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Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) and Joe Shugrue (5-6-2 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Freddie Welsh vs Joe Shugrue — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

Freddie Welsh

121–29–17

167 tracked bouts

Joe Shugrue

Tracked record

5–6–2

13 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

Joe Shugrue leads 2–0

The Numbers

121-29-17 (edge)
Record
5-6-2

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

77.5% (edge)
Win %
46.2%
34 (edge)
Wins by knockout
2
28.1%
KO rate
28%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
40% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
10.2 (edge)
Bouts per year
3.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

167
Bouts tracked
13

Tale of the Tape

69″ (175 cm)
Reach
140
Age
Lightweight
Division
United Kingdom
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Freddie Welsh · 121 wins

KO/TKO
34
Decision
36
Other
51

Joe Shugrue · 5 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
3

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (167 and 13 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Freddie Welsh

    LTKO R9 · May 1917WNWS · Jul 1916LNWS · Mar 1916

    Benny Leonard

    Joe Shugrue

    WTKO R4 · Mar 1912
  • Freddie Welsh

    WPTS · Sep 1916LNWS · Jul 1915WNWS · Feb 1915WNWS · Nov 1914

    Charley White

    Joe Shugrue

    WNWS · Dec 1914LNWS · Jun 1912LNWS · Jun 1912
  • Freddie Welsh

    WNWS · Jan 1914

    Johnny Dundee

    Joe Shugrue

    LPTS · Feb 1914LNWS · Jan 1914DNWS · Jul 1912LNWS · Jul 1911DNWS · May 1911

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Freddie Welsh

LDWWW

L1 streak · last fought Apr 15, 1922

Joe Shugrue

WWWLL

W3 streak · last fought Feb 9, 1915

Common Questions

Have Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue ever fought each other?
Yes. Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue have met 2 times and Joe Shugrue leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Freddie Welsh or Joe Shugrue?
Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Joe Shugrue is 5-6-2 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Freddie Welsh or Joe Shugrue?
Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Joe Shugrue has 2. Freddie Welsh has more.
Do Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue have any common opponents?
Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue share 3 common opponents: Benny Leonard, Charley White and Johnny Dundee. Freddie Welsh fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue?
This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 13 bouts tracked for Joe Shugrue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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