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Muhammad Ali vs Tony Esperti — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Muhammad Ali

Tony Esperti

Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Tony Esperti (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Ali

56

Wins37 KO · 66%

5

Losses

0

Draws62 tracked bouts

Esperti

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Ali leads 1–0

Muhammad Ali and Tony Esperti have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.

Muhammad Ali and Tony Esperti have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.
Met1961Jan 17Series
Muhammad AliFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony EspertiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ali 4 · Esperti 0 of 4 measurable rows
AliEsperti
Record†
56-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
91.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
66.07%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
67%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
1

† 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
Muhammad Ali: 6′3″
Tony Esperti: No height on file
Reachnot held
Muhammad Ali: 78″
Tony Esperti: No reach on file
Agenot held
Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Tony Esperti: No date of birth
Stance
Muhammad Ali: Orthodox
Tony Esperti: Not recorded

Muhammad Ali left, Tony Esperti right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Muhammad Ali57 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Muhammad Ali: 57 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (67%) and 19 on the cards (33%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

38 by KO/TKO 67%19 on the cards 33%

Tony Esperti0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Tony Esperti: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Esperti yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Muhammad Ali 62, Tony Esperti 1 — 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

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Tony Esperti last boxed on Jan 17, 1961 — 24,031 days ago. Esperti had lost the most recent, to Muhammad Ali.L

Ali Jan 1961

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Muhammad Ali and Tony Esperti ever fought each other?
Yes. Muhammad Ali and Tony Esperti met once on January 17, 1961, and Muhammad Ali won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WJan 17, 1961 · Ali · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ali or Esperti?
Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Tony Esperti is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ali56–591.8%

Esperti0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ali or Esperti?
Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Tony Esperti has 0. Muhammad Ali has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ali3766.1%

Esperti0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ali and Esperti have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Muhammad Ali and Tony Esperti have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ali and Esperti?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali and 1 bout tracked for Tony Esperti. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ali62bouts

Esperti1bout

How They Win ↓

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