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George Foster vs Joe Cortez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Foster

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Joe Cortez

George Foster (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) and Joe Cortez (13-1) 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.

Foster

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Cortez

13

Wins2 KO · 15%

1

Loss

0

Draws14 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

Foster leads 1–0

George Foster and Joe Cortez have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.

George Foster and Joe Cortez have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.
Met1963May 25Series
George FosterFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe CortezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Foster 0 · Cortez 6 of 6 measurable rows
FosterCortez
Record†
1-313-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
92.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 2
0
2 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—15.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
15% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.9
0.4
1.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 14
4
14

† 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

Agenot comparable
George Foster: Died aged 78
Joe Cortez: 83

George Foster left, Joe Cortez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Foster1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

George Foster: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Joe Cortez13 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

Joe Cortez: 13 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (15%) and 11 on the cards (85%). Counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 15%11 on the cards 85%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Foster 4, Joe Cortez 14 — 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 Foster has lost two straight, after one straight win. Foster last boxed on Apr 10, 1972.LWLL

Cruz Mar 1963Cortez May 1963Hernández Dec 1969Jesús Apr 19720.4 tracked bouts per year

Joe Cortez last boxed on Feb 28, 1970 — 20,690 days ago. Cortez had won nine straight, the most recent against Sal Lacheppele.WWWWW

Molinares Jul 1965Rivera Feb 1966Rodriguez Feb 1966Kid Mar 1966Lacheppele Feb 19701.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Foster and Joe Cortez ever fought each other?
Yes. George Foster and Joe Cortez met once on May 25, 1963, and George Foster won by PTS.
The meeting

WMay 25, 1963 · Foster · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foster or Cortez?
George Foster is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Cortez is 13-1. Joe Cortez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Foster1–325%

Cortez13–192.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Foster or Cortez?
George Foster has 0 knockout wins and Joe Cortez has 2. Joe Cortez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Foster0

Cortez215.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Foster and Cortez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Foster and Joe Cortez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foster and Cortez?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for George Foster and 14 bouts tracked for Joe Cortez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foster4bouts

Cortez14bouts

How They Win ↓

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