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.
Chico Vejar (2-7 across 9 tracked bouts) and Joey Giardello (97-26-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Chico Vejar vs Joey Giardello — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joey Giardello leads 2–0- Joey Giardello wonGiardello vs VejarAug 11, 1959 · SD
- Joey Giardello wonGiardello vs VejarJul 17, 1957 · UD
The Numbers
- 2-7
- Record
- 97-26-8 (edge)
- 22.2%
- Win %
- 77.1% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 31.96%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 31% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- 7.1 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 135
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
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- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
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- Age
- 96
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Middleweight
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- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyChico Vejar · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Joey Giardello · 100 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
69
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 135 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedChico Vejar
WUD · Apr 1955WSD · Mar 1955Joey Giardello
LUD · Mar 1953WSD · Dec 1952WSD · Aug 1952
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Chico Vejar
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought May 2, 1960
Joey Giardello
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Nov 6, 1967
Common Questions
- Have Chico Vejar and Joey Giardello ever fought each other?
- Yes. Chico Vejar and Joey Giardello have met 2 times and Joey Giardello leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Chico Vejar or Joey Giardello?
- Chico Vejar is 2-7 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joey Giardello is 97-26-8. Joey Giardello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Chico Vejar or Joey Giardello?
- Chico Vejar has 0 knockout wins and Joey Giardello has 31. Joey Giardello has more.
- Do Chico Vejar and Joey Giardello have any common opponents?
- Chico Vejar and Joey Giardello share 3 common opponents: Gene Fullmer, Tiger Jones and Billy Graham. Joey Giardello fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chico Vejar and Joey Giardello?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Chico Vejar and 135 bouts tracked for Joey Giardello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.