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Barry McGuigan vs Samuel Meck — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

Samuel Meck

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Samuel Meck (0-3 across 3 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

Meck

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Samuel Meck have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Samuel Meck have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1983May 22Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Samuel MeckFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 6 · Meck 0 of 6 measurable rows
McGuiganMeck
Record†
32-3 (edge)0-3
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‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
3

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

Barry McGuigan left, Samuel Meck 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%

Samuel Meck0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Samuel Meck: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Meck yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Samuel Meck 3 — 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

Samuel Meck last boxed on Mar 12, 1988 — 14,102 days ago. Meck had lost three straight.LLL

Ali Mar 1983McGuigan May 1983Gamache Mar 19880.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Samuel Meck ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Samuel Meck met once on May 22, 1983, and Barry McGuigan won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WMay 22, 1983 · McGuigan · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuigan or Meck?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Samuel Meck is 0-3 across the 3 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%

Meck0–30%

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

McGuigan2887.5%

Meck0

The Numbers ↓
Do McGuigan and Meck have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barry McGuigan and Samuel Meck have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and Meck?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 3 bouts tracked for Samuel Meck. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGuigan35bouts

Meck3bouts

How They Win ↓

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