Have Archie Moore and Ray Vargas ever fought each other?

Yes. Archie Moore and Ray Vargas met once on May 27, 1938, and Archie Moore won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Moore or Vargas?

Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Ray Vargas is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Archie Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Moore or Vargas?

Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Ray Vargas has 0. Archie Moore has more.

Do Moore and Vargas have any common opponents?

Archie Moore and Ray Vargas share 1 common opponent: Eddie Booker. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Vargas?

This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 2 bouts tracked for Ray Vargas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Archie Moore vs Ray Vargas — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Archie Moore

Ray Vargas

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Ray Vargas (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 1 common opponent.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws220 tracked bouts

Vargas

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

Moore leads 1–0

Archie Moore and Ray Vargas have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.
Met	1938May 27	Series
Archie MooreFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ray VargasFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR3Moore vs Vargas	1Meeting

Moore vs Vargas · May 27, 1938

The Numbers

Moore 5 · Vargas 1 of 6 measurable rows

MooreEdge = longer wingVargas

Record^†: 186-23-10 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%: 87.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 132: 132 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 71%—
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 8: 8 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220: 220
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: Archie Moore: 5′11″; Ray Vargas: No height on file
Reachnot held: Archie Moore: 75″; Ray Vargas: No reach on file
Agenot held: Archie Moore: Died aged 84; Ray Vargas: No date of birth
Stance: Archie Moore: Orthodox; Ray Vargas: Not recorded

Archie Moore left, Ray Vargas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Archie Moore186 wins · from 220 tracked bouts

132 by KO/TKO 71%54 on the cards 29%

Ray Vargas0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Vargas yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Ray Vargas 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

MooreArchie Moore

Opponent

VargasRay Vargas

Archie Moore
0–1–2 against
Loss, TKO 8
1944Jan 1944
Draw, PTS
1942Dec 1942
Draw, PTS
1941Feb 1941
BookerEddie BookerUnited States 66–5–8 · Middleweight, Light HeavyweightEvenEven — Archie Moore 0–1–2, Ray Vargas 0–1
Ray Vargas
Loss, KO 2
1939Nov 1939

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

Archie Moore has won once since two bouts without a win. Moore last boxed on Mar 15, 1963.WWDLW

Lavorante Mar 1962King May 1962Pastrano May 1962Ali Nov 1962DiBiase Mar 19638 tracked bouts per year

Ray Vargas last boxed on Nov 29, 1939 — 31,736 days ago. Vargas had lost two straight.LL

Moore May 1938Booker Nov 19391.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Archie Moore and Ray Vargas ever fought each other?: Yes. Archie Moore and Ray Vargas met once on May 27, 1938, and Archie Moore won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Moore or Vargas?: Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Ray Vargas is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Archie Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Vargas?: Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Ray Vargas has 0. Archie Moore has more.
Do Moore and Vargas have any common opponents?: Archie Moore and Ray Vargas share 1 common opponent: Eddie Booker. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Vargas?: This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 2 bouts tracked for Ray Vargas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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Archie Moore vs Ray Vargas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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