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James Shuler vs Ricky Sheppard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Shuler

Ricky Sheppard

James Shuler (22-1) and Ricky Sheppard (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Shuler

22

Wins16 KO · 73%

1

Loss

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Sheppard

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Shuler leads 1–0

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

James Shuler and Ricky Sheppard have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.
Met1982Apr 11Series
James ShulerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricky SheppardFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Shuler 5 · Sheppard 0 of 5 measurable rows
ShulerSheppard
Record†
22-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
73%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.2
4.2 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
23
2

† 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

Reachnot held
James Shuler: 78″
Ricky Sheppard: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Shuler: Died aged 26
Ricky Sheppard: No date of birth
Stance
James Shuler: Orthodox
Ricky Sheppard: Not recorded

James Shuler left, Ricky Sheppard 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 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%

Ricky Sheppard0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ricky Sheppard: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sheppard yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Shuler 23, Ricky Sheppard 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

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

Ricky Sheppard last boxed on Apr 11, 1982 — 16,261 days ago. Sheppard had lost two straight.LL

McCallum Mar 1981Shuler Apr 19821.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Shuler and Ricky Sheppard ever fought each other?
Yes. James Shuler and Ricky Sheppard met once on April 11, 1982, and James Shuler won by KO.
The meeting

WApr 11, 1982 · Shuler · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shuler or Sheppard?
James Shuler is 22-1 and Ricky Sheppard is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Shuler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Shuler22–195.7%

Sheppard0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shuler or Sheppard?
James Shuler has 16 knockout wins and Ricky Sheppard has 0. James Shuler has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shuler1672.7%

Sheppard0

The Numbers ↓
Do Shuler and Sheppard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Shuler and Ricky Sheppard have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shuler and Sheppard?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for James Shuler and 2 bouts tracked for Ricky Sheppard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shuler23bouts

Sheppard2bouts

How They Win ↓

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