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Barry McGuigan vs Lavon McGowan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

Lavon McGowan

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Lavon McGowan (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

McGowan

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Lavon McGowan have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Lavon McGowan have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1983Jul 9Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lavon McGowanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 4 · McGowan 0 of 4 measurable rows
McGuiganMcGowan
Record†
32-3 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
91.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
87.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
88%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
1

† 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″
Lavon McGowan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barry McGuigan: 70″
Lavon McGowan: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barry McGuigan: 65
Lavon McGowan: No date of birth
Stance
Barry McGuigan: Orthodox
Lavon McGowan: Not recorded

Barry McGuigan left, Lavon McGowan 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%

Lavon McGowan0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Lavon McGowan: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McGowan yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Lavon McGowan 1 — 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 — 13,658 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

Lavon McGowan last boxed on Jul 9, 1983 — 15,811 days ago. McGowan had lost the most recent, to Barry McGuigan.L

McGuigan Jul 1983

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Lavon McGowan ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Lavon McGowan met once on July 9, 1983, and Barry McGuigan won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJul 9, 1983 · McGuigan · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuigan or McGowan?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Lavon McGowan is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

McGowan0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGuigan or McGowan?
Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Lavon McGowan has 0. Barry McGuigan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGuigan2887.5%

McGowan0

The Numbers ↓
Do McGuigan and McGowan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barry McGuigan and Lavon McGowan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and McGowan?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 1 bout tracked for Lavon McGowan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGuigan35bouts

McGowan1bout

How They Win ↓

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