Have Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio ever fought each other?

Yes. Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio met once on September 5, 1958, and Carmen Basilio won by TKO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Aragon or Basilio?

Art Aragon is 90-20-6 and Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7. Art Aragon has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Aragon or Basilio?

Art Aragon has 62 knockout wins and Carmen Basilio has 27. Art Aragon has more.

Do Aragon and Basilio have any common opponents?

Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio share 2 common opponents: Don Jordan and Billy Graham. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Aragon or Basilio?

Art Aragon is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 6 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Aragon and Basilio?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Art Aragon and 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Art Aragon vs Carmen Basilio — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Carmen Basilio

Art Aragon (90-20-6) and Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Aragon

Wins62 KO · 69%

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Basilio

Wins27 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws79 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Basilio leads 1–0

Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met	1958Sep 5	Series
Art AragonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Carmen BasilioFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR8Basilio vs Aragon	1Meeting

Basilio vs Aragon · Sep 5, 1958

The Numbers

Aragon 5 · Basilio 3 of 8 measurable rows

AragonEdge = longer wingBasilio

Record: 90-20-6 (edge)56-16-7
Win %0–100%: 80.2% (edge)
75.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 62: 62 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%: 68.89% (edge)
48.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
48% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6: 0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 6.4: 1.1
6.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79: 8
79

† 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

Height+2″: Art Aragon: 5′9″ (edge); Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Art Aragon: 72″; Carmen Basilio: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Art Aragon: Died aged 80; Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Stance: Art Aragon: Orthodox; Carmen Basilio: Orthodox

Art Aragon left, Carmen Basilio right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Art Aragon5 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

5 on the cards 100%

Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Art Aragon 8, Carmen Basilio 79 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Aragon better on 1 · Basilio better on 12 shared · Art Aragon better on 1 · Carmen Basilio better on 1

AragonArt Aragon

Opponent

BasilioCarmen Basilio

Art Aragon
2–0 against
Win, UD
1955Dec 1955
Win, UD
1955Jun 1955
JordanDon JordanUnited States 51–23–1Aragon betterArt Aragon better — 2–0 to 1–0
Carmen Basilio
Win, UD
1961Mar 1961
Art Aragon
Loss, UD
1953Jan 1953
GrahamBilly GrahamNew Zealand 102–15–9 · WelterweightBasilio betterCarmen Basilio better — 1–1–1 to 0–1
Carmen Basilio
1–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1953Jul 1953
Win, UD
1953Jun 1953
Loss, UD
1952Aug 1952

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

Art Aragon had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Carmen Basilio. Aragon last boxed on Sep 5, 1958.LWWWL

Graham Jan 1953Jordan Jun 1955Jordan Dec 1955Carter May 1956Basilio Sep 19581.1 tracked bouts per year

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio ever fought each other?: Yes. Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio met once on September 5, 1958, and Carmen Basilio won by TKO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Aragon or Basilio?: Art Aragon is 90-20-6 and Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7. Art Aragon has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Aragon or Basilio?: Art Aragon has 62 knockout wins and Carmen Basilio has 27. Art Aragon has more.
Do Aragon and Basilio have any common opponents?: Art Aragon and Carmen Basilio share 2 common opponents: Don Jordan and Billy Graham. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Aragon or Basilio?: Art Aragon is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 6 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Aragon and Basilio?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Art Aragon and 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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