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George Foreman vs Joe Murphy Goodwin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Foreman

Joe Murphy Goodwin

George Foreman (76-5) and Joe Murphy Goodwin (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Foreman

76

Wins68 KO · 89%

5

Losses

0

Draws82 tracked bouts

Goodwin

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Foreman leads 1–0

George Foreman and Joe Murphy Goodwin have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.

George Foreman and Joe Murphy Goodwin have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.
Met1972Feb 29Series
George ForemanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe Murphy GoodwinFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Foreman 6 · Goodwin 0 of 6 measurable rows
ForemanGoodwin
Record†
76-5 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
93.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 68
68 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
89.47%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
90%—
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
3

† 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
George Foreman: 6′3″
Joe Murphy Goodwin: No height on file
Reachnot held
George Foreman: 78″
Joe Murphy Goodwin: No reach on file
Agenot held
George Foreman: Died aged 76
Joe Murphy Goodwin: No date of birth
Stance
George Foreman: Orthodox
Joe Murphy Goodwin: Not recorded

George Foreman left, Joe Murphy Goodwin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Foreman77 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

George Foreman: 77 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (90%) and 8 on the cards (10%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 90%8 on the cards 10%

Joe Murphy Goodwin0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Joe Murphy Goodwin: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Goodwin yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Foreman 82, Joe Murphy Goodwin 3 — 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

George Foreman had won four in a row before losing a decision to Shannon Briggs. Foreman last boxed on Nov 22, 1997.WWWWL

Moorer Nov 1994Schulz Apr 1995Grimsley Nov 1996Savarese Apr 1997Briggs Nov 19972.9 tracked bouts per year

Joe Murphy Goodwin last boxed on Feb 29, 1972 — 19,958 days ago. Goodwin had lost three straight.LLL

Stander Nov 1970Ramos Mar 1971Foreman Feb 19722.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Foreman and Joe Murphy Goodwin ever fought each other?
Yes. George Foreman and Joe Murphy Goodwin met once on February 29, 1972, and George Foreman won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WFeb 29, 1972 · Foreman · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foreman or Goodwin?
George Foreman is 76-5 and Joe Murphy Goodwin is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Foreman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Foreman76–593.8%

Goodwin0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Foreman or Goodwin?
George Foreman has 68 knockout wins and Joe Murphy Goodwin has 0. George Foreman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Foreman6889.5%

Goodwin0

The Numbers ↓
Do Foreman and Goodwin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Foreman and Joe Murphy Goodwin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foreman and Goodwin?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for George Foreman and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Murphy Goodwin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foreman82bouts

Goodwin3bouts

How They Win ↓

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