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José Torres vs Mel Collins — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Torres

Mel Collins

José Torres (41-3-1) and Mel Collins (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.

Torres

41

Wins29 KO · 71%

3

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Collins

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

Torres leads 1–0

José Torres and Mel Collins have met 1 time; Torres leads 1–0.

José Torres and Mel Collins have met 1 time; Torres leads 1–0.
Met1961Jun 5Series
José TorresFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel CollinsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Torres 5 · Collins 0 of 5 measurable rows
TorresCollins
Record†
41-3-1 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
92.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4
4 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
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

Agenot held
José Torres: Died aged 72
Mel Collins: No date of birth
Stance
José Torres: Orthodox
Mel Collins: Not recorded

José Torres left, Mel Collins 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 Torres41 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

José Torres: 41 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (71%) and 12 on the cards (29%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 71%12 on the cards 29%

Mel Collins0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Mel Collins: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Collins yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Torres 45, Mel Collins 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 Torres has won two straight since back-to-back decision losses to Dick Tiger. Torres last boxed on Jul 14, 1969.WLLWW

Calderwood Oct 1966Tiger Dec 1966Tiger May 1967Dunlop Apr 1968Green Jul 19694 tracked bouts per year

Mel Collins last boxed on Jan 17, 1968 — 21,461 days ago. Collins had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rodríguez Oct 1960Torres Jun 1961Carter Oct 1962Rodríguez Dec 1962Little Jan 19680.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Torres and Mel Collins ever fought each other?
Yes. José Torres and Mel Collins met once on June 5, 1961, and José Torres won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WJun 5, 1961 · Torres · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Torres or Collins?
José Torres is 41-3-1 and Mel Collins is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Torres has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Torres41–3–192.2%

Collins0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Torres or Collins?
José Torres has 29 knockout wins and Mel Collins has 0. José Torres has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Torres2970.7%

Collins0

The Numbers ↓
Do Torres and Collins have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Torres and Mel Collins have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Torres and Collins?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for José Torres and 6 bouts tracked for Mel Collins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Torres45bouts

Collins6bouts

How They Win ↓

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