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Johnny Greco vs Kid Gavilán — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Greco

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Kid Gavilán

Johnny Greco (78-18-5) and Kid Gavilán (108-30-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Greco

78

Wins43 KO · 55%

18

Losses

5

Draws7 tracked bouts

Gavilán

108

Wins28 KO · 26%

30

Losses

5

Draws143 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gavilán leads 1–0

Johnny Greco and Kid Gavilán have met 1 time; Gavilán leads 1–0.

Johnny Greco and Kid Gavilán have met 1 time; Gavilán leads 1–0.
Met1950Aug 16Series
Johnny GrecoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Kid GavilánFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Greco 4 · Gavilán 3 of 7 measurable rows
GrecoGavilán
Record
78-18-5 (edge)108-30-5
Win %0–100%
79.7% (edge)
77.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%
55.13% (edge)
25.93%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
27% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 9.5
1.3
9.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 143
7
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

Heightnot held
Johnny Greco: 5′5″
Kid Gavilán: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Greco: 66″
Kid Gavilán: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Greco: No date of birth
Kid Gavilán: Died aged 77
Stance
Johnny Greco: Orthodox
Kid Gavilán: Orthodox

Johnny Greco 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 Greco2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Johnny Greco: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Kid Gavilán108 wins · from 143 tracked bouts

Kid Gavilán: 108 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (27%) and 79 on the cards (73%). Counted from 143 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 Greco 7, Kid Gavilán 143 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Gavilán better on 1

Greco

Opponent

Gavilán

  • Johnny Greco

    1–2–1 against

    Win, UD

    1949

    Loss, MD

    1948

    Loss, UD

    1946

    Draw, PTS

    1946

    JackGavilán better

    Kid Gavilán

    Win, UD

    1949

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 Greco last boxed on May 21, 1951 — 27,546 days ago. Greco had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Jack Apr 1948Jack Mar 1949Montgomery Feb 1950Gavilán Aug 1950Graziano May 19511.3 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

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Greco and Kid Gavilán ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Greco and Kid Gavilán met once on August 16, 1950, and Kid Gavilán won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LAug 16, 1950 · Gavilán · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Greco or Gavilán?
Johnny Greco is 78-18-5 and Kid Gavilán is 108-30-5. Johnny Greco has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Greco78–18–579.7%

Gavilán108–30–577.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Greco or Gavilán?
Johnny Greco has 43 knockout wins and Kid Gavilán has 28. Johnny Greco has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Greco4355.1%

Gavilán2825.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Greco and Gavilán have any common opponents?
Johnny Greco and Kid Gavilán share 1 common opponent: Beau Jack. Kid Gavilán fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Beau Jack1–2–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greco and Gavilán?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Johnny Greco and 143 bouts tracked for Kid Gavilán. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Greco7bouts

Gavilán143bouts

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