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George Foreman vs José Roman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Foreman

José Roman

George Foreman (76-5) and José Roman (1-4 across 5 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

Roman

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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 José Roman have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.

George Foreman and José Roman have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.
Met1973Sep 1Series
George ForemanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José RomanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Foreman 7 · Roman 0 of 7 measurable rows
ForemanRoman
Record†
76-5 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%
93.8% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 68
68 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
89.47%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
90% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
5

† 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″
José Roman: No height on file
Reachnot held
George Foreman: 78″
José Roman: No reach on file
Agenot held
George Foreman: Died aged 76
José Roman: No date of birth
Stance
George Foreman: Orthodox
José Roman: Not recorded

George Foreman left, José Roman 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%

José Roman1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

José Roman: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Foreman 82, José Roman 5 — 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

José Roman last boxed on Jul 28, 2018 — 3,006 days ago. Roman had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Mario Barrios.LLLWL

Foreman Sep 1973Schutte Jan 1976Solis May 1978Velázquez Sep 2014Barrios Jul 20180.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Foreman and José Roman ever fought each other?
Yes. George Foreman and José Roman met once on September 1, 1973, and George Foreman won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WSep 1, 1973 · Foreman · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foreman or Roman?
George Foreman is 76-5 and José Roman is 1-4 across the 5 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%

Roman1–420%

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

Foreman6889.5%

Roman0

The Numbers ↓
Do Foreman and Roman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Foreman and José Roman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foreman and Roman?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for George Foreman and 5 bouts tracked for José Roman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foreman82bouts

Roman5bouts

How They Win ↓

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