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Antonio Tarver vs Roy Francis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

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Roy Francis

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Roy Francis (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Francis

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

Tarver leads 2–0

Antonio Tarver and Roy Francis have met 2 times; Tarver leads 2–0.

Antonio Tarver and Roy Francis have met 2 times; Tarver leads 2–0.
Met1997Dec 21999Mar 27Series
Antonio TarverFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Roy FrancisFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR2TKOR32Meetings

The Numbers

Tarver 6 · Francis 0 of 6 measurable rows
TarverFrancis
Record†
31-6-1 (edge)0-2
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)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
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
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″
Roy Francis: No height on file
Reachnot held
Antonio Tarver: 75″
Roy Francis: No reach on file
Agenot held
Antonio Tarver: 57
Roy Francis: No date of birth
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
Roy Francis: Not recorded

Antonio Tarver left, Roy Francis 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%

Roy Francis0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Roy Francis: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Francis yet.

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

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

Roy Francis last boxed on Mar 27, 1999 — 10,070 days ago. Francis had lost two straight.LL

Tarver Dec 1997Tarver Mar 19991.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and Roy Francis ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and Roy Francis have met 2 times and Antonio Tarver leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMar 27, 1999 · Tarver · TKO R3

WDec 2, 1997 · Tarver · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Francis?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Roy Francis is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Francis0–20%

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

Tarver2271%

Francis0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Francis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and Roy Francis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Francis?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 2 bouts tracked for Roy Francis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Francis2bouts

How They Win ↓

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