Have Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez ever fought each other?

Yes. Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez met once on April 15, 1958, and Terry Downes won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Downes or Portuguez?

Terry Downes is 35-9 and Tuzo Portuguez is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Terry Downes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Downes or Portuguez?

Terry Downes has 28 knockout wins and Tuzo Portuguez has 0. Terry Downes has more.

Do Downes and Portuguez have any common opponents?

Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez share 1 common opponent: Joey Giardello. Terry Downes fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Downes and Portuguez?

This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Terry Downes and 3 bouts tracked for Tuzo Portuguez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Terry Downes vs Tuzo Portuguez — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Terry Downes

Tuzo Portuguez

Terry Downes (35-9) and Tuzo Portuguez (1-2 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.

Downes

Wins28 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws44 tracked bouts

Portuguez

Tracked record

1–2

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

Downes leads 1–0

Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez have met 1 time; Downes leads 1–0.
Met	1958Apr 15	Series
Terry DownesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tuzo PortuguezFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSDownes vs Portuguez	1Meeting

Downes vs Portuguez · Apr 15, 1958

The Numbers

Downes 6 · Portuguez 1 of 7 measurable rows

DownesEdge = longer wingPortuguez

Record^†: 35-9 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%: 79.5% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 80%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 80% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 6: 6
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.8: 5.8 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44: 44
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: Terry Downes: 5′9″; Tuzo Portuguez: No height on file
Reachnot held: Terry Downes: 69″; Tuzo Portuguez: No reach on file
Agenot held: Terry Downes: Died aged 81; Tuzo Portuguez: No date of birth
Stance: Terry Downes: Orthodox; Tuzo Portuguez: Not recorded

Terry Downes left, Tuzo Portuguez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Terry Downes35 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 80%7 on the cards 20%

Tuzo Portuguez1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Terry Downes 44, Tuzo Portuguez 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Downes better on 11 shared · Terry Downes better on 1

DownesTerry Downes

Opponent

PortuguezTuzo Portuguez

Terry Downes
Win, PTS
1960Oct 1960
GiardelloJoey GiardelloUnited States 97–26–8 · MiddleweightDownes betterTerry Downes better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tuzo Portuguez
Loss, UD
1953Nov 1953

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

Terry Downes had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Willie Pastrano. Downes last boxed on Nov 30, 1964.WWWWL

Nehring Oct 1963Moyer Nov 1963Pusateri Nov 1963Zaremba May 1964Pastrano Nov 19645.8 tracked bouts per year

Tuzo Portuguez last boxed on Apr 15, 1958 — 25,027 days ago. Portuguez had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Jack Dec 1949Giardello Nov 1953Downes Apr 19580.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez ever fought each other?: Yes. Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez met once on April 15, 1958, and Terry Downes won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Downes or Portuguez?: Terry Downes is 35-9 and Tuzo Portuguez is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Terry Downes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Downes or Portuguez?: Terry Downes has 28 knockout wins and Tuzo Portuguez has 0. Terry Downes has more.
Do Downes and Portuguez have any common opponents?: Terry Downes and Tuzo Portuguez share 1 common opponent: Joey Giardello. Terry Downes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Downes and Portuguez?: This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Terry Downes and 3 bouts tracked for Tuzo Portuguez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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