Have Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando ever fought each other?

Yes. Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando met once on May 21, 1962, and Rubin Carter won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Carter or Nando?

Rubin Carter is 27-12-1 and Sugar Boy Nando is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Rubin Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Carter or Nando?

Rubin Carter has 19 knockout wins and Sugar Boy Nando has 0. Rubin Carter has more.

Do Carter and Nando have any common opponents?

Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando share 1 common opponent: Harry Scott. Rubin Carter fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Nando?

This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Rubin Carter and 5 bouts tracked for Sugar Boy Nando. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Rubin Carter vs Sugar Boy Nando — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Rubin Carter

Sugar Boy Nando

Rubin Carter (27-12-1) and Sugar Boy Nando (0-5 across 5 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.

Carter

Wins19 KO · 70%

Losses

Draw40 tracked bouts

Nando

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Carter leads 1–0

Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando have met 1 time; Carter leads 1–0.
Met	1962May 21	Series
Rubin CarterFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Sugar Boy NandoFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR3Carter vs Nando	1Meeting

Carter vs Nando · May 21, 1962

The Numbers

Carter 5 · Nando 0 of 5 measurable rows

CarterEdge = longer wingNando

Record^†: 27-12-1 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 68.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19: 19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 70.37%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 70%—
Times stopped^‡max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.2: 8.2 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40: 40
5

† 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

Reachnot held: Rubin Carter: 72″; Sugar Boy Nando: No reach on file
Agenot held: Rubin Carter: Died aged 76; Sugar Boy Nando: No date of birth
Stance: Rubin Carter: Orthodox; Sugar Boy Nando: Not recorded

Rubin Carter left, Sugar Boy Nando right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Rubin Carter27 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 70%8 on the cards 30%

Sugar Boy Nando0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Nando yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rubin Carter 40, Sugar Boy Nando 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Carter better on 11 shared · Rubin Carter better on 1

CarterRubin Carter

Opponent

NandoSugar Boy Nando

Rubin Carter
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1965Apr 1965
Win, TKO 9
1965Mar 1965
ScottHarry ScottUnited Kingdom 39–34–6Carter betterRubin Carter better — 1–1 to 0–1
Sugar Boy Nando
Loss, PTS
1966Mar 1966

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

Rubin Carter has lost the most recent, to Juan Carlos Rivero. Carter last boxed on Aug 6, 1966.LLWDL

Morris Jan 1966Harrington Jan 1966Burford Feb 1966McClure Mar 1966Rivero Aug 19668.2 tracked bouts per year

Sugar Boy Nando last boxed on Dec 21, 1985 — 14,913 days ago. Nando had lost five straight.LLLLL

Carter May 1962Benvenuti Apr 1964Scott Mar 1966Little Nov 1968McGirt Dec 19850.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando ever fought each other?: Yes. Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando met once on May 21, 1962, and Rubin Carter won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Carter or Nando?: Rubin Carter is 27-12-1 and Sugar Boy Nando is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Rubin Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Carter or Nando?: Rubin Carter has 19 knockout wins and Sugar Boy Nando has 0. Rubin Carter has more.
Do Carter and Nando have any common opponents?: Rubin Carter and Sugar Boy Nando share 1 common opponent: Harry Scott. Rubin Carter fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Nando?: This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Rubin Carter and 5 bouts tracked for Sugar Boy Nando. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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