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Jose Luis Mendez vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jose Luis Mendez

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Micky Ward

Jose Luis Mendez (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Micky Ward (38-13) 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.

Mendez

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 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

Ward leads 1–0

Jose Luis Mendez and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

Jose Luis Mendez and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1999Mar 17Series
Jose Luis MendezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Mendez 0 · Ward 3 of 3 measurable rows
MendezWard
Record†
0-138-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
1
51

† 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
Jose Luis Mendez: No height on file
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Jose Luis Mendez: No reach on file
Micky Ward: 70″
Agenot held
Jose Luis Mendez: No date of birth
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Jose Luis Mendez: Not recorded
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Jose Luis Mendez left, Micky Ward 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 Luis Mendez0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Jose Luis Mendez: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Mendez yet.

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jose Luis Mendez 1, Micky Ward 51 — 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

Jose Luis Mendez last boxed on Mar 17, 1999 — 10,081 days ago. Mendez had lost the most recent, to Micky Ward.L

Ward Mar 1999

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,538 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jose Luis Mendez and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Jose Luis Mendez and Micky Ward met once on March 17, 1999, and Micky Ward won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LMar 17, 1999 · Ward · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mendez or Ward?
Jose Luis Mendez is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Micky Ward is 38-13. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mendez0–10%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mendez or Ward?
Jose Luis Mendez has 0 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mendez0

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mendez and Ward have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jose Luis Mendez and Micky Ward have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mendez and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Jose Luis Mendez and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mendez1bout

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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