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John L Carter vs José "King" Roman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John L Carter

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

José "King" Roman

John L Carter (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and José "King" Roman (53-27-4) 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.

Carter

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Roman

53

Wins27 KO · 51%

27

Losses

4

Draws85 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

Roman leads 1–0

John L Carter and José "King" Roman have met 1 time; Roman leads 1–0.

John L Carter and José "King" Roman have met 1 time; Roman leads 1–0.
Met1977Dec 1Series
John L CarterFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José "King" RomanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Carter 1 · Roman 3 of 4 measurable rows
CarterRoman
Record†
0-153-27-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
65.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50.94%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—51%
Times stopped‡max 11
0 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
1
85

† 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 held
John L Carter: No date of birth
José "King" Roman: 79
Stance
John L Carter: Not recorded
José "King" Roman: Orthodox

John L Carter left, José "King" 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
John L Carter0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John L Carter: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Carter yet.

José "King" Roman53 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

José "King" Roman: 53 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (51%) and 26 on the cards (49%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 51%26 on the cards 49%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L Carter 1, José "King" Roman 85 — 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

John L Carter last boxed on Dec 1, 1977 — 17,858 days ago. Carter had lost the most recent, to José "King" Roman.L

Roman Dec 1977

José "King" Roman last boxed on Mar 19, 1981 — 16,654 days ago. Roman had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Jerome May 1978Arrington Jun 1978Morgan Aug 1978Righetti Nov 1978Severance Mar 19815.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L Carter and José "King" Roman ever fought each other?
Yes. John L Carter and José "King" Roman met once on December 1, 1977, and José "King" Roman won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 1, 1977 · Roman · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Carter or Roman?
John L Carter is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and José "King" Roman is 53-27-4. José "King" Roman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Carter0–10%

Roman53–27–465.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Carter or Roman?
John L Carter has 0 knockout wins and José "King" Roman has 27. José "King" Roman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Carter0

Roman2750.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Carter and Roman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L Carter and José "King" Roman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Roman?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for John L Carter and 85 bouts tracked for José "King" Roman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Carter1bout

Roman85bouts

How They Win ↓

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