Have Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson ever fought each other?

Yes. Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson met once on February 28, 1952, and Niño Valdés won by UD.

Who has the better record, Valdés or McPherson?

Niño Valdés is 48-18-3 and Sandy McPherson is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Niño Valdés has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Valdés or McPherson?

Niño Valdés has 36 knockout wins and Sandy McPherson has 0. Niño Valdés has more.

Do Valdés and McPherson have any common opponents?

Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Valdés and McPherson?

This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Niño Valdés and 3 bouts tracked for Sandy McPherson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Niño Valdés vs Sandy McPherson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Niño Valdés

Sandy McPherson

Niño Valdés (48-18-3) and Sandy McPherson (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Valdés

Wins36 KO · 75%

Losses

Draws70 tracked bouts

McPherson

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Valdés leads 1–0

Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson have met 1 time; Valdés leads 1–0.
Met	1952Feb 28	Series
Niño ValdésFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Sandy McPhersonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDValdez vs McPherson	1Meeting

Valdez vs McPherson · Feb 28, 1952

The Numbers

Valdés 4 · McPherson 1 of 5 measurable rows

ValdésEdge = longer wingMcPherson

Record^†: 48-18-3 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%: 71.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 36: 36 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 75%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.9: 3.9 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70: 70
3

† 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: Niño Valdés: 6′3″; Sandy McPherson: No height on file
Reachnot held: Niño Valdés: 78″; Sandy McPherson: No reach on file
Agenot held: Niño Valdés: Died aged 76; Sandy McPherson: No date of birth
Stance: Niño Valdés: Orthodox; Sandy McPherson: Not recorded

Niño Valdés left, Sandy McPherson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Niño Valdés48 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 75%12 on the cards 25%

Sandy McPherson0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McPherson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Niño Valdés 70, Sandy McPherson 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

ValdésNiño Valdés

Opponent

McPhersonSandy McPherson

Niño Valdés
Loss, UD
1956Sep 1956
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Sandy McPherson
Loss, UD
1954Oct 1954

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

Niño Valdés has won once since losses to Alonzo Johnson and Sonny Liston. Valdés last boxed on Dec 1, 1959.LWLLW

Powell Mar 1959Hodge Apr 1959Johnson May 1959Liston Aug 1959London Dec 19593.9 tracked bouts per year

Sandy McPherson last boxed on Oct 1, 1954 — 26,320 days ago. McPherson had lost three straight.LLL

Ray Mar 1948Valdés Feb 1952Folley Oct 19540.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson ever fought each other?: Yes. Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson met once on February 28, 1952, and Niño Valdés won by UD.
Who has the better record, Valdés or McPherson?: Niño Valdés is 48-18-3 and Sandy McPherson is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Niño Valdés has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Valdés or McPherson?: Niño Valdés has 36 knockout wins and Sandy McPherson has 0. Niño Valdés has more.
Do Valdés and McPherson have any common opponents?: Niño Valdés and Sandy McPherson share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Valdés and McPherson?: This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Niño Valdés and 3 bouts tracked for Sandy McPherson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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