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James Kinchen vs James Shuler — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Kinchen

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James Shuler

James Kinchen (49-9-2) and James Shuler (22-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Kinchen

49

Wins34 KO · 69%

9

Losses

2

Draws60 tracked bouts

Shuler

22

Wins16 KO · 73%

1

Loss

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Shuler leads 1–0

James Kinchen and James Shuler have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.

James Kinchen and James Shuler have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.
Met1985Feb 16Series
James KinchenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James ShulerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Kinchen 2 · Shuler 5 of 7 measurable rows
KinchenShuler
Record
49-9-222-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.3%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
69.39%
72.73% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69%
73% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
4.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 60
60
23

† 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
James Kinchen: 5′10″
James Shuler: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Kinchen: No reach on file
James Shuler: 78″
Agenot comparable
James Kinchen: 68
James Shuler: Died aged 26
Stance
James Kinchen: Orthodox
James Shuler: Orthodox

James Kinchen left, James Shuler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Kinchen49 wins · from 60 tracked bouts

James Kinchen: 49 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (69%) and 15 on the cards (31%). Counted from 60 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 69%15 on the cards 31%

James Shuler22 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

James Shuler: 22 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (73%) and 6 on the cards (27%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 73%6 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Kinchen 60, James Shuler 23 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Kinchen

Opponent

Shuler

  • James Kinchen

    Loss, MD

    1988

    HearnsEven

    James Shuler

    Loss, KO 1

    1986

  • James Kinchen

    Win, TKO

    1982

    Jr.Even

    James Shuler

    Win, KO

    1983

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

James Kinchen last boxed on Apr 23, 1992 — 12,600 days ago. Kinchen had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Ernesto Magdaleno.WWLWL

Amparo Mar 1990Williams Jun 1990Williams Apr 1991Chavez Aug 1991Magdaleno Apr 19925.1 tracked bouts per year

James Shuler had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Thomas Hearns. Shuler last boxed on Mar 10, 1986.WWWWL

Jackson Jan 1984Bristol Feb 1984Kinchen Feb 1985Holly Jul 1985Hearns Mar 19864.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Kinchen and James Shuler ever fought each other?
Yes. James Kinchen and James Shuler met once on February 16, 1985, and James Shuler won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 16, 1985 · Shuler · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kinchen or Shuler?
James Kinchen is 49-9-2 and James Shuler is 22-1. James Shuler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kinchen49–9–283.3%

Shuler22–195.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kinchen or Shuler?
James Kinchen has 34 knockout wins and James Shuler has 16. James Kinchen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kinchen3469.4%

Shuler1672.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kinchen and Shuler have any common opponents?
James Kinchen and James Shuler share 2 common opponents: Thomas Hearns and Leroy Green Jr.. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Thomas HearnsLL

Leroy Green Jr.WW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kinchen and Shuler?
This comparison is drawn from 60 bouts tracked for James Kinchen and 23 bouts tracked for James Shuler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kinchen60bouts

Shuler23bouts

How They Win ↓

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