Have Brian London and Niño Valdés ever fought each other?

Yes. Brian London and Niño Valdés met once on December 1, 1959, and Niño Valdés won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, London or Valdés?

Brian London is 37-20-1 and Niño Valdés is 48-18-3. Niño Valdés has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, London or Valdés?

Brian London has 26 knockout wins and Niño Valdés has 36. Niño Valdés has more.

Do London and Valdés have any common opponents?

Brian London and Niño Valdés share 5 common opponents: Zora Folley, Eddie Machen and Dick Richardson (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on London and Valdés?

This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Brian London and 70 bouts tracked for Niño Valdés. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Brian London vs Niño Valdés — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Brian London (37-20-1) and Niño Valdés (48-18-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

London

Wins26 KO · 70%

Losses

Draw59 tracked bouts

Valdés

Wins36 KO · 75%

Losses

Draws70 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Valdés leads 1–0

Brian London and Niño Valdés have met 1 time; Valdés leads 1–0.
Met	1959Dec 1	Series
Brian LondonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Niño ValdésFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Valdez vs London	1Meeting

Valdez vs London · Dec 1, 1959

The Numbers

London 1 · Valdés 6 of 7 measurable rows

LondonEdge = longer wingValdés

Record: 37-20-148-18-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64.7%
71.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36: 26
36 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 70.27%
75% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 70%
75% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 12: 12
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡levelmax 3.9: 3.9
3.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70: 59
70

† 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: Brian London: No height on file; Niño Valdés: 6′3″
Reachnot held: Brian London: No reach on file; Niño Valdés: 78″
Agenot comparable: Brian London: Died aged 87; Niño Valdés: Died aged 76
Stance: Brian London: Orthodox; Niño Valdés: Orthodox

Brian London left, Niño Valdés right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Brian London37 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 70%10 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Niño Valdés48 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 75%12 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian London 59, Niño Valdés 70 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · London better on 2 · Valdés better on 2 · even on 15 shared · Brian London better on 2 · Niño Valdés better on 2 · even on 1

LondonBrian London

Opponent

ValdésNiño Valdés

Brian London
Win, PTS
1967Nov 1967
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightLondon betterBrian London better — 1–0 to 0–1
Niño Valdés
Loss, UD
1956Sep 1956
Brian London
Loss, RTD
1961Oct 1961
MachenEddie MachenUnited States 50–11–3 · HeavyweightLondon betterBrian London better — 0–1 to 0–2
Niño Valdés
0–2 against
Loss, KO 8
1956Jul 1956
Loss, UD
1956Apr 1956
Brian London
0–2 against
Loss, TKO
1960Aug 1960
Loss, TKO
1960Jun 1960
RichardsonDick RichardsonUnited Kingdom 31–14–2Valdés betterNiño Valdés better — 1–0 to 0–2
Niño Valdés
Win, TKO 8
1956Dec 1956
Brian London
Win, KO
1958Jun 1958
ErskineJoe ErskineUnited Kingdom 45–8–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Niño Valdés
Win, KO 1
1957Feb 1957
Brian London
Loss, PTS
1957Feb 1957
NeuhausHeinz NeuhausGermany 42–9–7 · HeavyweightValdés betterNiño Valdés better — 1–0 to 0–1
Niño Valdés
Win, KO 4
1953Nov 1953

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

Brian London has lost three straight. London last boxed on May 12, 1970.LDLLL

Bodell Jun 1968Clark Feb 1969Fletcher Apr 1969Quarry Sep 1969Bugner May 19703.9 tracked bouts per year

Niño Valdés has won once since losses to Alonzo Johnson and Sonny Liston. Valdés last boxed on Dec 1, 1959.LWLLW

Powell Mar 1959Hodge Apr 1959Johnson May 1959Liston Aug 1959London Dec 19593.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Brian London and Niño Valdés ever fought each other?: Yes. Brian London and Niño Valdés met once on December 1, 1959, and Niño Valdés won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, London or Valdés?: Brian London is 37-20-1 and Niño Valdés is 48-18-3. Niño Valdés has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, London or Valdés?: Brian London has 26 knockout wins and Niño Valdés has 36. Niño Valdés has more.
Do London and Valdés have any common opponents?: Brian London and Niño Valdés share 5 common opponents: Zora Folley, Eddie Machen and Dick Richardson (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on London and Valdés?: This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Brian London and 70 bouts tracked for Niño Valdés. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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