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Marvin Garris vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

Marvin Garris

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Micky Ward

Marvin Garris (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Micky Ward (38-13) 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.

Garris

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 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

Ward leads 1–0

Marvin Garris and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

Marvin Garris and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1988Jul 9Series
Marvin GarrisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Garris 0 · Ward 5 of 5 measurable rows
GarrisWard
Record†
0-538-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
1.4
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
5
51

† 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
Marvin Garris: No height on file
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Marvin Garris: No reach on file
Micky Ward: 70″
Agenot held
Marvin Garris: No date of birth
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Marvin Garris: Not recorded
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Marvin Garris left, Micky Ward right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Marvin Garris0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Marvin Garris: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Garris yet.

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marvin Garris 5, Micky Ward 51 — 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

Marvin Garris last boxed on Jul 9, 1988 — 13,981 days ago. Garris had lost five straight.LLLLL

Pendleton Jan 1985Fuentes Feb 1986Mayweather Jan 1988Jacobsen May 1988Ward Jul 19881.4 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,535 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marvin Garris and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Marvin Garris and Micky Ward met once on July 9, 1988, and Micky Ward won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJul 9, 1988 · Ward · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Garris or Ward?
Marvin Garris is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Micky Ward is 38-13. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Garris0–50%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Garris or Ward?
Marvin Garris has 0 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Garris0

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Garris and Ward have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Marvin Garris and Micky Ward have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Garris and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Marvin Garris and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Garris5bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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