Have Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones ever fought each other?

Yes. Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones have met 3 times and Kid Gavilán leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Gavilán or Jones?

Kid Gavilán is 108-30-5 and Tiger Jones is 52-32-5. Kid Gavilán has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Gavilán or Jones?

Kid Gavilán has 28 knockout wins and Tiger Jones has 13. Kid Gavilán has more.

Do Gavilán and Jones have any common opponents?

Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones share 13 common opponents: Del Flanagan, Chico Vejar and Johnny Saxton (and 10 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gavilán and Jones?

This comparison is drawn from 143 bouts tracked for Kid Gavilán and 89 bouts tracked for Tiger Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kid Gavilán vs Tiger Jones — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tiger Jones

Kid Gavilán (108-30-5) and Tiger Jones (52-32-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 13 common opponents.

Gavilán

108

Wins28 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws143 tracked bouts

Jones

Wins13 KO · 25%

Losses

Draws89 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gavilán leads 2–1

Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones have met 3 times; Gavilán leads 2–1.
Met	1953Aug 26	1958Feb 19	1958Apr 4	Series
Kid GavilánFighter A	WWon	LLost	WWon	2–1W–L
Tiger JonesFighter B	LLost	WWon	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	UDJones vs Gavilan	SDJones vs Gavilan	SDJones vs Gavilan	3Meetings

The Numbers

Gavilán 7 · Jones 0 of 7 measurable rows

GavilánEdge = longer wingJones

Record: 108-30-5 (edge)52-32-5
Win %0–100%: 77.3% (edge)
61.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%: 25.93% (edge)
25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 27% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.5: 9.5 (edge)
7.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 143: 143
89

† 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 comparable: Kid Gavilán: Died aged 77; Tiger Jones: Died aged 66
Stance: Kid Gavilán: Orthodox; Tiger Jones: Orthodox

Kid Gavilán left, Tiger Jones right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kid Gavilán108 wins · from 143 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 27%79 on the cards 73%

Tiger Jones52 wins · from 89 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 25%39 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kid Gavilán 143, Tiger Jones 89 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

13 shared

13 shared · Gavilán better on 4 · Jones better on 4 · even on 513 shared · Kid Gavilán better on 4 · Tiger Jones better on 4 · even on 5

GavilánKid Gavilán

Opponent

JonesTiger Jones

Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1957Apr 1957
FlanaganDel FlanaganUnited StatesEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tiger Jones
Loss, UD
1957Aug 1957
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1956Nov 1956
VejarChico VejarEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tiger Jones
Win, MD
1957Apr 1957
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1954Oct 1954
SaxtonJohnny SaxtonUnited States 55–9–2 · WelterweightGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tiger Jones
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1955Nov 1955
Loss, SD
1952Oct 1952
Kid Gavilán
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1955Sep 1955
Win, PTS
1952Sep 1952
LausseEduardo LausseArgentinaGavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 1–1 to 0–1
Tiger Jones
Loss, UD
1955May 1955
Kid Gavilán
Win, SD
1955Feb 1955
DurandoErnie DurandoEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tiger Jones
Win, TKO 6
1955Jun 1955
Kid Gavilán
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1955Mar 1955
Win, SD
1952Feb 1952
DykesBobby DykesJones betterTiger Jones better — 1–0 to 1–1
Tiger Jones
Win, TKO
1954Mar 1954
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1955Feb 1955
ConstanceHector ConstanceEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tiger Jones
Loss, MD
1954Nov 1954
Kid Gavilán
Loss, MD
1954Apr 1954
OlsonBobo OlsonUnited States 97–16–2 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tiger Jones
Loss, UD
1955Feb 1955
Kid Gavilán
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1949Jul 1949
Loss, UD
1948Sep 1948
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6Jones betterTiger Jones better — 1–0 to 0–2
Tiger Jones
Win, UD
1955Jan 1955
Kid Gavilán
2–0–1 against
Win, UD
1953Nov 1953
Draw, PTS
1951Nov 1951
Win, UD
1951May 1951
BrattonJohnny BrattonUnited States 60–24–3Gavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 2–0–1 to 1–0
Tiger Jones
Win, UD
1952Dec 1952
Kid Gavilán
Loss, UD
1953May 1953
WomberDanny WomberJones betterTiger Jones better — 2–0–1 to 0–1
Tiger Jones
2–0–1 against
Win, UD
1953Jun 1953
Draw, PTS
1953Mar 1953
Win, SD
1953Feb 1953
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1949Sep 1949
CastellaniRocky CastellaniUnited States 69–14–6Gavilán betterKid Gavilán better — 1–0 to 0–2
Tiger Jones
0–2 against
Loss, SD
1953Jan 1953
Loss, PTS
1952Mar 1952
Kid Gavilán
Win, UD
1950Jun 1950
KoballaMike KoballaJones betterTiger Jones better — 2–0 to 1–0
Tiger Jones
2–0 against
Win, UD
1952Oct 1952
Win, UD
1952Apr 1952

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

Kid Gavilán had won one in a row before losing a decision to Yama Bahama. Gavilán last boxed on Jun 18, 1958.LWLWL

Ortega Oct 1957Byars Nov 1957Jones Feb 1958Jones Apr 1958Bahama Jun 19589.5 tracked bouts per year

Tiger Jones has lost two straight, after one straight win. Jones last boxed on Feb 21, 1962.DLWLL

DeNucci Feb 1961Fumerelle Apr 1961Horsman May 1961DeNucci Jan 1962Papp Feb 19627.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones ever fought each other?: Yes. Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones have met 3 times and Kid Gavilán leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Gavilán or Jones?: Kid Gavilán is 108-30-5 and Tiger Jones is 52-32-5. Kid Gavilán has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gavilán or Jones?: Kid Gavilán has 28 knockout wins and Tiger Jones has 13. Kid Gavilán has more.
Do Gavilán and Jones have any common opponents?: Kid Gavilán and Tiger Jones share 13 common opponents: Del Flanagan, Chico Vejar and Johnny Saxton (and 10 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gavilán and Jones?: This comparison is drawn from 143 bouts tracked for Kid Gavilán and 89 bouts tracked for Tiger Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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