Have Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns met once on May 11, 2013, and Ricky Burns won by RTD in round 9.

Who has the better record, Gonzalez or Burns?

Jose Gonzalez is 24-2 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Jose Gonzalez has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Gonzalez or Burns?

Jose Gonzalez has 19 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Jose Gonzalez has more.

Do Gonzalez and Burns have any common opponents?

Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns share 1 common opponent: Joseph Laryea. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Gonzalez or Burns?

Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Jose Gonzalez also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gonzalez and Burns?

This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Jose Gonzalez and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jose Gonzalez vs Ricky Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ricky Burns

Jose Gonzalez (24-2) and Ricky Burns (45-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Gonzalez

Wins19 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws28 tracked bouts

Burns

Wins17 KO · 38%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met	2013May 11	Series
Jose GonzalezFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	RTDR9Burns vs Gonzalez	1Meeting

Burns vs Gonzalez · May 11, 2013

The Numbers

Gonzalez 6 · Burns 2 of 8 measurable rows

GonzalezEdge = longer wingBurns

Record: 24-2 (edge)45-8-1
Win %0–100%: 92.3% (edge)
84.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 19: 19 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%: 79.17% (edge)
37.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 79% (edge)
38%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5: 0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.1: 3.1 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 28
55

† 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

Height+1″: Jose Gonzalez: 5′8″; Ricky Burns: 5′9″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Jose Gonzalez: 73″ (edge); Ricky Burns: 70″
AgeSame age: Jose Gonzalez: 43; Ricky Burns: 43
Stance: Jose Gonzalez: Orthodox; Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Jose Gonzalez left, Ricky Burns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jose Gonzalez24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 79%4 on the cards 17%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jose Gonzalez 28, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

GonzalezJose Gonzalez

Opponent

BurnsRicky Burns

Jose Gonzalez
Win, TKO 3
2012Jul 2012
LaryeaJoseph LaryeaGhanaEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ricky Burns
Win, RTD 7
2011Mar 2011

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

Jose Gonzalez last boxed on Jun 26, 2015 — 4,136 days ago. Gonzalez had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Diego Magdaleno.WLWWL

Rodríguez Feb 2013Burns May 2013Bento Dec 2014Quintero Apr 2015Magdaleno Jun 20153.1 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,147 days ago. Burns had won two straight since losing a decision to Lee Selby.WWLWW

Njegac Jun 2018Cardle Nov 2018Selby Oct 2019Dominguez Dec 2021Limond Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns met once on May 11, 2013, and Ricky Burns won by RTD in round 9.
Who has the better record, Gonzalez or Burns?: Jose Gonzalez is 24-2 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Jose Gonzalez has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gonzalez or Burns?: Jose Gonzalez has 19 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Jose Gonzalez has more.
Do Gonzalez and Burns have any common opponents?: Jose Gonzalez and Ricky Burns share 1 common opponent: Joseph Laryea. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Gonzalez or Burns?: Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Jose Gonzalez also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gonzalez and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Jose Gonzalez and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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