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Iran Barkley vs John Ford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Iran Barkley

John Ford

Iran Barkley (43-19-1) and John Ford (0-2 across 2 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.

Barkley

43

Wins27 KO · 63%

19

Losses

1

Draw63 tracked bouts

Ford

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Barkley leads 1–0

Iran Barkley and John Ford have met 1 time; Barkley leads 1–0.

Iran Barkley and John Ford have met 1 time; Barkley leads 1–0.
Met1984Aug 23Series
Iran BarkleyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John FordFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Barkley 5 · Ford 1 of 6 measurable rows
BarkleyFord
Record†
43-19-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
69% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
62.79%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
63%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.8
3.8 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
2

† 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
Iran Barkley: 6′1″
John Ford: No height on file
Reachnot held
Iran Barkley: 74″
John Ford: No reach on file
Agenot held
Iran Barkley: 66
John Ford: No date of birth
Stance
Iran Barkley: Orthodox
John Ford: Not recorded

Iran Barkley left, John Ford right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Iran Barkley43 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Iran Barkley: 43 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (63%), 15 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 63%15 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

John Ford0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

John Ford: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ford yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Iran Barkley 63, John Ford 2 — 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

Iran Barkley last boxed on Jul 31, 1999 — 9,947 days ago. Barkley had lost six straight.LLLLL

Guy Jan 1999Williams Mar 1999Halme Apr 1999Berbick Jun 1999McKnight Jul 19993.8 tracked bouts per year

John Ford last boxed on Sep 8, 1989 — 13,560 days ago. Ford had lost two straight.LL

Barkley Aug 1984Jackson Sep 19890.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Iran Barkley and John Ford ever fought each other?
Yes. Iran Barkley and John Ford met once on August 23, 1984, and Iran Barkley won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WAug 23, 1984 · Barkley · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barkley or Ford?
Iran Barkley is 43-19-1 and John Ford is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Iran Barkley has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barkley43–19–169%

Ford0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barkley or Ford?
Iran Barkley has 27 knockout wins and John Ford has 0. Iran Barkley has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barkley2762.8%

Ford0

The Numbers ↓
Do Barkley and Ford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Iran Barkley and John Ford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barkley and Ford?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Iran Barkley and 2 bouts tracked for John Ford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barkley63bouts

Ford2bouts

How They Win ↓

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