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Ray Perez vs Walter McGowan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ray Perez

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Walter McGowan

Ray Perez (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) and Walter McGowan (32-7-1) 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.

Perez

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McGowan

32

Wins14 KO · 44%

7

Losses

1

Draw40 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

McGowan leads 1–0

Ray Perez and Walter McGowan have met 1 time; McGowan leads 1–0.

Ray Perez and Walter McGowan have met 1 time; McGowan leads 1–0.
Met1963Jun 27Series
Ray PerezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Walter McGowanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Perez 1 · McGowan 6 of 7 measurable rows
PerezMcGowan
Record†
1-532-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
81.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—43.75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
47% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4.8
1.2
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
6
40

† 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

Agenot held
Ray Perez: No date of birth
Walter McGowan: Died aged 73
Stance
Ray Perez: Not recorded
Walter McGowan: Orthodox

Ray Perez left, Walter McGowan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ray Perez1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Ray Perez: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Walter McGowan32 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Walter McGowan: 32 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (47%) and 17 on the cards (53%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 47%17 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ray Perez 6, Walter McGowan 40 — 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

Ray Perez last boxed on Jul 8, 1966 — 22,018 days ago. Perez had won one in a row before losing a decision to Lionel Rose.LLLWL

Ebihara Sep 1962McGowan Jun 1963Rose Feb 1966Rose Apr 1966Rose Jul 19661.2 tracked bouts per year

Walter McGowan has won six straight, the most recent against Domenico Chiloiro. McGowan last boxed on Nov 11, 1969.WWWWW

Domme Nov 1968Boussaboua Dec 1968Houdeau Apr 1969Simbola Aug 1969Chiloiro Nov 19694.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ray Perez and Walter McGowan ever fought each other?
Yes. Ray Perez and Walter McGowan met once on June 27, 1963, and Walter McGowan won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LJun 27, 1963 · McGowan · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Perez or McGowan?
Ray Perez is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Walter McGowan is 32-7-1. Walter McGowan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Perez1–516.7%

McGowan32–7–181.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Perez or McGowan?
Ray Perez has 0 knockout wins and Walter McGowan has 14. Walter McGowan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Perez0

McGowan1443.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Perez and McGowan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ray Perez and Walter McGowan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Perez and McGowan?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Ray Perez and 40 bouts tracked for Walter McGowan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Perez6bouts

McGowan40bouts

How They Win ↓

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