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José Ribalta vs Vitali Klitschko — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Ribalta

José Ribalta

Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko

José Ribalta (38-17-1) and Vitali Klitschko (45-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ribalta

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

17

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Klitschko

45

Wins41 KO · 91%

2

Losses

0

Draws47 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Klitschko leads 1–0

José Ribalta and Vitali Klitschko have met 1 time; Klitschko leads 1–0.

José Ribalta and Vitali Klitschko have met 1 time; Klitschko leads 1–0.
Met1998Jun 5Series
José RibaltaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vitali KlitschkoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ribalta 1 · Klitschko 7 of 8 measurable rows
RibaltaKlitschko
Record
38-17-145-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
68.8%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 41
27
41 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
71.05%
91.11% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71%
91% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
9
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
56
47

† 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

Agenot held
José Ribalta: 63
Vitali Klitschko: No date of birth
Stance
José Ribalta: Orthodox
Vitali Klitschko: Orthodox

José Ribalta left, Vitali Klitschko 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%

Vitali Klitschko45 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Vitali Klitschko: 45 tracked wins — 41 by KO/TKO (91%) and 4 on the cards (9%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

41 by KO/TKO 91%4 on the cards 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Ribalta 56, Vitali Klitschko 47 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Klitschko better on 1 · even on 1

Ribalta

Opponent

Klitschko

  • José Ribalta

    Loss, TKO 6

    1997

    DonaldKlitschko better

    Vitali Klitschko

    Win, TKO 10

    2002

  • José Ribalta

    Loss, RTD 3

    1999

    ByrdEven

    Vitali Klitschko

    Loss, RTD 9

    2000

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 — 9,877 days ago. Ribalta had lost five straight.LLLLL

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

Vitali Klitschko last boxed on Sep 8, 2012 — 5,158 days ago. Klitschko had won 13 straight, the most recent against Manuel Charr.WWWWW

Briggs Oct 2010Solís Mar 2011Adamek Sep 2011Chisora Feb 2012Charr Sep 20123 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Ribalta and Vitali Klitschko ever fought each other?
Yes. José Ribalta and Vitali Klitschko met once on June 5, 1998, and Vitali Klitschko won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJun 5, 1998 · Klitschko · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ribalta or Klitschko?
José Ribalta is 38-17-1 and Vitali Klitschko is 45-2. Vitali Klitschko has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ribalta38–17–168.8%

Klitschko45–295.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ribalta or Klitschko?
José Ribalta has 27 knockout wins and Vitali Klitschko has 41. Vitali Klitschko has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ribalta2771.1%

Klitschko4191.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ribalta and Klitschko have any common opponents?
José Ribalta and Vitali Klitschko share 2 common opponents: Larry Donald and Chris Byrd. Vitali Klitschko fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Larry DonaldLW

Chris ByrdLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ribalta and Klitschko?
This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for José Ribalta and 47 bouts tracked for Vitali Klitschko. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ribalta56bouts

Klitschko47bouts

How They Win ↓

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