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Johnny Tapia vs Manuel Martinez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Tapia

Manuel Martinez

Johnny Tapia (59-5-2) and Manuel Martinez (0-4 across 4 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.

Tapia

59

Wins30 KO · 51%

5

Losses

2

Draws66 tracked bouts

Martinez

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Tapia leads 1–0

Johnny Tapia and Manuel Martinez have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.

Johnny Tapia and Manuel Martinez have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.
Met1988Sep 29Series
Johnny TapiaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Manuel MartinezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Tapia 6 · Martinez 0 of 6 measurable rows
TapiaMartinez
Record†
59-5-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
51%—
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
4

† 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
Johnny Tapia: 5′6″
Manuel Martinez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Tapia: 63″
Manuel Martinez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Tapia: Died aged 45
Manuel Martinez: No date of birth
Stance
Johnny Tapia: Orthodox
Manuel Martinez: Not recorded

Johnny Tapia left, Manuel Martinez 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 Tapia59 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

Johnny Tapia: 59 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (51%), 28 on the cards (47%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 51%28 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Manuel Martinez0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Manuel Martinez: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Martinez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Tapia 66, Manuel Martinez 4 — 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

Johnny Tapia has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Sandro Marcos. Tapia last boxed on Jun 4, 2011.LWWWW

Marcos Sep 2005Primero Feb 2007Reyes Mar 2010Alonso Sep 2010Pastrana Jun 20112.8 tracked bouts per year

Manuel Martinez last boxed on Oct 29, 2010 — 5,832 days ago. Martinez had lost four straight.LLLL

Roach Jul 1980López Jun 1985Tapia Sep 1988Jackson Oct 20100.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Tapia and Manuel Martinez ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Tapia and Manuel Martinez met once on September 29, 1988, and Johnny Tapia won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WSep 29, 1988 · Tapia · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tapia or Martinez?
Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Manuel Martinez is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Tapia has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tapia59–5–290.9%

Martinez0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tapia or Martinez?
Johnny Tapia has 30 knockout wins and Manuel Martinez has 0. Johnny Tapia has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tapia3050.9%

Martinez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tapia and Martinez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Tapia and Manuel Martinez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tapia and Martinez?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 4 bouts tracked for Manuel Martinez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tapia66bouts

Martinez4bouts

How They Win ↓

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