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Dick Tiger vs Johnny Read — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dick Tiger

Johnny Read

Dick Tiger (60-19-3) and Johnny Read (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tiger

60

Wins27 KO · 45%

19

Losses

3

Draws82 tracked bouts

Read

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

Tiger leads 2–0

Dick Tiger and Johnny Read have met 2 times; Tiger leads 2–0.

Dick Tiger and Johnny Read have met 2 times; Tiger leads 2–0.
Met1957Apr 291958Feb 25Series
Dick TigerFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Johnny ReadFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR2KOR62Meetings

The Numbers

Tiger 4 · Read 0 of 4 measurable rows
TigerRead
Record†
60-19-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
45%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
45%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 9
9 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
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
Dick Tiger: 5′8″
Johnny Read: No height on file
Agenot held
Dick Tiger: Died aged 42
Johnny Read: No date of birth
Stance
Dick Tiger: Orthodox
Johnny Read: Not recorded

Dick Tiger left, Johnny Read right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dick Tiger60 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

Dick Tiger: 60 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (45%) and 33 on the cards (55%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 45%33 on the cards 55%

Johnny Read0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny Read: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Read yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick Tiger 82, Johnny Read 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

Dick Tiger had won three in a row before losing a decision to Emile Griffith. Tiger last boxed on Jul 15, 1970.LWWWL

Foster May 1968DePaula Oct 1968Benvenuti May 1969Kendall Nov 1969Griffith Jul 19704.4 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Read last boxed on Feb 25, 1958 — 25,072 days ago. Read had lost two straight.LL

Tiger Apr 1957Tiger Feb 1958

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dick Tiger and Johnny Read ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Tiger and Johnny Read have met 2 times and Dick Tiger leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WFeb 25, 1958 · Tiger · KO R6

WApr 29, 1957 · Tiger · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tiger or Read?
Dick Tiger is 60-19-3 and Johnny Read is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Dick Tiger has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tiger60–19–375%

Read0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tiger or Read?
Dick Tiger has 27 knockout wins and Johnny Read has 0. Dick Tiger has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tiger2745%

Read0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tiger and Read have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dick Tiger and Johnny Read have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tiger and Read?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for Dick Tiger and 2 bouts tracked for Johnny Read. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tiger82bouts

Read2bouts

How They Win ↓

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