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Jim Barry vs Sam McVey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jim Barry

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Sam McVey

Jim Barry (2-19-6 across 27 tracked bouts) and Sam McVey (78-18-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Barry

Tracked record

2–19–6

counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McVey

78

Wins60 KO · 77%

18

Losses

13

Draws112 tracked bouts

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

McVey leads 3–0

Jim Barry and Sam McVey have met 3 times; McVey leads 3–0.

Jim Barry and Sam McVey have met 3 times; McVey leads 3–0.
Met1909Jun 261912Mar 161917Mar 11Series
Jim BarryFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
Sam McVeyFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultDQR15PTSTKOR73Meetings

The Numbers

Barry 0 · McVey 6 of 6 measurable rows
BarryMcVey
Record†
2-19-678-18-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
18.5%
77.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 60
0
60 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—76.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
77% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 8
8
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.8
1.5
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
27
112

† 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

Agenot held
Jim Barry: No date of birth
Sam McVey: Died aged 37
Stance
Jim Barry: Not recorded
Sam McVey: Orthodox

Jim Barry left, Sam McVey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jim Barry2 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Jim Barry: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Sam McVey78 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Sam McVey: 78 tracked wins — 60 by KO/TKO (77%), 13 on the cards (17%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

60 by KO/TKO 77%13 on the cards 17%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jim Barry 27, Sam McVey 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Barry better on 1 · McVey better on 1

Barry

Opponent

McVey

  • Jim Barry

    0–10–2 against

    Loss, KO 1

    1913

    Loss, TKO 11

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Loss, KO 16

    1910

    Draw, NWS

    1909

    Loss, NWS

    1909

    Loss, KO 3

    1908

    Loss, KO 2

    1908

    Draw, NWS

    1908

    Loss, PTS

    1907

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    LangfordMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    3–7–6 against

    Loss, NWS

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Win, KO 8

    1915

    Win, PTS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1913

    Loss, KO 13

    1912

    Loss, TKO 11

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Win, PTS

    1911

    Draw, PTS

    1911

  • Jim Barry

    0–1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1911

    Draw, NWS

    1911

    Draw, NWS

    1908

    JeanetteBarry better

    Sam McVey

    1–2–2 against

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1909

    Loss, RTD

    1909

    Win, PTS

    1909

    Loss, NWS

    1907

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

Jim Barry last boxed on Mar 11, 1917 — 40,035 days ago. Barry had lost eight straight.LLLLL

McCarty Sep 1912Langford Mar 1913Levinsky Jun 1916Miske Sep 1916McVey Mar 19171.5 tracked bouts per year

Sam McVey drew the most recent tracked bout with Jeff Clark. McVey last boxed on Aug 1, 1921.NCNCWWD

Wills Sep 1920Thompson Mar 1921Clark Mar 1921Clark Jul 1921Clark Aug 19215.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jim Barry and Sam McVey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Barry and Sam McVey have met 3 times and Sam McVey leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LMar 11, 1917 · McVey · TKO R7

LMar 16, 1912 · McVey · PTS

LJun 26, 1909 · McVey · DQ R15

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barry or McVey?
Jim Barry is 2-19-6 across the 27 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sam McVey is 78-18-13. Sam McVey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barry2–19–618.5%

McVey78–18–1377.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barry or McVey?
Jim Barry has 0 knockout wins and Sam McVey has 60. Sam McVey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barry0

McVey6076.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barry and McVey have any common opponents?
Jim Barry and Sam McVey share 2 common opponents: Sam Langford and Joe Jeanette. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Sam Langford0–10–23–7–6

Joe Jeanette0–1–21–2–2

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barry and McVey?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Jim Barry and 112 bouts tracked for Sam McVey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barry27bouts

McVey112bouts

How They Win ↓

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