Have Benny Paret and Denny Moyer ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Paret and Denny Moyer met once on August 16, 1960, and Denny Moyer won by SD.

Who has the better record, Paret or Moyer?

Benny Paret is 35-12-3 and Denny Moyer is 98-38-4. Benny Paret has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Paret or Moyer?

Benny Paret has 10 knockout wins and Denny Moyer has 25. Denny Moyer has more.

Do Paret and Moyer have any common opponents?

Benny Paret and Denny Moyer share 5 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Emile Griffith and Gaspar Ortega (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Paret and Moyer?

This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Benny Paret and 141 bouts tracked for Denny Moyer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Paret vs Denny Moyer — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Denny Moyer

Benny Paret (35-12-3) and Denny Moyer (98-38-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Paret

Wins10 KO · 29%

Losses

Draws50 tracked bouts

Moyer

Wins25 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws141 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Moyer leads 1–0

Benny Paret and Denny Moyer have met 1 time; Moyer leads 1–0.
Met	1960Aug 16	Series
Benny ParetFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Denny MoyerFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	SDMoyer vs Paret	1Meeting

Moyer vs Paret · Aug 16, 1960

The Numbers

Paret 6 · Moyer 2 of 8 measurable rows

ParetEdge = longer wingMoyer

Record: 35-12-3 (edge)98-38-4
Win %0–100%: 73% (edge)
71.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 10
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 28.57% (edge)
25.51%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 31% (edge)
26%
Times stopped^†max 7: 4 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
2
Bouts per year^‡max 8: 6.3
8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 141: 50
141

† 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

Reachnot held: Benny Paret: No reach on file; Denny Moyer: 72″
Agenot comparable: Benny Paret: Died aged 25; Denny Moyer: Died aged 70
Stance: Benny Paret: Orthodox; Denny Moyer: Orthodox

Benny Paret left, Denny Moyer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Benny Paret35 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

Denny Moyer98 wins · from 141 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 26%73 on the cards 74%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Paret 50, Denny Moyer 141 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Paret better on 2 · Moyer better on 2 · even on 15 shared · Benny Paret better on 2 · Denny Moyer better on 2 · even on 1

ParetBenny Paret

Opponent

MoyerDenny Moyer

Benny Paret
0–2 against
Loss, SD
1958Aug 1958
Loss, UD
1958Feb 1958
RodríguezLuis Manuel RodríguezCuba 107–13Moyer betterDenny Moyer better — 0–1 to 0–2
Denny Moyer
Loss, TKO 9
1963Aug 1963
Benny Paret
1–2 against
Loss, TKO 12
1962Mar 1962
Win, SD
1961Sep 1961
Loss, KO 13
1961Apr 1961
GriffithEmile GriffithUnited States 85–24–2EvenEven — 1–2 both
Denny Moyer
1–2 against
Loss, SD
1962Aug 1962
Win, SD
1960Apr 1960
Loss, SD
1960Mar 1960
Benny Paret
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1961Feb 1961
Loss, SD
1959Aug 1959
OrtegaGaspar OrtegaMexico 131–39–6 · Super Welterweight, WelterweightMoyer betterDenny Moyer better — 1–0 to 0–2
Denny Moyer
Win, SD
1959Jan 1959
Benny Paret
2–0 against
Win, SD
1960Jan 1960
Win, UD
1959Dec 1959
ScottCharley ScottParet betterBenny Paret better — 2–0 to 1–0
Denny Moyer
Win, UD
1961Feb 1961
Benny Paret
Win, UD
1960May 1960
JordanDon JordanUnited States 51–23–1Paret betterBenny Paret better — 1–0 to 0–1
Denny Moyer
Loss, UD
1959Jul 1959

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

Benny Paret has lost two straight, after one straight win. Paret last boxed on Mar 24, 1962.LLWLL

Ortega Feb 1961Griffith Apr 1961Griffith Sep 1961Fullmer Dec 1961Griffith Mar 19626.3 tracked bouts per year

Denny Moyer has lost two straight, after one straight win. Moyer last boxed on Mar 18, 1975.WLWLL

Medina Oct 1974Knudsen Nov 1974DiFazio Dec 1974Rodriguez Feb 1975Csandl Mar 19758 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Benny Paret and Denny Moyer ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Paret and Denny Moyer met once on August 16, 1960, and Denny Moyer won by SD.
Who has the better record, Paret or Moyer?: Benny Paret is 35-12-3 and Denny Moyer is 98-38-4. Benny Paret has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Paret or Moyer?: Benny Paret has 10 knockout wins and Denny Moyer has 25. Denny Moyer has more.
Do Paret and Moyer have any common opponents?: Benny Paret and Denny Moyer share 5 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Emile Griffith and Gaspar Ortega (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Paret and Moyer?: This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Benny Paret and 141 bouts tracked for Denny Moyer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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