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Francisco Tomas Da Cruz vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francisco Tomas Da Cruz

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Micky Ward

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) and Micky Ward (38-13) 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.

Cruz

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 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

Ward leads 1–0

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1988Dec 13Series
Francisco Tomas Da CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 1 · Ward 5 of 6 measurable rows
CruzWard
Record†
1-638-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
14.3%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
1
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
71%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
0.5
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
7
51

† 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

Heightnot held
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No height on file
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No reach on file
Micky Ward: 70″
Agenot held
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No date of birth
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: Not recorded
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz left, Micky Ward 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 Tomas Da Cruz1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francisco Tomas Da Cruz 7, Micky Ward 51 — 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 Tomas Da Cruz last boxed on Sep 15, 1998 — 10,268 days ago. Cruz had lost six straight.LLLLL

McGuigan Jun 1988Ward Dec 1988Garza May 1989González May 1992Popó Sep 19980.5 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,542 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and Micky Ward met once on December 13, 1988, and Micky Ward won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LDec 13, 1988 · Ward · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Ward?
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Micky Ward is 38-13. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz1–614.3%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Ward?
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz has 1 knockout win and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Ward have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and Micky Ward have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Francisco Tomas Da Cruz and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz7bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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