Have Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno ever fought each other?

Yes. Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno met once on May 16, 1998, and Erik Morales won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Morales or Bueno?

Erik Morales is 52-9 and José Luis Bueno is 30-9-2. Erik Morales has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Morales or Bueno?

Erik Morales has 36 knockout wins and José Luis Bueno has 21. Erik Morales has more.

Do Morales and Bueno have any common opponents?

Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno share 1 common opponent: Wayne McCullough. Erik Morales fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Morales or Bueno?

Erik Morales is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 9 cm above the other. Erik Morales also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morales and Bueno?

This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Erik Morales and 6 bouts tracked for José Luis Bueno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Erik Morales vs José Luis Bueno — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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José Luis Bueno

Erik Morales (52-9) and José Luis Bueno (30-9-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Morales

Wins36 KO · 69%

Losses

Draws61 tracked bouts

Bueno

Wins21 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Morales leads 1–0

Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno have met 1 time; Morales leads 1–0.
Met	1998May 16	Series
Erik MoralesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
José Luis BuenoFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Morales vs Bueno	1Meeting

Morales vs Bueno · May 16, 1998

The Numbers

Morales 7 · Bueno 1 of 8 measurable rows

MoralesEdge = longer wingBueno

Record: 52-9 (edge)30-9-2
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
75.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 36: 36 (edge)
21
KO rate0–100%: 69.23%
70% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 69% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 8: 8 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 3.1: 3.1 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61: 61
6

† 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

Height+3″: Erik Morales: 5′8″ (edge); José Luis Bueno: 5′5″
Reach+3″: Erik Morales: 72″ (edge); José Luis Bueno: 69″
Age6 yrs apart: Erik Morales: 50; José Luis Bueno: 56
Stance: Erik Morales: Orthodox; José Luis Bueno: Orthodox

Erik Morales left, José Luis Bueno right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Erik Morales52 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 69%16 on the cards 31%

José Luis Bueno1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erik Morales 61, José Luis Bueno 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Morales better on 11 shared · Erik Morales better on 1

MoralesErik Morales

Opponent

BuenoJosé Luis Bueno

Erik Morales
Win, UD
1999Oct 1999
McCulloughWayne McCulloughIreland 27–7Morales betterErik Morales better — 1–0 to 0–1
José Luis Bueno
Loss, SD
1996Mar 1996

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

Erik Morales last boxed on Oct 20, 2012 — 5,120 days ago. Morales had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Lorenzo Dec 2010Maidana Apr 2011Cano Sep 2011García Mar 2012García Oct 20123.1 tracked bouts per year

José Luis Bueno last boxed on May 16, 1998 — 10,391 days ago. Bueno had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Sung-kil Nov 1993Carbajal Jul 1995McCullough Mar 1996Singwangcha Aug 1996Morales May 19980.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno ever fought each other?: Yes. Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno met once on May 16, 1998, and Erik Morales won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Morales or Bueno?: Erik Morales is 52-9 and José Luis Bueno is 30-9-2. Erik Morales has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Morales or Bueno?: Erik Morales has 36 knockout wins and José Luis Bueno has 21. Erik Morales has more.
Do Morales and Bueno have any common opponents?: Erik Morales and José Luis Bueno share 1 common opponent: Wayne McCullough. Erik Morales fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Morales or Bueno?: Erik Morales is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 9 cm above the other. Erik Morales also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morales and Bueno?: This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Erik Morales and 6 bouts tracked for José Luis Bueno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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