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Barry McGuigan vs Francisco Tomas Da Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇮🇪FEATHERWEIGHT

Barry McGuigan

🇧🇷BRAZIL

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

McGuigan

32

Wins28 KO · 88%

3

Losses

0

Draws35 tracked bouts

Cruz

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 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

McGuigan leads 1–0

Barry McGuigan and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1988Jun 25Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Francisco Tomas Da CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 6 · Cruz 1 of 7 measurable rows
McGuiganCruz
Record†
32-3 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%
91.4% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
87.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
88%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
7

† 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
Barry McGuigan: 5′6″
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barry McGuigan: 70″
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barry McGuigan: 65
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: No date of birth
Stance
Barry McGuigan: Orthodox
Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: Not recorded

Barry McGuigan left, Francisco Tomas Da Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Barry McGuigan32 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Barry McGuigan: 32 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (88%) and 4 on the cards (13%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 88%4 on the cards 13%

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Francisco Tomas Da Cruz 7 — 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

Barry McGuigan last boxed on May 31, 1989 — 13,665 days ago. McGuigan had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Jim McDonnell.LWWWL

Cruz Jun 1986Perez Apr 1988Cruz Jun 1988Miranda Dec 1988McDonnell May 19894.3 tracked bouts per year

Francisco Tomas Da Cruz last boxed on Sep 15, 1998 — 10,271 days ago. Cruz had lost six straight.LLLLL

McGuigan Jun 1988Ward Dec 1988Garza May 1989González May 1992Popó Sep 19980.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz met once on June 25, 1988, and Barry McGuigan won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WJun 25, 1988 · McGuigan · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuigan or Cruz?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Barry McGuigan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McGuigan32–391.4%

Cruz1–614.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGuigan or Cruz?
Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz has 1. Barry McGuigan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGuigan2887.5%

Cruz1

The Numbers ↓
Do McGuigan and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barry McGuigan and Francisco Tomas Da Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 7 bouts tracked for Francisco Tomas Da Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGuigan35bouts

Cruz7bouts

How They Win ↓

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