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James Shuler vs Sugar Ray Seales — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Shuler

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Sugar Ray Seales

James Shuler (22-1) and Sugar Ray Seales (57-8-3) 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

Seales

57

Wins34 KO · 60%

8

Losses

3

Draws69 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Shuler leads 1–0

James Shuler and Sugar Ray Seales have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.

James Shuler and Sugar Ray Seales have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.
Met1982Oct 23Series
James ShulerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sugar Ray SealesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Shuler 5 · Seales 2 of 7 measurable rows
ShulerSeales
Record
22-1 (edge)57-8-3
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
86%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
16
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73% (edge)
59.65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.9
4.2
6.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
23
69

† 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 Shuler: No height on file
Sugar Ray Seales: 6′1″
Reachnot held
James Shuler: 78″
Sugar Ray Seales: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
James Shuler: Died aged 26
Sugar Ray Seales: 74
Stance
James Shuler: Orthodox
Sugar Ray Seales: Southpaw

James Shuler left, Sugar Ray Seales 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%

Sugar Ray Seales57 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Sugar Ray Seales: 57 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (60%) and 23 on the cards (40%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 60%23 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Shuler 23, Sugar Ray Seales 69 — 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

Sugar Ray Seales last boxed on Jan 22, 1983 — 15,979 days ago. Seales had won once since losing a decision to James Shuler.WWWLW

Rodriguez Jan 1982LoCicero Mar 1982Lara Aug 1982Shuler Oct 1982Hord Jan 19836.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Shuler and Sugar Ray Seales ever fought each other?
Yes. James Shuler and Sugar Ray Seales met once on October 23, 1982, and James Shuler won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 23, 1982 · Shuler · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shuler or Seales?
James Shuler is 22-1 and Sugar Ray Seales is 57-8-3. James Shuler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Shuler22–195.7%

Seales57–8–386%

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

Shuler1672.7%

Seales3459.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shuler and Seales have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Shuler and Sugar Ray Seales have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shuler and Seales?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for James Shuler and 69 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Seales. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shuler23bouts

Seales69bouts

How They Win ↓

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