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Derrick McGuire vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

Derrick McGuire

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Micky Ward

Derrick McGuire (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Micky Ward (38-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McGuire

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

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

Ward leads 1–0

Derrick McGuire and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

Derrick McGuire and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1987Aug 25Series
Derrick McGuireFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

McGuire 0 · Ward 5 of 5 measurable rows
McGuireWard
Record†
0-538-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
1.1
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
5
51

† 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
Derrick McGuire: No height on file
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Derrick McGuire: No reach on file
Micky Ward: 70″
Agenot held
Derrick McGuire: No date of birth
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Derrick McGuire: Not recorded
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Derrick McGuire left, Micky Ward right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Derrick McGuire0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Derrick McGuire: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McGuire yet.

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Derrick McGuire 5, Micky Ward 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

McGuire

Opponent

Ward

  • Derrick McGuire

    Loss, TKO 2

    1990

    PhillipsEven

    Micky Ward

    Loss, TKO 3

    1997

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

Derrick McGuire last boxed on Mar 21, 1992 — 12,628 days ago. McGuire had lost five straight.LLLLL

Ward Aug 1987Haugen Dec 1987Randall Apr 1989Phillips Oct 1990Bramble Mar 19921.1 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,533 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Derrick McGuire and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Derrick McGuire and Micky Ward met once on August 25, 1987, and Micky Ward won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LAug 25, 1987 · Ward · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGuire or Ward?
Derrick McGuire is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Micky Ward is 38-13. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McGuire0–50%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGuire or Ward?
Derrick McGuire has 0 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGuire0

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do McGuire and Ward have any common opponents?
Derrick McGuire and Micky Ward share 1 common opponent: Vince Phillips. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Vince PhillipsLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGuire and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Derrick McGuire and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGuire5bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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