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Barry McGuigan vs Steve Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

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Steve Cruz

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Steve Cruz (37-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McGuigan

32

Wins28 KO · 88%

3

Losses

0

Draws35 tracked bouts

Cruz

37

Wins19 KO · 51%

8

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cruz leads 1–0

Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met1986Jun 23Series
Barry McGuiganFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steve CruzFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

McGuigan 8 · Cruz 0 of 8 measurable rows
McGuiganCruz
Record
32-3 (edge)37-8
Win %0–100%
91.4% (edge)
82.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
87.5% (edge)
51.35%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
51%
Times stopped†max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
3.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
35
45

† 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

HeightLevel
Barry McGuigan: 5′6″
Steve Cruz: 5′6″
Reach+2″
Barry McGuigan: 70″ (edge)
Steve Cruz: 68″
Age3 yrs apart
Barry McGuigan: 65
Steve Cruz: 62
Stance
Barry McGuigan: Orthodox
Steve Cruz: Orthodox

Barry McGuigan left, Steve Cruz 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%

Steve Cruz37 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Steve Cruz: 37 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (51%) and 18 on the cards (49%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 51%18 on the cards 49%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Steve Cruz 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Cruz better on 1

McGuigan

Opponent

Cruz

  • Barry McGuigan

    Win, TKO 4

    1988

    PerezCruz better

    Steve Cruz

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1983

    Win, UD

    1982

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Steve Cruz last boxed on Dec 18, 1993 — 11,996 days ago. Cruz had won two straight since three straight losses.LLLWW

Ruelas Mar 1991Hodkinson Apr 1992Watanabe Aug 1992Castillo Jun 1993Chala Dec 19933.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz met once on June 23, 1986, and Steve Cruz won by UD.
The meeting

LJun 23, 1986 · Cruz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuigan or Cruz?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Steve Cruz is 37-8. Barry McGuigan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McGuigan32–391.4%

Cruz37–882.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGuigan or Cruz?
Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Steve Cruz has 19. Barry McGuigan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGuigan2887.5%

Cruz1951.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McGuigan and Cruz have any common opponents?
Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz share 1 common opponent: Nicky Perez. Steve Cruz fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Nicky PerezWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuigan and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 45 bouts tracked for Steve Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGuigan35bouts

Cruz45bouts

How They Win ↓

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