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José Nápoles (81-7) and Manuel González (5-10 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

José Nápoles vs Manuel González — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICAN

José Nápoles

81–7

88 tracked bouts

Manuel González

Tracked record

5–10

15 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

José Nápoles leads 1–0

The Numbers

81-7 (edge)
Record
5-10

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

92% (edge)
Win %
33.3%
54 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
66.67%
KO rate
67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
5.1 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

88
Bouts tracked
15

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (171 cm)
Height
72″ (183 cm)
Reach
86
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Mexican
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

José Nápoles · 81 wins

KO/TKO
54
Decision
25
Other
2

Manuel González · 5 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
5
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (88 and 15 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • José Nápoles

    WUD · Oct 1969

    Emile Griffith

    Manuel González

    LMD · Nov 1973LUD · Dec 1965WSD · Jan 1965
  • José Nápoles

    WTKO R8 · Jun 1971LTKO R4 · Dec 1970

    Billy Backus

    Manuel González

    LUD · Jul 1970
  • José Nápoles

    WRTD R10 · Jun 1969WRTD R13 · Apr 1969

    Curtis Cokes

    Manuel González

    LUD · Aug 1966LUD · Sep 1961WSD · Apr 1959LSD · Nov 1958LPTS · Mar 1958

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

José Nápoles

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Dec 6, 1975

Manuel González

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought Nov 1, 1973

Common Questions

Have José Nápoles and Manuel González ever fought each other?
Yes. José Nápoles and Manuel González met once on March 27, 1971, and José Nápoles won by KO in round 6.
Who has the better record, José Nápoles or Manuel González?
José Nápoles is 81-7 and Manuel González is 5-10 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Nápoles has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, José Nápoles or Manuel González?
José Nápoles has 54 knockout wins and Manuel González has 0. José Nápoles has more.
Do José Nápoles and Manuel González have any common opponents?
José Nápoles and Manuel González share 3 common opponents: Emile Griffith, Billy Backus and Curtis Cokes. José Nápoles fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on José Nápoles and Manuel González?
This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for José Nápoles and 15 bouts tracked for Manuel González. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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