Have Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell ever fought each other?

Yes. Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell met once on May 31, 1989, and Jim McDonnell won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, McGuigan or McDonnell?

Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Jim McDonnell is 26-4. Barry McGuigan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, McGuigan or McDonnell?

Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Jim McDonnell has 12. Barry McGuigan has more.

Do McGuigan and McDonnell have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell have faced.

Who is bigger, McGuigan or McDonnell?

Jim McDonnell is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 2 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and McDonnell?

This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 4 bouts tracked for Jim McDonnell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Barry McGuigan vs Jim McDonnell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Jim McDonnell (26-4) 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

Wins28 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws35 tracked bouts

McDonnell

Wins12 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McDonnell leads 1–0

Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell have met 1 time; McDonnell leads 1–0.
Met	1989May 31	Series
Barry McGuiganFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jim McDonnellFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR4McGuigan vs McDonnell	1Meeting

McGuigan vs McDonnell · May 31, 1989

The Numbers

McGuigan 6 · McDonnell 1 of 7 measurable rows

McGuiganEdge = longer wingMcDonnell

Record: 32-3 (edge)26-4
Win %0–100%: 91.4% (edge)
86.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%: 87.5% (edge)
46.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 88%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.3: 4.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35: 35
4

† 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

Height+1″: Barry McGuigan: 5′6″; Jim McDonnell: 5′7″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Barry McGuigan: 70″; Jim McDonnell: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart: Barry McGuigan: 65; Jim McDonnell: 66
Stance: Barry McGuigan: Orthodox; Jim McDonnell: Not recorded

Barry McGuigan left, Jim McDonnell 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

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

Jim McDonnell2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Jim McDonnell 4 — 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 — 13,657 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

Jim McDonnell last boxed on Nov 5, 1989 — 13,499 days ago. McDonnell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Azumah Nelson.WLWL

Palacios May 1986Mitchell Nov 1988McGuigan May 1989Nelson Nov 19891.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell ever fought each other?: Yes. Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell met once on May 31, 1989, and Jim McDonnell won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, McGuigan or McDonnell?: Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Jim McDonnell is 26-4. Barry McGuigan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, McGuigan or McDonnell?: Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Jim McDonnell has 12. Barry McGuigan has more.
Do McGuigan and McDonnell have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barry McGuigan and Jim McDonnell have faced.
Who is bigger, McGuigan or McDonnell?: Jim McDonnell is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and McDonnell?: This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 4 bouts tracked for Jim McDonnell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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