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Julio César Chávez vs Vernon Buchanan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Julio César Chávez

Vernon Buchanan

Julio César Chávez (107-6-2) and Vernon Buchanan (1-1 across 2 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.

Chávez

107

Wins86 KO · 80%

6

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Buchanan

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Chávez leads 1–0

Julio César Chávez and Vernon Buchanan have met 1 time; Chávez leads 1–0.

Julio César Chávez and Vernon Buchanan have met 1 time; Chávez leads 1–0.
Met1988Aug 1Series
Julio César ChávezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vernon BuchananFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Chávez 5 · Buchanan 2 of 7 measurable rows
ChávezBuchanan
Record†
107-6-2 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 86
86 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
80.37%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
80%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
2

† 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
Julio César Chávez: 5′7″
Vernon Buchanan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Julio César Chávez: 68″
Vernon Buchanan: No reach on file
Agenot held
Julio César Chávez: 64
Vernon Buchanan: No date of birth
Stance
Julio César Chávez: Orthodox
Vernon Buchanan: Not recorded

Julio César Chávez left, Vernon Buchanan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Julio César Chávez107 wins · from 115 tracked bouts

Julio César Chávez: 107 tracked wins — 86 by KO/TKO (80%), 18 on the cards (17%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 115 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

86 by KO/TKO 80%18 on the cards 17%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Vernon Buchanan1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Vernon Buchanan: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Julio César Chávez 115, Vernon Buchanan 2 — 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

Julio César Chávez last boxed on Sep 17, 2005 — 7,704 days ago. Chávez had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Grover Wiley.WWWWL

Thomas Nov 2001Wise Nov 2003Randall May 2004Robinson May 2005Wiley Sep 20054.5 tracked bouts per year

Vernon Buchanan last boxed on Aug 1, 1988 — 13,961 days ago. Buchanan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Julio César Chávez.WL

Seabrooks Dec 1985Chávez Aug 19880.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Julio César Chávez and Vernon Buchanan ever fought each other?
Yes. Julio César Chávez and Vernon Buchanan met once on August 1, 1988, and Julio César Chávez won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WAug 1, 1988 · Chávez · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Chávez or Buchanan?
Julio César Chávez is 107-6-2 and Vernon Buchanan is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Julio César Chávez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Chávez107–6–293.9%

Buchanan1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Chávez or Buchanan?
Julio César Chávez has 86 knockout wins and Vernon Buchanan has 1. Julio César Chávez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Chávez8680.4%

Buchanan1

The Numbers ↓
Do Chávez and Buchanan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Julio César Chávez and Vernon Buchanan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chávez and Buchanan?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez and 2 bouts tracked for Vernon Buchanan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Chávez115bouts

Buchanan2bouts

How They Win ↓

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