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José Medel vs Mike Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Medel

Mike Cruz

José Medel (69-31-8) and Mike Cruz (0-6 across 6 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.

Medel

69

Wins44 KO · 64%

31

Losses

8

Draws108 tracked bouts

Cruz

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Medel leads 1–0

José Medel and Mike Cruz have met 1 time; Medel leads 1–0.

José Medel and Mike Cruz have met 1 time; Medel leads 1–0.
Met1956Jun 30Series
José MedelFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Medel 4 · Cruz 1 of 5 measurable rows
MedelCruz
Record†
69-31-8 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
67.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
61%—
Times stopped‡max 10
10
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.6
5.6 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 108
108
6

† 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
José Medel: 5′5″
Mike Cruz: No height on file
Reachnot held
José Medel: 67″
Mike Cruz: No reach on file
Agenot held
José Medel: Died aged 62
Mike Cruz: No date of birth
Stance
José Medel: Orthodox
Mike Cruz: Not recorded

José Medel left, Mike Cruz 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 Medel69 wins · from 108 tracked bouts

José Medel: 69 tracked wins — 42 by KO/TKO (61%) and 27 on the cards (39%). Counted from 108 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

42 by KO/TKO 61%27 on the cards 39%

Mike Cruz0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Mike Cruz: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Medel 108, Mike Cruz 6 — 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

José Medel has lost two straight, after one straight win. Medel last boxed on Jun 9, 1974.LLWLL

Meza Mar 1971Carillo Jan 1972Hernandez Apr 1972Munoz Sep 1973Kobayashi Jun 19745.6 tracked bouts per year

Mike Cruz last boxed on Apr 10, 1990 — 13,345 days ago. Cruz had lost six straight.LLLLL

Medel Jun 1956Cokes Feb 1967Nápoles Feb 1968Buchanan Feb 1969Solís Apr 19900.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Medel and Mike Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. José Medel and Mike Cruz met once on June 30, 1956, and José Medel won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WJun 30, 1956 · Medel · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Medel or Cruz?
José Medel is 69-31-8 and Mike Cruz is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Medel has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Medel69–31–867.6%

Cruz0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Medel or Cruz?
José Medel has 44 knockout wins and Mike Cruz has 0. José Medel has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Medel4463.8%

Cruz0

The Numbers ↓
Do Medel and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Medel and Mike Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Medel and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 108 bouts tracked for José Medel and 6 bouts tracked for Mike Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Medel108bouts

Cruz6bouts

How They Win ↓

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