Have Eddie Machen and Frank Buford ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Machen and Frank Buford met once on August 26, 1955, and Eddie Machen won by TKO.

Who has the better record, Machen or Buford?

Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Frank Buford is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Machen or Buford?

Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Frank Buford has 0. Eddie Machen has more.

Do Machen and Buford have any common opponents?

Eddie Machen and Frank Buford share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Buford?

This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 4 bouts tracked for Frank Buford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Machen vs Frank Buford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Machen

Frank Buford

Eddie Machen (50-11-3) and Frank Buford (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Machen

Wins29 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws65 tracked bouts

Buford

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

Machen leads 1–0

Eddie Machen and Frank Buford have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.
Met	1955Aug 26	Series
Eddie MachenFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Frank BufordFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOMachen vs Buford	1Meeting

Machen vs Buford · Aug 26, 1955

The Numbers

Machen 4 · Buford 1 of 5 measurable rows

MachenEdge = longer wingBuford

Record^†: 50-11-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%: 80.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 58%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 58%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.5: 4.5 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65: 65
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: Eddie Machen: 6′0″; Frank Buford: No height on file
Reachnot held: Eddie Machen: 75″; Frank Buford: No reach on file
Agenot held: Eddie Machen: Died aged 40; Frank Buford: No date of birth
Stance: Eddie Machen: Orthodox; Frank Buford: Not recorded

Eddie Machen left, Frank Buford right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Machen50 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 58%21 on the cards 42%

Frank Buford0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Buford yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Machen 65, Frank Buford 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

MachenEddie Machen

Opponent

BufordFrank Buford

Eddie Machen
0–1–1 against
Loss, UD
1960Jan 1960
Draw, PTS
1958Apr 1958
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightEvenEven — Eddie Machen 0–1–1, Frank Buford 0–1
Frank Buford
Loss, UD
1954Jul 1954

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

Eddie Machen has lost four straight, after one straight win. Machen last boxed on Sep 6, 1969.WLLLL

Johnson Sep 1966Frazier Nov 1966Clark Mar 1967Kirkman May 1967Lopopolo Sep 19694.5 tracked bouts per year

Frank Buford last boxed on Aug 26, 1955 — 25,990 days ago. Buford had lost four straight.LLLL

Charles Dec 1952Moore Mar 1953Folley Jul 1954Machen Aug 19551.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Machen and Frank Buford ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Machen and Frank Buford met once on August 26, 1955, and Eddie Machen won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Machen or Buford?: Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Frank Buford is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Machen or Buford?: Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Frank Buford has 0. Eddie Machen has more.
Do Machen and Buford have any common opponents?: Eddie Machen and Frank Buford share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Buford?: This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 4 bouts tracked for Frank Buford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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