Have Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico met once on April 21, 1973, and Eddie Perkins won by UD.

Who has the better record, Perkins or Rico?

Eddie Perkins is 74-20-3 and Johnny Rico is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Perkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Perkins or Rico?

Eddie Perkins has 21 knockout wins and Johnny Rico has 0. Eddie Perkins has more.

Do Perkins and Rico have any common opponents?

Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico share 1 common opponent: Armando Muñíz. Eddie Perkins fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Perkins and Rico?

This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Eddie Perkins and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Rico. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Perkins vs Johnny Rico — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Perkins

Johnny Rico

Eddie Perkins (74-20-3) and Johnny Rico (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.

Perkins

Wins21 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws98 tracked bouts

Rico

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

Perkins leads 1–0

Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico have met 1 time; Perkins leads 1–0.
Met	1973Apr 21	Series
Eddie PerkinsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny RicoFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDPerkins vs Rico	1Meeting

Perkins vs Rico · Apr 21, 1973

The Numbers

Perkins 5 · Rico 0 of 5 measurable rows

PerkinsEdge = longer wingRico

Record^†: 74-20-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%: 77.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 28.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 28%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 98: 98
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 Perkins: 5′5″; Johnny Rico: No height on file
Reachnot held: Eddie Perkins: 68″; Johnny Rico: No reach on file
Agenot held: Eddie Perkins: Died aged 75; Johnny Rico: No date of birth
Stance: Eddie Perkins: Orthodox; Johnny Rico: Not recorded

Eddie Perkins left, Johnny Rico 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 Perkins74 wins · from 98 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 28%53 on the cards 72%

Johnny Rico0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Rico yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Perkins 98, Johnny Rico 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Perkins better on 11 shared · Eddie Perkins better on 1

PerkinsEddie Perkins

Opponent

RicoJohnny Rico

Eddie Perkins
2–0 against
Win, UD
1974Mar 1974
Win, SD
1973Jan 1973
MuñízArmando MuñízUnited States 44–14–1 · Super Welterweight, WelterweightPerkins betterEddie Perkins better — 2–0 to 0–1
Johnny Rico
Loss, SD
1974Sep 1974

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 Perkins has lost four straight, after one straight win. Perkins last boxed on May 31, 1975.WLLLL

Sorimachi May 1974Mattioli Aug 1974Malinga Oct 1974Tsujimoto Nov 1974Csandl May 19755.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Rico last boxed on Mar 28, 1975 — 18,835 days ago. Rico had lost four straight.LLLL

Perkins Apr 1973Muñíz Sep 1974Obed Oct 1974Seales Mar 19752.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico met once on April 21, 1973, and Eddie Perkins won by UD.
Who has the better record, Perkins or Rico?: Eddie Perkins is 74-20-3 and Johnny Rico is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Perkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Perkins or Rico?: Eddie Perkins has 21 knockout wins and Johnny Rico has 0. Eddie Perkins has more.
Do Perkins and Rico have any common opponents?: Eddie Perkins and Johnny Rico share 1 common opponent: Armando Muñíz. Eddie Perkins fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Perkins and Rico?: This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Eddie Perkins and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Rico. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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