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Lester Groves vs Tony Ayala, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

Lester Groves

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Tony Ayala, Jr.

Lester Groves (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Tony Ayala, Jr. (31-2) 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.

Groves

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jr.

31

Wins27 KO · 87%

2

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

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

Jr. leads 1–0

Lester Groves and Tony Ayala, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Lester Groves and Tony Ayala, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met1980Nov 20Series
Lester GrovesFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony Ayala, Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Groves 1 · Jr. 5 of 6 measurable rows
GrovesJr.
Record†
1-131-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—87.1%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
87% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.4
1.1
1.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
2
33

† 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
Lester Groves: No height on file
Tony Ayala, Jr.: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Lester Groves: No reach on file
Tony Ayala, Jr.: 68″
Agenot held
Lester Groves: No date of birth
Tony Ayala, Jr.: Died aged 52
Stance
Lester Groves: Not recorded
Tony Ayala, Jr.: Orthodox

Lester Groves left, Tony Ayala, Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lester Groves1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Lester Groves: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Tony Ayala, Jr.31 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Tony Ayala, Jr.: 31 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (87%) and 4 on the cards (13%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 87%4 on the cards 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lester Groves 2, Tony Ayala, Jr. 33 — 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

Lester Groves last boxed on Oct 7, 1982 — 16,089 days ago. Groves had won once since losing by stoppage to Tony Ayala, Jr..LW

Jr. Nov 1980Strauss Oct 19821.1 tracked bouts per year

Tony Ayala, Jr. had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Anthony Bonsante. Jr. last boxed on Apr 25, 2003.WWWWL

Cardona Jul 2001Lopez Nov 2001Gurrola May 2002Fortune Sep 2002Bonsante Apr 20031.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lester Groves and Tony Ayala, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Lester Groves and Tony Ayala, Jr. met once on November 20, 1980, and Tony Ayala, Jr. won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LNov 20, 1980 · Jr. · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Groves or Jr.?
Lester Groves is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Ayala, Jr. is 31-2. Tony Ayala, Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Groves1–150%

Jr.31–293.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Groves or Jr.?
Lester Groves has 0 knockout wins and Tony Ayala, Jr. has 27. Tony Ayala, Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Groves0

Jr.2787.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Groves and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lester Groves and Tony Ayala, Jr. have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Groves and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Lester Groves and 33 bouts tracked for Tony Ayala, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Groves2bouts

Jr.33bouts

How They Win ↓

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