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Bruce Curry vs Juan Antonio Merlo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bruce Curry

Juan Antonio Merlo

Bruce Curry (33-8) and Juan Antonio Merlo (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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Curry

33

Wins17 KO · 52%

8

Losses

0

Draws41 tracked bouts

Merlo

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

Curry leads 1–0

Bruce Curry and Juan Antonio Merlo have met 1 time; Curry leads 1–0.

Bruce Curry and Juan Antonio Merlo have met 1 time; Curry leads 1–0.
Met1977May 21Series
Bruce CurryFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Juan Antonio MerloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Curry 5 · Merlo 1 of 6 measurable rows
CurryMerlo
Record†
33-8 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
80.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
51.52%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
52%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
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
Bruce Curry: 5′10″
Juan Antonio Merlo: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bruce Curry: 67″
Juan Antonio Merlo: No reach on file
Agenot held
Bruce Curry: 70
Juan Antonio Merlo: No date of birth
Stance
Bruce Curry: Orthodox
Juan Antonio Merlo: Not recorded

Bruce Curry left, Juan Antonio Merlo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bruce Curry33 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Bruce Curry: 33 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (52%) and 16 on the cards (48%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 52%16 on the cards 48%

Juan Antonio Merlo0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Juan Antonio Merlo: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Merlo yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bruce Curry 41, Juan Antonio Merlo 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bruce Curry last boxed on Apr 29, 1986 — 14,787 days ago. Curry had won once since losing by stoppage to Billy Costello.WWWLW

Haley May 1983Akai Jul 1983Haley Oct 1983Costello Jan 1984Garcia Apr 19864.3 tracked bouts per year

Juan Antonio Merlo last boxed on Feb 18, 1983 — 15,953 days ago. Merlo had lost two straight.LL

Curry May 1977Sacco Feb 19830.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bruce Curry and Juan Antonio Merlo ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Curry and Juan Antonio Merlo met once on May 21, 1977, and Bruce Curry won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 21, 1977 · Curry · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Curry or Merlo?
Bruce Curry is 33-8 and Juan Antonio Merlo is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bruce Curry has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Curry33–880.5%

Merlo0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Curry or Merlo?
Bruce Curry has 17 knockout wins and Juan Antonio Merlo has 0. Bruce Curry has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Curry1751.5%

Merlo0

The Numbers ↓
Do Curry and Merlo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bruce Curry and Juan Antonio Merlo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Curry and Merlo?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Bruce Curry and 2 bouts tracked for Juan Antonio Merlo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Curry41bouts

Merlo2bouts

How They Win ↓

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