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Barry McGuigan vs Paul Huggins — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

Paul Huggins

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Paul Huggins (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

Huggins

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 Paul Huggins have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Paul Huggins have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1982Nov 9Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul HugginsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 4 · Huggins 0 of 4 measurable rows
McGuiganHuggins
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″
Paul Huggins: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barry McGuigan: 70″
Paul Huggins: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barry McGuigan: 65
Paul Huggins: No date of birth
Stance
Barry McGuigan: Orthodox
Paul Huggins: Not recorded

Barry McGuigan left, Paul Huggins 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%

Paul Huggins0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Paul Huggins: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Huggins yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Paul Huggins 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

Paul Huggins last boxed on Nov 9, 1982 — 16,053 days ago. Huggins had lost the most recent, to Barry McGuigan.L

McGuigan Nov 1982

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Paul Huggins ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Paul Huggins met once on November 9, 1982, and Barry McGuigan won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WNov 9, 1982 · McGuigan · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuigan or Huggins?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Paul Huggins 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%

Huggins0–10%

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

McGuigan2887.5%

Huggins0

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

McGuigan35bouts

Huggins1bout

How They Win ↓

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