Have Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce ever fought each other?

Yes. Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce have met 2 times and Chuck Wepner leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Wepner or Bruce?

Chuck Wepner is 36-14-2 and Mike Bruce is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chuck Wepner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Wepner or Bruce?

Chuck Wepner has 17 knockout wins and Mike Bruce has 0. Chuck Wepner has more.

Do Wepner and Bruce have any common opponents?

Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce share 2 common opponents: José "King" Roman and Buster Mathis. Mike Bruce fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wepner and Bruce?

This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Chuck Wepner and 10 bouts tracked for Mike Bruce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Chuck Wepner vs Mike Bruce — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Chuck Wepner

Mike Bruce

Chuck Wepner (36-14-2) and Mike Bruce (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Wepner

Wins17 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws53 tracked bouts

Bruce

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 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

Wepner leads 2–0

Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce have met 2 times; Wepner leads 2–0.
Met	1968May 20	1969Apr 28	Series
Chuck WepnerFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Mike BruceFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	PTSWepner vs Bruce	PTSWepner vs Bruce	2Meetings

The Numbers

Wepner 4 · Bruce 1 of 5 measurable rows

WepnerEdge = longer wingBruce

Record^†: 36-14-2 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%: 71.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 47.22%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 47%—
Times stopped^‡max 10: 10
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.7: 3.7 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53: 53
10

† 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: Chuck Wepner: 6′5″; Mike Bruce: No height on file
Agenot held: Chuck Wepner: 87; Mike Bruce: No date of birth
Stance: Chuck Wepner: Orthodox; Mike Bruce: Not recorded

Chuck Wepner left, Mike Bruce right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Chuck Wepner36 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 47%19 on the cards 53%

Mike Bruce0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bruce yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chuck Wepner 53, Mike Bruce 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Bruce better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Mike Bruce better on 1 · even on 1

WepnerChuck Wepner

Opponent

BruceMike Bruce

Chuck Wepner
Loss, PTS
1969Jun 1969
RomanJosé "King" RomanPuerto Rico 53–27–4EvenEven — 0–1 both
Mike Bruce
Loss, PTS
1970Jan 1970
Chuck Wepner
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 3
1966Jan 1966
Loss, TKO
1966Jan 1966
MathisBuster MathisUnited States 30–4 · HeavyweightBruce betterMike Bruce better — 0–1 to 0–2
Mike Bruce
Loss, TKO
1966Jan 1966

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

Chuck Wepner last boxed on Sep 26, 1978 — 17,555 days ago. Wepner had won two in a row before losing a decision to Scott Frank.LLWWL

Schutte Feb 1977Geisler May 1977Blaine Apr 1978Healy Jun 1978Frank Sep 19783.7 tracked bouts per year

Mike Bruce last boxed on Aug 15, 1970 — 20,519 days ago. Bruce had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Williams Jun 1968Wepner Apr 1969Roman Jan 1970Kirkman Jan 1970Chuvalo Aug 19702 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce ever fought each other?: Yes. Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce have met 2 times and Chuck Wepner leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Wepner or Bruce?: Chuck Wepner is 36-14-2 and Mike Bruce is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chuck Wepner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Wepner or Bruce?: Chuck Wepner has 17 knockout wins and Mike Bruce has 0. Chuck Wepner has more.
Do Wepner and Bruce have any common opponents?: Chuck Wepner and Mike Bruce share 2 common opponents: José "King" Roman and Buster Mathis. Mike Bruce fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wepner and Bruce?: This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Chuck Wepner and 10 bouts tracked for Mike Bruce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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