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Carlos Cruz vs Grady Ponder — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carlos Cruz

Grady Ponder

Carlos Cruz (42-13-2) and Grady Ponder (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Cruz

42

Wins14 KO · 33%

13

Losses

2

Draws58 tracked bouts

Ponder

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Cruz leads 2–0

Carlos Cruz and Grady Ponder have met 2 times; Cruz leads 2–0.

Carlos Cruz and Grady Ponder have met 2 times; Cruz leads 2–0.
Met1967Jun 231969Aug 9Series
Carlos CruzFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Grady PonderFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Cruz 5 · Ponder 1 of 6 measurable rows
CruzPonder
Record†
42-13-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
75.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
33.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
33%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.7
5.7 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 58
58
4

† 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
Carlos Cruz: 5′7″
Grady Ponder: No height on file
Reachnot held
Carlos Cruz: 68″
Grady Ponder: No reach on file
Agenot held
Carlos Cruz: Died aged 32
Grady Ponder: No date of birth
Stance
Carlos Cruz: Orthodox
Grady Ponder: Not recorded

Carlos Cruz left, Grady Ponder right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carlos Cruz42 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Carlos Cruz: 42 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (33%) and 28 on the cards (67%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 33%28 on the cards 67%

Grady Ponder0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Grady Ponder: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ponder yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carlos Cruz 58, Grady Ponder 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Cruz

Opponent

Ponder

  • Carlos Cruz

    Loss, TKO 2

    1964

    HernándezEven

    Grady Ponder

    Loss, KO 2

    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

Carlos Cruz has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Mando Ramos. Cruz last boxed on Jan 17, 1970.LWWWW

Ramos Feb 1969Ponder Aug 1969Kesey Oct 1969Melendez Oct 1969Juarez Jan 19705.7 tracked bouts per year

Grady Ponder last boxed on Aug 9, 1969 — 20,894 days ago. Ponder had lost four straight.LLLL

Cruz Jun 1967Laguna Oct 1968Hernández Jan 1969Cruz Aug 19691.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carlos Cruz and Grady Ponder ever fought each other?
Yes. Carlos Cruz and Grady Ponder have met 2 times and Carlos Cruz leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WAug 9, 1969 · Cruz · PTS

WJun 23, 1967 · Cruz · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Ponder?
Carlos Cruz is 42-13-2 and Grady Ponder is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carlos Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz42–13–275.4%

Ponder0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Ponder?
Carlos Cruz has 14 knockout wins and Grady Ponder has 0. Carlos Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1433.3%

Ponder0

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Ponder have any common opponents?
Carlos Cruz and Grady Ponder share 1 common opponent: Carlos Morocho Hernández. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Carlos Morocho HernándezLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Ponder?
This comparison is drawn from 58 bouts tracked for Carlos Cruz and 4 bouts tracked for Grady Ponder. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz58bouts

Ponder4bouts

How They Win ↓

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