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Rubin Carter vs Wilbert McClure — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rubin Carter

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Wilbert McClure

Rubin Carter (27-12-1) and Wilbert McClure (24-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Carter

27

Wins19 KO · 70%

12

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

McClure

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

8

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Carter leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Rubin Carter and Wilbert McClure have met 2 times; Carter leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Rubin Carter and Wilbert McClure have met 2 times; Carter leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1966Jan 81966Mar 8Series
Rubin CarterFighter AWWonDDraw1–0–1W–L–D
Wilbert McClureFighter BLLostDDraw0–1–1W–L–D
ResultSDMD2Meetings

The Numbers

Carter 3 · McClure 2 of 5 measurable rows
CarterMcClure
Record
27-12-124-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
68.8%
74.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
70.37% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
70%—
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.2
8.2 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
6

† 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
Rubin Carter: No height on file
Wilbert McClure: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Rubin Carter: 72″
Wilbert McClure: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Rubin Carter: Died aged 76
Wilbert McClure: Died aged 81
Stance
Rubin Carter: Orthodox
Wilbert McClure: Orthodox

Rubin Carter left, Wilbert McClure 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

Rubin Carter: 27 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (70%) and 8 on the cards (30%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Wilbert McClure0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Wilbert McClure: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McClure yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rubin Carter 40, Wilbert McClure 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Carter

Opponent

McClure

  • Rubin Carter

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1965

    Loss, UD

    1965

    RodríguezEven

    Wilbert McClure

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1963

    Loss, UD

    1963

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

Wilbert McClure has lost the most recent, to William Douglas. McClure last boxed on Jan 31, 1970.LLLDL

Rodríguez Dec 1963Torres May 1964Carter Jan 1966Carter Mar 1966Douglas Jan 19701 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rubin Carter and Wilbert McClure ever fought each other?
Yes. Rubin Carter and Wilbert McClure have met 2 times and Rubin Carter leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

DMar 8, 1966 · Draw · MD

WJan 8, 1966 · Carter · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Carter or McClure?
Rubin Carter is 27-12-1 and Wilbert McClure is 24-8-1. Wilbert McClure has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Carter27–12–168.8%

McClure24–8–174.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Carter or McClure?
Rubin Carter has 19 knockout wins and Wilbert McClure has 12. Rubin Carter has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Carter1970.4%

McClure1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Carter and McClure have any common opponents?
Rubin Carter and Wilbert McClure share 1 common opponent: Luis Manuel Rodríguez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Luis Manuel RodríguezLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and McClure?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Rubin Carter and 6 bouts tracked for Wilbert McClure. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Carter40bouts

McClure6bouts

How They Win ↓

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