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.
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.
Jim Barry vs Sam McVey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam McVey leads 3–0- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs BarryMar 11, 1917 · TKO · R7
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs BarryMar 16, 1912 · PTS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs BarryJun 26, 1909 · DQ · R15
The Numbers
- 2-19-6
- Record
- 78-18-13 (edge)
- 18.5%
- Win %
- 77.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 60 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.92%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 74% (edge)
- 8
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.5
- Bouts per year
- 6.4 (edge)
- 27
- Bouts tracked
- 124
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Age
- 142
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJim Barry · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
1
Sam McVey · 87 wins
KO/TKO
64
Decision
16
Other
7
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (27 and 124 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJim Barry
LKO R1 · Mar 1913LTKO R11 · May 1912LPTS · Feb 1912LKO R16 · Apr 1910DNWS · Apr 1909LNWS · Mar 1909LKO R3 · Jun 1908LKO R2 · Apr 1908DNWS · Jan 1908LPTS · Dec 1907LNWS · Oct 1907LNWS · Sep 1907Sam McVey
LNWS · Aug 1920DPTS · Aug 1916DNWS · May 1916LNWS · Apr 1916LNWS · Feb 1916DNWS · Nov 1915DNWS · Oct 1915DPTS · Sep 1915WKO R8 · Aug 1915WPTS · Jun 1915DPTS · Mar 1913LKO R13 · Dec 1912LTKO R11 · Oct 1912LPTS · Aug 1912LPTS · Apr 1912WPTS · Dec 1911DPTS · Apr 1911Jim Barry
LNWS · Mar 1911DNWS · Feb 1911DNWS · May 1908Sam McVey
DPTS · Apr 1915DPTS · Dec 1909LRTD · Apr 1909WPTS · Feb 1909LNWS · Apr 1907
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jim Barry
LLLLL
L8 streak · last fought Mar 11, 1917
Sam McVey
DWWNCNC
No active streak · last fought Aug 1, 1921
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Jim Barry or Sam 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Jim Barry or Sam McVey?
- Jim Barry has 0 knockout wins and Sam McVey has 60. Sam McVey has more.
- Do Jim Barry and Sam 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jim Barry and Sam McVey?
- This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Jim Barry and 124 bouts tracked for Sam McVey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.