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Total Fights | 85 |
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Wins | 53 |
Losses | 27 |
Draws | 4 |
No-Contests | 1 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 27 |
KO Losses | 11 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 14 years and eight months, Jose Roman fought 85 times with 53 wins, 27 losses, and 4 draws.
Roman retired from professional boxing with a record of 53-27-4. He was a one-time heavyweight world title challenger. He had a 32.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 27 of his total 85 fights being knockout wins. Roman suffered 11 knockout losses in his career, one of which was against George Foreman in a heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 5th round KO defeat to Tony Severance on March 19, 1981.
Some of Roman's best fights and notable victories include wins over Chuck Wepner, Clyde Brown, Charley Polite, Vicente Rondon, Manuel Ramos, Jack O'Halloran, and Moses Harrell.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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85 | Mar 19, 1981 | 34 | Tony Severance | Loss | KO5 |
84 | Nov 10, 1978 | 31 | Alfio Righetti | Loss | KO2 |
83 | Aug 10, 1978 | 31 | Glenn Morgan | Loss | TKO7 |
82 | Jun 20, 1978 | 31 | Ibar Arrington | Loss | TKO8 |
81 | May 23, 1978 | 31 | George Jerome | Win | TKO8 |
80 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | Walter E. Moore, Jr. | Loss | UD |
79 | Mar 17, 1978 | 31 | Levi Forte | Draw | PTS |
78 | Jan 19, 1978 | 31 | Bobby Lloyd | Loss | UD |
77 | Dec 1, 1977 | 30 | John L Carter | Win | UD |
76 | Oct 1, 1977 | 30 | George Jerome | Win | TKO9 |
75 | Sep 8, 1977 | 30 | Marlin Lewis | Loss | UD |
74 | Aug 5, 1977 | 30 | Marlin Lewis | Draw | PTS |
73 | May 25, 1977 | 30 | Terry Daniels | Win | UD |
72 | May 7, 1977 | 30 | Bobby Lloyd | Loss | PTS |
71 | Apr 26, 1977 | 30 | Boone Kirkman | Loss | UD |
70 | Mar 23, 1977 | 30 | Ernie Smith | Win | TKO4 |
69 | Feb 15, 1977 | 30 | Ibar Arrington | Win | SD |
68 | Feb 2, 1977 | 30 | James Anthony | Win | KO5 |
67 | Oct 12, 1976 | 29 | Ibar Arrington | Loss | MD |
66 | Jun 15, 1976 | 29 | Fred Houpe | Loss | TKO10 |
65 | Jun 1, 1976 | 29 | Randy Stephens | Loss | PTS |
64 | Feb 20, 1976 | 29 | Jimmy Young | Loss | PTS |
63 | Jan 26, 1976 | 29 | Mike Schutte | Loss | TKO7 |
62 | Nov 29, 1975 | 28 | Mike Schutte | Loss | PTS |
61 | Sep 30, 1975 | 28 | John Denis | Loss | UD |
60 | Aug 29, 1975 | 28 | Wendell Joseph | Loss | UD |
59 | Mar 7, 1975 | 28 | Walter White | Win | SD |
58 | Jan 3, 1975 | 28 | Mike Quarry | Loss | UD |
57 | Oct 10, 1974 | 27 | Earl Perrer | Win | KO6 |
56 | Aug 12, 1974 | 27 | Eddie Owens | NC | NC |
55 | Jun 6, 1974 | 27 | Vicente Rondon | Win | TKO2 |
54 | Mar 1, 1974 | 27 | Jose Manuel Urtain | Draw | PTS |
53 | Dec 17, 1973 | 27 | Pedro Agosto | Loss | PTS |
52 | Sep 1, 1973 | 26 | George Foreman | Loss * | KO1 |
51 | Jun 28, 1973 | 26 | Clyde Brown | Win | KO3 |
50 | Nov 21, 1972 | 25 | Terry Daniels | Win | UD |
49 | Oct 2, 1972 | 25 | Tony Ventura | Win | TKO2 |
48 | Jul 14, 1972 | 25 | Charley Polite | Win | KO1 |
47 | Apr 3, 1972 | 25 | Jose Manuel Urtain | Win | UD |
46 | Feb 14, 1972 | 25 | Brian O'Melia | Win | PTS |
45 | Oct 29, 1971 | 24 | Robie Harris | Loss | SD |
44 | May 1, 1971 | 24 | Jose Rondon | Win | PTS |
43 | Feb 25, 1971 | 24 | Tommy Sheehan | Win | KO5 |
42 | Feb 1, 1971 | 24 | Jose Rondon | Win | UD |
41 | Oct 26, 1970 | 23 | Manuel Ramos | Win | PTS |
40 | Aug 24, 1970 | 23 | Bill Hardney | Win | KO3 |
39 | Jul 27, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Howard | Win | KO7 |
38 | May 25, 1970 | 23 | Jack O'Halloran | Win | PTS |
37 | Apr 20, 1970 | 23 | Moses Harrell | Win | KO2 |
36 | Apr 7, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Grant | Win | TKO1 |
35 | Mar 31, 1970 | 23 | Abe Brown | Win | TKO2 |
34 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Howard | Win | PTS |
33 | Jan 20, 1970 | 23 | Mike Bruce | Win | PTS |
32 | Dec 4, 1969 | 22 | George Holden | Win | TKO4 |
31 | Nov 18, 1969 | 22 | Charles Clark | Win | KO3 |
30 | Nov 13, 1969 | 22 | Abe Brown | Win | KO2 |
29 | Oct 3, 1969 | 22 | Bowie Adams | Win | TKO3 |
28 | Jul 14, 1969 | 22 | Jack Bodell | Loss | PTS |
27 | Jun 22, 1969 | 22 | Chuck Wepner | Win | PTS |
26 | Apr 19, 1969 | 22 | Al Banks | Win | PTS |
25 | Mar 15, 1969 | 22 | Jack O'Halloran | Win | PTS |
24 | Feb 13, 1969 | 22 | Al Singletary | Win | KO10 |
23 | Nov 19, 1968 | 21 | Pedro Agosto | Loss | KO12 |
22 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | Charlie Harris | Loss | KO8 |
21 | Apr 15, 1968 | 21 | Al Singletary | Win | PTS |
20 | Mar 23, 1968 | 21 | Charley Polite | Win | UD |
19 | Oct 2, 1967 | 20 | Al Singletary | Loss | KO7 |
18 | Aug 21, 1967 | 20 | James J. Johnson | Win | PTS |
17 | Jul 20, 1967 | 20 | Moses Harrell | Draw | PTS |
16 | Jun 5, 1967 | 20 | Herman Harris | Loss | TKO10 |
15 | Apr 24, 1967 | 20 | Hal Carroll | Loss | SD |
14 | Mar 27, 1967 | 20 | James J. Johnson | Win | UD |
13 | Mar 22, 1967 | 20 | Don Waldheim | Win | SD |
12 | Mar 13, 1967 | 20 | Al Brooks | Win | UD |
11 | Mar 2, 1967 | 20 | Billy Muse | Win | PTS |
10 | Jan 16, 1967 | 20 | Tony Burwell | Win | PTS |
9 | Jan 9, 1967 | 20 | Joe Webb | Win | KO2 |
8 | Dec 19, 1966 | 20 | Abe Walden | Win | PTS |
7 | Dec 16, 1966 | 19 | Felix Viera | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Oct 24, 1966 | 19 | Abe Walden | Win | TKO5 |
5 | Oct 20, 1966 | 19 | Bill Haderman | Win | KO5 |
4 | Oct 17, 1966 | 19 | George Ford | Win | KO2 |
3 | Sep 8, 1966 | 19 | Wayne Webb | Win | KO2 |
2 | Aug 4, 1966 | 19 | John Hitts | Win | KO1 |
1 | Jun 20, 1966 | 19 | Sam Sellers | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Jose Roman (King) is a 77-year old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on December 17, 1946. He retired without winning a major world title. His professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1966 to 1981.
Roman made his professional boxing debut against Sam Sellers at the age of 19 on June 20, 1966, defeating Sellers via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 13 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on September 1, 1973 after 51 professional fights, against George Foreman for the WBA and WBC titles. He lost to Foreman via 1st round KO.
Roman had a total of 27 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Tony Severance on March 19, 1981. Roman lost the fight via 5th round KO. It's been 43 years, 1 month, and 6 days since this fight.
Roman knocked out 27 of his 85 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 32.1%. Of his total 53 wins, 27 of them were via KO (50.9%).