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.
Ernest Burford (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and Joey Giardello (97-26-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Ernest Burford vs Joey Giardello — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joey Giardello leads 1–0- Joey Giardello wonGiardello vs BurfordMar 25, 1963 · UD
The Numbers
- 1-7
- Record
- 97-26-8 (edge)
- 12.5%
- Win %
- 77.1% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 31.96%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 31% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 7.1 (edge)
- 8
- Bouts tracked
- 135
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
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- Age
- 96
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Middleweight
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- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyErnest Burford · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Joey Giardello · 100 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
69
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 135 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedErnest Burford
LKO R8 · Feb 1966LTKO R2 · Aug 1962WUD · Jun 1962Joey Giardello
WUD · Dec 1964
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ernest Burford
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Apr 11, 1966
Joey Giardello
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Nov 6, 1967
Common Questions
- Have Ernest Burford and Joey Giardello ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ernest Burford and Joey Giardello met once on March 25, 1963, and Joey Giardello won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Ernest Burford or Joey Giardello?
- Ernest Burford is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joey Giardello is 97-26-8. Joey Giardello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Ernest Burford or Joey Giardello?
- Ernest Burford has 0 knockout wins and Joey Giardello has 31. Joey Giardello has more.
- Do Ernest Burford and Joey Giardello have any common opponents?
- Ernest Burford and Joey Giardello share 2 common opponents: Rubin Carter and George Benton. Joey Giardello fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ernest Burford and Joey Giardello?
- This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Ernest Burford and 135 bouts tracked for Joey Giardello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.