Have José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez ever fought each other?

Yes. José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez met once on October 29, 1988, and Julio César Chávez won by TD in round 11.

Who has the better record, Ramírez or Chávez?

José Luis Ramírez is 102-9 and Julio César Chávez is 107-6-2. Julio César Chávez has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ramírez or Chávez?

José Luis Ramírez has 82 knockout wins and Julio César Chávez has 86. Julio César Chávez has more.

Do Ramírez and Chávez have any common opponents?

José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez share 11 common opponents: Pernell Whitaker, Terrence Alli and Héctor Camacho (and 8 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Ramírez or Chávez?

Julio César Chávez is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 2 cm above the other. Julio César Chávez also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ramírez and Chávez?

This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for José Luis Ramírez and 115 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

José Luis Ramírez vs Julio César Chávez — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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José Luis Ramírez

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Julio César Chávez

José Luis Ramírez (102-9) and Julio César Chávez (107-6-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 11 common opponents.

Ramírez

102

Wins82 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws112 tracked bouts

Chávez

107

Wins86 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws115 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Chávez leads 1–0

José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez have met 1 time; Chávez leads 1–0.
Met	1988Oct 29	Series
José Luis RamírezFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Julio César ChávezFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
How it ended	TDR11Chávez vs Ramírez	1Meeting

Chávez vs Ramírez · Oct 29, 1988

The Numbers

Ramírez 2 · Chávez 4 of 6 measurable rows

RamírezEdge = longer wingChávez

Record: 102-9107-6-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 91.9%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 86: 82
86 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 80.39% (edge)
80.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†level0–100%: 80%
80%
Times stopped^†max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.5: 2.8
4.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115: 112
115

† 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

HeightLevel: José Luis Ramírez: 5′7″; Julio César Chávez: 5′7″
Reach+4″: José Luis Ramírez: 64″; Julio César Chávez: 68″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart: José Luis Ramírez: 67; Julio César Chávez: 64
Stance: José Luis Ramírez: Southpaw; Julio César Chávez: Orthodox

José Luis Ramírez left, Julio César Chávez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

José Luis Ramírez102 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

82 by KO/TKO 80%19 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Julio César Chávez107 wins · from 115 tracked bouts

86 by KO/TKO 80%18 on the cards 17%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Luis Ramírez 112, Julio César Chávez 115 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

11 shared

11 shared · Ramírez better on 3 · Chávez better on 3 · even on 511 shared · José Luis Ramírez better on 3 · Julio César Chávez better on 3 · even on 5

RamírezJosé Luis Ramírez

Opponent

ChávezJulio César Chávez

José Luis Ramírez
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1989Aug 1989
Win, SD
1988Mar 1988
WhitakerPernell WhitakerUnited States 40–4–1Chávez betterJulio César Chávez better — 0–0–1 to 1–1
Julio César Chávez
Draw, MD
1993Sep 1993
José Luis Ramírez
Win, UD
1987Jul 1987
AlliTerrence AlliEvenEven — 1–0 both
Julio César Chávez
Win, TKO 6
1993May 1993
José Luis Ramírez
Loss, UD
1985Aug 1985
CamachoHéctor CamachoUnited States 79–6–3Chávez betterJulio César Chávez better — 1–0 to 0–1
Julio César Chávez
Win, UD
1992Sep 1992
José Luis Ramírez
1–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1984Nov 1984
Loss, UD
1983May 1983
RosarioEdwin RosarioUnited States 47–6Chávez betterJulio César Chávez better — 1–0 to 1–1
Julio César Chávez
Win, TKO 11
1987Nov 1987
José Luis Ramírez
Win, UD
1985Jun 1985
HernandezManuel HernandezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Julio César Chávez
Win, TKO 3
1985Jan 1985
José Luis Ramírez
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1973Aug 1973
Win, KO
1973Jul 1973
MendozaDelfino MendozaRamírez betterJosé Luis Ramírez better — 2–0 to 1–0
Julio César Chávez
Win, KO
1984Jun 1984
José Luis Ramírez
Win, KO 6
1982Oct 1982
AvitiaRamon AvitiaEvenEven — 1–0 both
Julio César Chávez
Win, KO
1984May 1984
José Luis Ramírez
2–0 against
Win, KO 3
1982Mar 1982
Win, KO 6
1981Oct 1981
AbarcaBenjamin AbarcaRamírez betterJosé Luis Ramírez better — 2–0 to 1–0
Julio César Chávez
Win, KO
1983Jul 1983
José Luis Ramírez
Win, TKO
1982Aug 1982
HerreraErnesto HerreraEvenEven — 1–0 both
Julio César Chávez
Win, KO
1983Apr 1983
José Luis Ramírez
2–0 against
Win, KO
1978Feb 1978
Win, PTS
1977Feb 1977
PerazaRamon PerazaRamírez betterJosé Luis Ramírez better — 2–0 to 1–0
Julio César Chávez
Win, KO
1982Feb 1982
José Luis Ramírez
2–0 against
Win, KO 7
1980Jul 1980
Win, KO
1976Nov 1976
LaraJesus Cuate LaraEvenEven — 2–0 both
Julio César Chávez
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1981Aug 1981
Win, PTS
1980Sep 1980

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

José Luis Ramírez last boxed on Oct 12, 2013 — 4,726 days ago. Ramírez had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Chávez Oct 1988Minaya Mar 1989Whitaker Aug 1989Coggi Mar 1990Lomachenko Oct 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Julio César Chávez last boxed on Sep 17, 2005 — 7,673 days ago. Chávez had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Grover Wiley.WWWWL

Thomas Nov 2001Wise Nov 2003Randall May 2004Robinson May 2005Wiley Sep 20054.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez ever fought each other?: Yes. José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez met once on October 29, 1988, and Julio César Chávez won by TD in round 11.
Who has the better record, Ramírez or Chávez?: José Luis Ramírez is 102-9 and Julio César Chávez is 107-6-2. Julio César Chávez has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ramírez or Chávez?: José Luis Ramírez has 82 knockout wins and Julio César Chávez has 86. Julio César Chávez has more.
Do Ramírez and Chávez have any common opponents?: José Luis Ramírez and Julio César Chávez share 11 common opponents: Pernell Whitaker, Terrence Alli and Héctor Camacho (and 8 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Ramírez or Chávez?: Julio César Chávez is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 2 cm above the other. Julio César Chávez also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ramírez and Chávez?: This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for José Luis Ramírez and 115 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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