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Barry McGuigan vs Young Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barry McGuigan

Young Ali

Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Young Ali (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

Ali

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 Young Ali have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.

Barry McGuigan and Young Ali have met 1 time; McGuigan leads 1–0.
Met1982Jun 14Series
Barry McGuiganFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Young AliFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

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

Barry McGuigan left, Young Ali 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%

Young Ali0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Young Ali: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ali yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barry McGuigan 35, Young Ali 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 — 13,655 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

Young Ali last boxed on Jun 14, 1982 — 16,198 days ago. Ali had lost the most recent, to Barry McGuigan.L

McGuigan Jun 1982

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barry McGuigan and Young Ali ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Young Ali met once on June 14, 1982, and Barry McGuigan won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WJun 14, 1982 · McGuigan · KO R6

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

Ali0–10%

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

McGuigan2887.5%

Ali0

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

McGuigan35bouts

Ali1bout

How They Win ↓

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