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Elmer Ray vs Larry Lovett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Larry Lovett

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Larry Lovett (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Lovett

Tracked record

1–3

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

Ray leads 3–1

Elmer Ray and Larry Lovett have met 4 times; Ray leads 3–1.

Elmer Ray and Larry Lovett have met 4 times; Ray leads 3–1.
Met1938Mar 41938Apr 11943Jan 151944Oct 3Series
Elmer RayFighter AWWonWWonLLostWWon3–1W–L
Larry LovettFighter BLLostLLostWWonLLost1–3W–L
ResultPTSPTSPTSTKOR34Meetings

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Lovett 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayLovett
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Larry Lovett: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Larry Lovett: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Larry Lovett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Larry Lovett1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Larry Lovett: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Larry Lovett 4 — 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

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Larry Lovett last boxed on Oct 3, 1944 — 29,967 days ago. Lovett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Elmer Ray.LLWL

Ray Mar 1938Ray Apr 1938Ray Jan 1943Ray Oct 19440.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Larry Lovett ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Larry Lovett have met 4 times and Elmer Ray leads the series 3-1.
The 4 meetings

WOct 3, 1944 · Ray · TKO R3

LJan 15, 1943 · Lovett · PTS

WApr 1, 1938 · Ray · PTS

WMar 4, 1938 · Ray · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Lovett?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Larry Lovett is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Lovett1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Lovett?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Larry Lovett has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Lovett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Lovett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elmer Ray and Larry Lovett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Lovett?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 4 bouts tracked for Larry Lovett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Lovett4bouts

How They Win ↓

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