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James Shuler vs Willard Nance — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Shuler

Willard Nance

James Shuler (22-1) and Willard Nance (0-3 across 3 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

Nance

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Willard Nance have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.

James Shuler and Willard Nance have met 1 time; Shuler leads 1–0.
Met1981Jun 17Series
James ShulerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willard NanceFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Shuler 5 · Nance 0 of 5 measurable rows
ShulerNance
Record†
22-1 (edge)0-3
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)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
23
3

† 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″
Willard Nance: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Shuler: Died aged 26
Willard Nance: No date of birth
Stance
James Shuler: Orthodox
Willard Nance: Not recorded

James Shuler left, Willard Nance 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%

Willard Nance0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Willard Nance: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nance yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Shuler 23, Willard Nance 3 — 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

Willard Nance last boxed on Jun 3, 1985 — 15,112 days ago. Nance had lost three straight.LLL

DeWitt Feb 1981Shuler Jun 1981Williams Jun 19850.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Shuler and Willard Nance ever fought each other?
Yes. James Shuler and Willard Nance met once on June 17, 1981, and James Shuler won by KO.
The meeting

WJun 17, 1981 · Shuler · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shuler or Nance?
James Shuler is 22-1 and Willard Nance is 0-3 across the 3 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%

Nance0–30%

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

Shuler1672.7%

Nance0

The Numbers ↓
Do Shuler and Nance have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Shuler and Willard Nance have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shuler and Nance?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for James Shuler and 3 bouts tracked for Willard Nance. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shuler23bouts

Nance3bouts

How They Win ↓

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