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Hogan Bassey vs Sammy McCarthy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Hogan Bassey

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Sammy McCarthy

Hogan Bassey (59-13-2) and Sammy McCarthy (44-8-1) 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.

Bassey

59

Wins

13

Losses

2

Draws85 tracked bouts

McCarthy

44

Wins26 KO · 59%

8

Losses

1

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bassey leads 1–0

Hogan Bassey and Sammy McCarthy have met 1 time; Bassey leads 1–0.

Hogan Bassey and Sammy McCarthy have met 1 time; Bassey leads 1–0.
Met1953Oct 6Series
Hogan BasseyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy McCarthyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Bassey 3 · McCarthy 5 of 8 measurable rows
BasseyMcCarthy
Record
59-13-244-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.1%
84% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
0
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
59.09% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 7.3
7.3 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
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

Agenot comparable
Hogan Bassey: Died aged 65
Sammy McCarthy: Died aged 88

Hogan Bassey left, Sammy McCarthy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hogan Bassey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Hogan Bassey: 68 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (37%) and 43 on the cards (63%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 37%43 on the cards 63%

Sammy McCarthy1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Sammy McCarthy: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hogan Bassey 85, Sammy 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

Hogan Bassey has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Bassey last boxed on Aug 19, 1959.WWWLL

Pep Sep 1958Costa Oct 1958Parra Dec 1958Moore Mar 1959Moore Aug 19597.3 tracked bouts per year

Sammy McCarthy has won once since losing a decision to Hogan Bassey. McCarthy last boxed on Dec 7, 1954.LW

Bassey Oct 1953Ankrah Dec 19541.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hogan Bassey and Sammy McCarthy ever fought each other?
Yes. Hogan Bassey and Sammy McCarthy met once on October 6, 1953, and Hogan Bassey won by PTS.
The meeting

WOct 6, 1953 · Bassey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bassey or McCarthy?
Hogan Bassey is 59-13-2 and Sammy McCarthy is 44-8-1. Sammy McCarthy has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bassey59–13–281.1%

McCarthy44–8–184%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bassey or McCarthy?
Hogan Bassey has 0 knockout wins and Sammy McCarthy has 26. Sammy McCarthy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bassey0

McCarthy2659.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bassey and McCarthy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hogan Bassey and Sammy McCarthy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bassey and McCarthy?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Hogan Bassey and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bassey85bouts

McCarthy2bouts

How They Win ↓

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