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Ernest Burford vs Rubin Carter — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ernest Burford

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Rubin Carter

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.

Burford

Tracked record

1–7

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Carter

27

Wins19 KO · 70%

12

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

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

Carter leads 2–1

Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter have met 3 times; Carter leads 2–1.

Ernest Burford and Rubin Carter have met 3 times; Carter leads 2–1.
Met1962Jun 231962Aug 41966Feb 26Series
Ernest BurfordFighter AWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
Rubin CarterFighter BLLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
ResultUDTKOR2KOR83Meetings

The Numbers

Burford 0 · Carter 6 of 6 measurable rows
BurfordCarter
Record†
1-727-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
68.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
70% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.2
1.2
8.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
8
40

† 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

Reachnot held
Ernest Burford: No reach on file
Rubin Carter: 72″
Agenot held
Ernest Burford: No date of birth
Rubin Carter: Died aged 76
Stance
Ernest Burford: Not recorded
Rubin Carter: Orthodox

Ernest Burford left, Rubin Carter right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernest Burford1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Ernest Burford: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Rubin Carter27 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Rubin Carter: 27 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (70%) and 8 on the cards (30%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 70%8 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernest Burford 8, Rubin Carter 40 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Burford better on 1 · Carter better on 1 · even on 1

Burford

Opponent

Carter

  • Ernest Burford

    Loss, TKO 7

    1962

    RodríguezBurford better

    Rubin Carter

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1965

    Loss, UD

    1965

  • Ernest Burford

    Loss, UD

    1963

    GiardelloEven

    Rubin Carter

    Loss, UD

    1964

  • Ernest Burford

    Loss, KO 4

    1964

    BentonCarter better

    Rubin Carter

    Win, SD

    1963

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

Ernest Burford last boxed on Apr 11, 1966 — 22,108 days ago. Burford had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rodríguez Aug 1962Giardello Mar 1963Benton Mar 1964Carter Feb 1966Little Apr 19661.2 tracked bouts per year

Rubin Carter has lost the most recent, to Juan Carlos Rivero. Carter last boxed on Aug 6, 1966.LLWDL

Morris Jan 1966Harrington Jan 1966Burford Feb 1966McClure Mar 1966Rivero Aug 19668.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 3 meetings

LFeb 26, 1966 · Carter · KO R8

LAug 4, 1962 · Carter · TKO R2

WJun 23, 1962 · Burford · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burford or 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.
Records · win %

Burford1–712.5%

Carter27–12–168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Burford or Carter?
Ernest Burford has 0 knockout wins and Rubin Carter has 19. Rubin Carter has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Burford0

Carter1970.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Burford and 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.
3 shared opponents

Luis Manuel RodríguezLL

Joey GiardelloLL

George BentonLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burford and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burford8bouts

Carter40bouts

How They Win ↓

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