarver
Win, UD
2003Apr 2003
GriffinMontell GriffinUnited States 50–8–1 · Light HeavyweightTarver betterAntonio Tarver better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jose Luis Rivera
Loss, UD
2000Apr 2000

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

Jose Luis Rivera last boxed on May 10, 2001 — 9,295 days ago. Rivera had lost three straight.LLL

Tarver Jun 1998Griffin Apr 2000Bell May 20011 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera ever fought each other?: Yes. Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera met once on June 23, 1998, and Antonio Tarver won by RTD in round 4.
Who has the better record, Tarver or Rivera?: Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Jose Luis Rivera is 0-3 across the 3 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 Rivera?: Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Jose Luis Rivera has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.
Do Tarver and Rivera have any common opponents?: Antonio Tarver and Jose Luis Rivera share 1 common opponent: Montell Griffin. Antonio Tarver fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Rivera?: This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 3 bouts tracked for Jose Luis Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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