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 Rubin Carter (27-12-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Ernest Burford vs Rubin Carter — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Rubin Carter leads 2–1- Rubin Carter wonCarter vs BurfordFeb 26, 1966 · KO · R8
- Rubin Carter wonCarter vs BurfordAug 4, 1962 · TKO · R2
- Ernest Burford wonCarter vs BurfordJun 23, 1962 · UD
The Numbers
- 1-7
- Record
- 27-12-1 (edge)
- 12.5%
- Win %
- 68.8% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 19 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 70.37%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 70% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 8.2 (edge)
- 8
- Bouts tracked
- 40
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
- —
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- —
- Age
- 89
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyErnest Burford · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Rubin Carter · 27 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
8
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 40 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared 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
Rubin Carter
LDWLL
L1 streak · last fought Aug 6, 1966
Common Questions
- Have Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter have met 3 times and Rubin Carter leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Ernest Burford or Rubin Carter?
- Ernest Burford is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rubin Carter is 27-12-1. Rubin Carter 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 Rubin Carter?
- Ernest Burford has 0 knockout wins and Rubin Carter has 19. Rubin Carter has more.
- Do Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter have any common opponents?
- Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter share 3 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Joey Giardello and George Benton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter?
- This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Ernest Burford and 40 bouts tracked for Rubin Carter. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.