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Elmer Ray vs Vern Escoe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

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Vern Escoe

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Vern Escoe (30-18) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Escoe

30

Wins12 KO · 40%

18

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ray leads 1–0

Elmer Ray and Vern Escoe have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.

Elmer Ray and Vern Escoe have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.
Met1946Jun 17Series
Elmer RayFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vern EscoeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Escoe 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayEscoe
Record
98-23-11 (edge)30-18
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
62.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
70.41% (edge)
40%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
70%—
Times stopped†max 9
9
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
4

† 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
Elmer Ray: No height on file
Vern Escoe: 6′0″
Agenot comparable
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Vern Escoe: Died aged 80
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Vern Escoe: Orthodox

Elmer Ray left, Vern Escoe 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%

Vern Escoe0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Vern Escoe: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Escoe yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Vern Escoe 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ray better on 1

Ray

Opponent

Escoe

  • Elmer Ray

    1–1 against

    Loss, KO 9

    1948

    Win, SD

    1947

    CharlesRay better

    Vern Escoe

    Loss, KO 3

    1955

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

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

Vern Escoe has lost four straight. Escoe last boxed on Apr 11, 1955.LLLL

Moore May 1946Ray Jun 1946Williams Feb 1950Charles Apr 19550.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Vern Escoe ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Vern Escoe met once on June 17, 1946, and Elmer Ray won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WJun 17, 1946 · Ray · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Escoe?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Vern Escoe is 30-18. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Escoe30–1862.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Escoe?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Vern Escoe has 12. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Escoe1240%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Escoe have any common opponents?
Elmer Ray and Vern Escoe share 1 common opponent: Ezzard Charles. Elmer Ray fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Ezzard Charles1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Escoe?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 4 bouts tracked for Vern Escoe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Escoe4bouts

How They Win ↓

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