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Dariusz Michalczewski vs Steve McCarthy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dariusz Michalczewski

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Steve McCarthy

Dariusz Michalczewski (48-2) and Steve McCarthy (12-4-1) 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.

Michalczewski

48

Wins38 KO · 79%

2

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

McCarthy

12

Wins5 KO · 42%

4

Losses

1

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Michalczewski leads 1–0

Dariusz Michalczewski and Steve McCarthy have met 1 time; Michalczewski leads 1–0.

Dariusz Michalczewski and Steve McCarthy have met 1 time; Michalczewski leads 1–0.
Met1992Sep 29Series
Dariusz MichalczewskiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve McCarthyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultDQR31Meeting

The Numbers

Michalczewski 5 · McCarthy 1 of 6 measurable rows
MichalczewskiMcCarthy
Record
48-2 (edge)12-4-1
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
73.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
5
KO rate0–100%
79.17% (edge)
41.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
79%—
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
3.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
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

Height+1″
Dariusz Michalczewski: 6′0″ (edge)
Steve McCarthy: 5′11″
Agenot comparable
Dariusz Michalczewski: 58
Steve McCarthy: Died aged 54
Stance
Dariusz Michalczewski: Orthodox
Steve McCarthy: Southpaw

Dariusz Michalczewski left, Steve McCarthy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dariusz Michalczewski48 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Dariusz Michalczewski: 48 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (79%), 6 on the cards (13%) and 4 by another method or unrecorded (8%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

38 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 13%4 by another method or unrecorded 8%

Steve McCarthy0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Steve McCarthy: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dariusz Michalczewski 50, Steve McCarthy 2 — 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

Dariusz Michalczewski last boxed on Feb 26, 2005 — 7,905 days ago. Michalczewski had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

DeGrandis Apr 2002Hall Sep 2002Harmon Mar 2003González Oct 2003Tiozzo Feb 20053.7 tracked bouts per year

Steve McCarthy has lost two straight. McCarthy last boxed on Sep 29, 1992.LL

Maske Apr 1992Michalczewski Sep 1992

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dariusz Michalczewski and Steve McCarthy ever fought each other?
Yes. Dariusz Michalczewski and Steve McCarthy met once on September 29, 1992, and Dariusz Michalczewski won by DQ in round 3.
The meeting

WSep 29, 1992 · Michalczewski · DQ R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Michalczewski or McCarthy?
Dariusz Michalczewski is 48-2 and Steve McCarthy is 12-4-1. Dariusz Michalczewski has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Michalczewski48–296%

McCarthy12–4–173.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Michalczewski or McCarthy?
Dariusz Michalczewski has 38 knockout wins and Steve McCarthy has 5. Dariusz Michalczewski has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Michalczewski3879.2%

McCarthy541.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Michalczewski and McCarthy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dariusz Michalczewski and Steve McCarthy have faced.
Who is bigger, Michalczewski or McCarthy?
Dariusz Michalczewski is the taller fighter at 184 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Michalczewski184 cm

McCarthy180 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Michalczewski and McCarthy?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Dariusz Michalczewski and 2 bouts tracked for Steve McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Michalczewski50bouts

McCarthy2bouts

How They Win ↓

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