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.
Buddy McGirt (73-6-1) and Howard Davis (36-6-1 across 43 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Buddy McGirt vs Howard Davis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Buddy McGirt leads 1–0- Buddy McGirt wonMcGirt vs DavisJul 31, 1988 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 73-6-1 (edge)
- Record
- 36-6-1
- 91.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 84.9%
- 48 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 11
- 65.75%
- KO rate
- —
- 66% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 39%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.2
- 80
- Bouts tracked
- 43
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- 5′10″ (177 cm) (edge)
- 70″ (179 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 62
- Age
- 70
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBuddy McGirt · 73 wins
KO/TKO
48
Decision
25
Other
0
Howard Davis · 36 wins
KO/TKO
14
Decision
22
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (80 and 43 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Buddy McGirt
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jan 21, 1997
Howard Davis
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 13, 1996
Common Questions
- Have Buddy McGirt and Howard Davis ever fought each other?
- Yes. Buddy McGirt and Howard Davis met once on July 31, 1988, and Buddy McGirt won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Buddy McGirt or Howard Davis?
- Buddy McGirt is 73-6-1 and Howard Davis is 36-6-1 across the 43 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buddy McGirt has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Buddy McGirt or Howard Davis?
- Buddy McGirt has 48 knockout wins and Howard Davis has 11. Buddy McGirt has more.
- Do Buddy McGirt and Howard Davis have any common opponents?
- Buddy McGirt and Howard Davis share 3 common opponents: Joe Manley, Tony Baltazar and Meldrick Taylor. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Buddy McGirt or Howard Davis?
- Howard Davis is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 8 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buddy McGirt and Howard Davis?
- This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Buddy McGirt and 43 bouts tracked for Howard Davis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.