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Barry McGuigan vs Selvin Bell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

Selvin Bell

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Selvin Bell (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

Bell

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 Selvin Bell have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Selvin Bell have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1981May 10Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Selvin BellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 4 · Bell 0 of 4 measurable rows
McGuiganBell
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 2
2 (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″
Selvin Bell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barry McGuigan: 70″
Selvin Bell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barry McGuigan: 65
Selvin Bell: No date of birth
Stance
Barry McGuigan: Orthodox
Selvin Bell: Not recorded

Barry McGuigan left, Selvin Bell 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%

Selvin Bell0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Selvin Bell: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bell yet.

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

Selvin Bell last boxed on May 10, 1981 — 16,600 days ago. Bell had lost the most recent, to Barry McGuigan.L

McGuigan May 1981

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Selvin Bell ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Selvin Bell met once on May 10, 1981, and Barry McGuigan won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 10, 1981 · McGuigan · TKO R2

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

Bell0–10%

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

McGuigan2887.5%

Bell0

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

McGuigan35bouts

Bell1bout

How They Win ↓

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