Have Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman ever fought each other?

Yes. Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman met once on April 26, 1977, and Boone Kirkman won by UD.

Who has the better record, Kirkman or Roman?

Boone Kirkman is 36-6 and José "King" Roman is 53-27-4. Boone Kirkman has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Kirkman or Roman?

Boone Kirkman has 25 knockout wins and José "King" Roman has 27. José "King" Roman has more.

Do Kirkman and Roman have any common opponents?

Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman share 5 common opponents: Pedro Agosto, George Foreman and Jack O'Halloran (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkman and Roman?

This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Boone Kirkman and 85 bouts tracked for José "King" Roman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Boone Kirkman vs José "King" Roman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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José "King" Roman

Boone Kirkman (36-6) and José "King" Roman (53-27-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Kirkman

Wins25 KO · 69%

Losses

Draws42 tracked bouts

Roman

Wins27 KO · 51%

Losses

Draws85 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kirkman leads 1–0

Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman have met 1 time; Kirkman leads 1–0.
Met	1977Apr 26	Series
Boone KirkmanFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
José "King" RomanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDRoman vs Kirkman	1Meeting

Roman vs Kirkman · Apr 26, 1977

The Numbers

Kirkman 5 · Roman 2 of 7 measurable rows

KirkmanEdge = longer wingRoman

Record: 36-6 (edge)53-27-4
Win %0–100%: 85.7% (edge)
65.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 25
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 69.44% (edge)
50.94%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 69% (edge)
51%
Times stopped^†max 11: 5 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.8: 3.6
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85: 42
85

† 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: Boone Kirkman: 6′1″; José "King" Roman: No height on file
Age2 yrs apart: Boone Kirkman: 81; José "King" Roman: 79
Stance: Boone Kirkman: Orthodox; José "King" Roman: Orthodox

Boone Kirkman left, José "King" Roman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Boone Kirkman36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

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

José "King" Roman53 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 51%26 on the cards 49%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Boone Kirkman 42, José "King" Roman 85 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Kirkman better on 1 · Roman better on 1 · even on 35 shared · Boone Kirkman better on 1 · José "King" Roman better on 1 · even on 3

KirkmanBoone Kirkman

Opponent

RomanJosé "King" Roman

Boone Kirkman
Win, PTS
1977Oct 1977
AgostoPedro AgostoKirkman betterBoone Kirkman better — 1–0 to 0–2
José "King" Roman
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1973Dec 1973
Loss, KO
1968Nov 1968
Boone Kirkman
Loss, TKO 2
1970Nov 1970
ForemanGeorge ForemanUnited States 76–5 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
José "King" Roman
Loss, KO
1973Sep 1973
Boone Kirkman
Win, PTS
1973Jul 1973
O'HalloranJack O'HalloranUnited States 34–21–2Roman betterJosé "King" Roman better — 2–0 to 1–0
José "King" Roman
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1970May 1970
Win, PTS
1969Mar 1969
Boone Kirkman
Win, KO
1970Jan 1970
BruceMike BruceEvenEven — 1–0 both
José "King" Roman
Win, PTS
1970Jan 1970
Boone Kirkman
Win, KO
1967Jan 1967
AdamsBowie AdamsEvenEven — 1–0 both
José "King" Roman
Win, TKO
1969Oct 1969

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

Boone Kirkman last boxed on Jan 26, 1978 — 17,803 days ago. Kirkman had won four straight since losing a decision to Randy Neumann.LWWWW

Neumann Sep 1975Roman Apr 1977Stander Jul 1977Agosto Oct 1977Atlas Jan 19783.6 tracked bouts per year

José "King" Roman last boxed on Mar 19, 1981 — 16,655 days ago. Roman had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Jerome May 1978Arrington Jun 1978Morgan Aug 1978Righetti Nov 1978Severance Mar 19815.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman ever fought each other?: Yes. Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman met once on April 26, 1977, and Boone Kirkman won by UD.
Who has the better record, Kirkman or Roman?: Boone Kirkman is 36-6 and José "King" Roman is 53-27-4. Boone Kirkman has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Kirkman or Roman?: Boone Kirkman has 25 knockout wins and José "King" Roman has 27. José "King" Roman has more.
Do Kirkman and Roman have any common opponents?: Boone Kirkman and José "King" Roman share 5 common opponents: Pedro Agosto, George Foreman and Jack O'Halloran (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkman and Roman?: This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Boone Kirkman and 85 bouts tracked for José "King" Roman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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