Have Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs ever fought each other?

Yes. Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs met once on August 27, 1989, and Buddy McGirt won by UD.

Who has the better record, McGirt or Jacobs?

Buddy McGirt is 73-6-1 and Gary Jacobs is 45-8. Buddy McGirt has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, McGirt or Jacobs?

Buddy McGirt has 48 knockout wins and Gary Jacobs has 26. Buddy McGirt has more.

Do McGirt and Jacobs have any common opponents?

Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs share 1 common opponent: Pernell Whitaker. Gary Jacobs fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, McGirt or Jacobs?

Gary Jacobs is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGirt and Jacobs?

This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Buddy McGirt and 2 bouts tracked for Gary Jacobs. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buddy McGirt vs Gary Jacobs — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gary Jacobs

Buddy McGirt (73-6-1) and Gary Jacobs (45-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McGirt

Wins48 KO · 66%

Losses

Draw80 tracked bouts

Jacobs

Wins26 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McGirt leads 1–0

Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs have met 1 time; McGirt leads 1–0.
Met	1989Aug 27	Series
Buddy McGirtFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Gary JacobsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDMcGirt vs Jacobs	1Meeting

McGirt vs Jacobs · Aug 27, 1989

The Numbers

McGirt 6 · Jacobs 1 of 7 measurable rows

McGirtEdge = longer wingJacobs

Record: 73-6-1 (edge)45-8
Win %0–100%: 91.9% (edge)
84.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 48 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%: 65.75% (edge)
57.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 66%—
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.4: 5.4 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 80
2

† 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: Buddy McGirt: 5′7″; Gary Jacobs: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Buddy McGirt: 70″; Gary Jacobs: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart: Buddy McGirt: 62; Gary Jacobs: 60
Stance: Buddy McGirt: Orthodox; Gary Jacobs: Southpaw

Buddy McGirt left, Gary Jacobs right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Buddy McGirt73 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

48 by KO/TKO 66%25 on the cards 34%

Gary Jacobs0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Jacobs yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy McGirt 80, Gary Jacobs 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Jacobs better on 11 shared · Gary Jacobs better on 1

McGirtBuddy McGirt

Opponent

JacobsGary Jacobs

Buddy McGirt
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1994Oct 1994
Loss, UD
1993Mar 1993
WhitakerPernell WhitakerUnited States 40–4–1Jacobs betterGary Jacobs better — 0–1 to 0–2
Gary Jacobs
Loss, UD
1995Aug 1995

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

Buddy McGirt last boxed on Jan 21, 1997 — 10,864 days ago. McGirt had won four in a row before losing a decision to Darren Maciunski.WWWWL

Heckley Aug 1996Jackson Sep 1996Tillman Oct 1996Smith Dec 1996Maciunski Jan 19975.4 tracked bouts per year

Gary Jacobs last boxed on Aug 26, 1995 — 11,379 days ago. Jacobs had lost two straight.LL

McGirt Aug 1989Whitaker Aug 19950.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs ever fought each other?: Yes. Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs met once on August 27, 1989, and Buddy McGirt won by UD.
Who has the better record, McGirt or Jacobs?: Buddy McGirt is 73-6-1 and Gary Jacobs is 45-8. Buddy McGirt has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, McGirt or Jacobs?: Buddy McGirt has 48 knockout wins and Gary Jacobs has 26. Buddy McGirt has more.
Do McGirt and Jacobs have any common opponents?: Buddy McGirt and Gary Jacobs share 1 common opponent: Pernell Whitaker. Gary Jacobs fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, McGirt or Jacobs?: Gary Jacobs is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGirt and Jacobs?: This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Buddy McGirt and 2 bouts tracked for Gary Jacobs. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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