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David Rivello vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Micky Ward

David Rivello (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Micky Ward (38-13) 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.

Rivello

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

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

Ward leads 1–0

David Rivello and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

David Rivello and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1990Feb 3Series
David RivelloFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Rivello 1 · Ward 5 of 6 measurable rows
RivelloWard
Record†
1-138-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
0.6
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
2
51

† 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
David Rivello: No height on file
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reachnot held
David Rivello: No reach on file
Micky Ward: 70″
Agenot held
David Rivello: No date of birth
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
David Rivello: Not recorded
Micky Ward: Orthodox

David Rivello left, Micky Ward right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Rivello1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

David Rivello: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Rivello 2, Micky Ward 51 — 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

David Rivello last boxed on Feb 3, 1990 — 13,405 days ago. Rivello had won one in a row before losing a decision to Micky Ward.WL

Roach Oct 1986Ward Feb 19900.6 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,533 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Rivello and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. David Rivello and Micky Ward met once on February 3, 1990, and Micky Ward won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 3, 1990 · Ward · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rivello or Ward?
David Rivello is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Micky Ward is 38-13. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Rivello1–150%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rivello or Ward?
David Rivello has 0 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rivello0

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Rivello and Ward have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Rivello and Micky Ward have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rivello and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for David Rivello and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rivello2bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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