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José Ribalta vs Larry Donald — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Ribalta

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Larry Donald

José Ribalta (38-17-1) and Larry Donald (42-5-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Ribalta

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

17

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Donald

42

Wins24 KO · 57%

5

Losses

3

Draws50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Donald leads 1–0

José Ribalta and Larry Donald have met 1 time; Donald leads 1–0.

José Ribalta and Larry Donald have met 1 time; Donald leads 1–0.
Met1997Jul 15Series
José RibaltaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Larry DonaldFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Ribalta 3 · Donald 4 of 7 measurable rows
RibaltaDonald
Record
38-17-142-5-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
68.8%
87% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
71.05% (edge)
57.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71% (edge)
57%
Times stopped†max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.2
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
56
50

† 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 Ribalta: No height on file
Larry Donald: 6′3″
Reachnot held
José Ribalta: No reach on file
Larry Donald: 81″
Age4 yrs apart
José Ribalta: 63
Larry Donald: 59
Stance
José Ribalta: Orthodox
Larry Donald: Orthodox

José Ribalta left, Larry Donald 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 Ribalta38 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

José Ribalta: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%), 10 on the cards (26%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 26%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Larry Donald42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Larry Donald: 42 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (57%), 17 on the cards (40%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 57%17 on the cards 40%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Ribalta 56, Larry Donald 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Donald better on 1 · even on 2

Ribalta

Opponent

Donald

  • José Ribalta

    Loss, TKO 2

    1998

    KlitschkoEven

    Larry Donald

    Loss, TKO 10

    2002

  • José Ribalta

    Loss, MD

    1990

    WitherspoonDonald better

    Larry Donald

    Win, UD

    1997

  • José Ribalta

    Win, KO 1

    1995

    JohnsonEven

    Larry Donald

    Win, TKO 2

    1993

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 Ribalta last boxed on Oct 8, 1999 — 9,874 days ago. Ribalta had lost five straight.LLLLL

Schulz Dec 1996Donald Jul 1997Klitschko Jun 1998Byrd Jun 1999Ruddock Oct 19993.2 tracked bouts per year

Larry Donald last boxed on Jun 30, 2007 — 7,052 days ago. Donald had lost two straight.WWDLL

Cawley Aug 2004Holyfield Nov 2004Austin Apr 2005Valuev Oct 2005Povetkin Jun 20073.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Ribalta and Larry Donald ever fought each other?
Yes. José Ribalta and Larry Donald met once on July 15, 1997, and Larry Donald won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

LJul 15, 1997 · Donald · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ribalta or Donald?
José Ribalta is 38-17-1 and Larry Donald is 42-5-3. Larry Donald has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ribalta38–17–168.8%

Donald42–5–387%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ribalta or Donald?
José Ribalta has 27 knockout wins and Larry Donald has 24. José Ribalta has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ribalta2771.1%

Donald2457.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ribalta and Donald have any common opponents?
José Ribalta and Larry Donald share 3 common opponents: Vitali Klitschko, Tim Witherspoon and Bruce Johnson. Larry Donald fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Vitali KlitschkoLL

Tim WitherspoonLW

Bruce JohnsonWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ribalta and Donald?
This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for José Ribalta and 50 bouts tracked for Larry Donald. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ribalta56bouts

Donald50bouts

How They Win ↓

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