Have Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán have met 3 times and Kid Gavilán leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Bratton or Gavilán?

Johnny Bratton is 60-24-3 and Kid Gavilán is 108-30-5. Kid Gavilán has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Bratton or Gavilán?

Johnny Bratton has 34 knockout wins and Kid Gavilán has 28. Johnny Bratton has more.

Do Bratton and Gavilán have any common opponents?

Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán share 19 common opponents: Tiger Jones, Del Flanagan and Bobby Dykes (and 16 others). Kid Gavilán fared better against 8 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bratton and Gavilán?

This comparison is drawn from 87 bouts tracked for Johnny Bratton and 143 bouts tracked for Kid Gavilán. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Bratton vs Kid Gavilán — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Bratton (60-24-3) and Kid Gavilán (108-30-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 19 common opponents.

Bratton

Wins34 KO · 57%

Losses

Draws87 tracked bouts

Gavilán

108

Wins28 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws143 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gavilán leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán have met 3 times; Gavilán leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1951May 18	1951Nov 28	1953Nov 13	Series
Johnny BrattonFighter A	LLost	DDraw	LLost	0–2–1W–L–D
Kid GavilánFighter B	WWon	DDraw	WWon	2–0–1W–L–D
Result	UDGavilán vs Bratton	PTSGavilán vs Bratton	UDGavilán vs Bratton	3Meetings

The Numbers

Bratton 4 · Gavilán 4 of 8 measurable rows

BrattonEdge = longer wingGavilán

Record: 60-24-3108-30-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 70.7%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%: 56.67% (edge)
25.93%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 57% (edge)
27%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.5: 8.1
9.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 143: 87
143

† 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: Johnny Bratton: Died aged 65; Kid Gavilán: Died aged 77
Stance: Johnny Bratton: Orthodox; Kid Gavilán: Orthodox

Johnny Bratton left, Kid Gavilán right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Bratton60 wins · from 87 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 57%26 on the cards 43%

Kid Gavilán108 wins · from 143 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 27%79 on the cards 73%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Bratton 87, Kid Gavilán 143 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

19 shared

19 shared · Bratton better on 5 · Gavilán better on 8 · even on 619 shared · Johnny Bratton better on 5 · Kid Gavilán better on 8 · even on 6

BrattonJohnny Bratton

Opponent

GavilánKid Gavilán

Johnny Bratton
Loss, UD
1952Dec 1952
JonesTiger JonesUnited States 52–32–5Gavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 2–1 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
2–1 against
Win, SD
1958Apr 1958
Loss, SD
1958Feb 1958
Win, UD
1953Aug 1953
Johnny Bratton
1–1 against
Loss, TKO 9
1955Mar 1955
Win, SD
1952May 1952
FlanaganDel FlanaganUnited StatesBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–1 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1957Apr 1957
Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 1
1951Jan 1951
DykesBobby DykesBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–0 to 1–1
Kid Gavilán
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1955Mar 1955
Win, SD
1952Feb 1952
Johnny Bratton
Loss, UD
1954Oct 1954
VaronaChico VaronaGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 1–0 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
Win, PTS
1946Jun 1946
Johnny Bratton
Loss, UD
1954Feb 1954
SaxtonJohnny SaxtonUnited States 55–9–2 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1954Oct 1954
Johnny Bratton
2–1 against
Win, UD
1953May 1953
Win, SD
1951Dec 1951
Loss, SD
1948Jan 1948
MinelliLivio MinelliItaly 60–19–7Gavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 2–0 to 2–1
Kid Gavilán
2–0 against
Win, UD
1954Mar 1954
Win, SD
1953Apr 1953
Johnny Bratton
Win, UD
1953Jun 1953
WomberDanny WomberBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1953May 1953
Johnny Bratton
Win, SD
1952Feb 1952
CardellVic CardellEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1953Jan 1953
Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 8
1952Oct 1952
MiceliJoe MiceliEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kid Gavilán
Win, SD
1950Dec 1950
Johnny Bratton
Win, UD
1952Sep 1952
ZannelliRalph ZannelliEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1952May 1952
Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 3
1952Jul 1952
DauthuilleLaurent DauthuilleFrance 45–13–4 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1949Nov 1949
Johnny Bratton
0–2 against
Loss, SD
1952Jun 1952
Loss, UD
1952Mar 1952
CastellaniRocky CastellaniUnited States 69–14–6Gavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 1–0 to 0–2
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1949Sep 1949
Johnny Bratton
Win, KO 8
1952Jan 1952
RosadoBobby RosadoEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kid Gavilán
Win, KO 7
1951Oct 1951
Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 2
1950Jan 1950
HairstonGene HairstonUnited StatesBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–0 to 1–1
Kid Gavilán
1–1 against
Win, UD
1951Mar 1951
Loss, SD
1950Oct 1950
Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 3
1950Dec 1950
FeltonLester FeltonBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
Loss, SD
1949Oct 1949
Johnny Bratton
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 8
1950Jan 1950
Loss, UD
1949Jan 1949
Loss, PTS
1946Jan 1946
WilliamsIke WilliamsUnited States 128–24–5 · LightweightGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 2–1 to 0–3
Kid Gavilán
2–1 against
Win, UD
1949Apr 1949
Win, MD
1949Jan 1949
Loss, UD
1948Feb 1948
Johnny Bratton
Draw, PTS
1948Nov 1948
LeeBobby LeeGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 2–0 to 0–0–1
Kid Gavilán
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1949Dec 1949
Win, UD
1947Aug 1947
Johnny Bratton
Loss, TKO 8
1948Jan 1948
JackBeau JackUnited States 91–24–5 · LightweightGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 1–0 to 0–1
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1949Oct 1949
Johnny Bratton
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1947Oct 1947
Loss, UD
1947Jun 1947
BurtonGene BurtonGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Kid Gavilán
Draw, PTS
1948Jan 1948

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Johnny Bratton has lost four straight, after one straight win. Bratton last boxed on Mar 17, 1955.WLLLL

Wilson Oct 1953Gavilán Nov 1953Saxton Feb 1954Varona Oct 1954Flanagan Mar 19558.1 tracked bouts per year

Kid Gavilán had won one in a row before losing a decision to Yama Bahama. Gavilán last boxed on Jun 18, 1958.LWLWL

Ortega Oct 1957Byars Nov 1957Jones Feb 1958Jones Apr 1958Bahama Jun 19589.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán have met 3 times and Kid Gavilán leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Bratton or Gavilán?: Johnny Bratton is 60-24-3 and Kid Gavilán is 108-30-5. Kid Gavilán has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bratton or Gavilán?: Johnny Bratton has 34 knockout wins and Kid Gavilán has 28. Johnny Bratton has more.
Do Bratton and Gavilán have any common opponents?: Johnny Bratton and Kid Gavilán share 19 common opponents: Tiger Jones, Del Flanagan and Bobby Dykes (and 16 others). Kid Gavilán fared better against 8 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bratton and Gavilán?: This comparison is drawn from 87 bouts tracked for Johnny Bratton and 143 bouts tracked for Kid Gavilán. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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