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Francisco de Assis vs Vernon Forrest — record, stats and common opponents compared

Francisco de Assis

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Vernon Forrest

Francisco de Assis (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Vernon Forrest (41-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Assis

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Forrest

41

Wins29 KO · 71%

3

Losses

0

Draws45 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

Forrest leads 1–0

Francisco de Assis and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.

Francisco de Assis and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.
Met1997Apr 5Series
Francisco de AssisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vernon ForrestFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Assis 0 · Forrest 6 of 6 measurable rows
AssisForrest
Record†
0-341-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
93.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.8
0.9
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
3
45

† 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
Francisco de Assis: No reach on file
Vernon Forrest: 72″
Agenot held
Francisco de Assis: No date of birth
Vernon Forrest: Died aged 38
Stance
Francisco de Assis: Not recorded
Vernon Forrest: Orthodox

Francisco de Assis left, Vernon Forrest right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francisco de Assis0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Francisco de Assis: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Assis yet.

Vernon Forrest41 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Vernon Forrest: 41 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (71%) and 12 on the cards (29%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 71%12 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francisco de Assis 3, Vernon Forrest 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Francisco de Assis last boxed on Apr 5, 1997 — 10,791 days ago. Assis had lost three straight.LLL

Castro Jan 1994Castro Feb 1994Forrest Apr 19970.9 tracked bouts per year

Vernon Forrest has won once since losing a decision to Sergio Mora. Forrest last boxed on Sep 13, 2008.WWWLW

Quartey Aug 2006Baldomir Jul 2007Piccirillo Dec 2007Mora Jun 2008Mora Sep 20082.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francisco de Assis and Vernon Forrest ever fought each other?
Yes. Francisco de Assis and Vernon Forrest met once on April 5, 1997, and Vernon Forrest won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LApr 5, 1997 · Forrest · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Assis or Forrest?
Francisco de Assis is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Vernon Forrest is 41-3. Vernon Forrest has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Assis0–30%

Forrest41–393.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Assis or Forrest?
Francisco de Assis has 0 knockout wins and Vernon Forrest has 29. Vernon Forrest has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Assis0

Forrest2970.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Assis and Forrest have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francisco de Assis and Vernon Forrest have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Assis and Forrest?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Francisco de Assis and 45 bouts tracked for Vernon Forrest. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Assis3bouts

Forrest45bouts

How They Win ↓

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