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Jim McIlvaney vs Joe Bugner — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jim McIlvaney

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Joe Bugner

Jim McIlvaney (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Joe Bugner (69-13-1) 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.

McIlvaney

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Bugner

69

Wins41 KO · 59%

13

Losses

1

Draw84 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

Bugner leads 1–0

Jim McIlvaney and Joe Bugner have met 1 time; Bugner leads 1–0.

Jim McIlvaney and Joe Bugner have met 1 time; Bugner leads 1–0.
Met1968Feb 27Series
Jim McIlvaneyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe BugnerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

McIlvaney 1 · Bugner 3 of 4 measurable rows
McIlvaneyBugner
Record†
0-269-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
83.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 41
0
41 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—59.42%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—59%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84
2
84

† 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
Jim McIlvaney: No reach on file
Joe Bugner: 82″
Agenot held
Jim McIlvaney: No date of birth
Joe Bugner: Died aged 75
Stance
Jim McIlvaney: Not recorded
Joe Bugner: Orthodox

Jim McIlvaney left, Joe Bugner 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 McIlvaney0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jim McIlvaney: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McIlvaney yet.

Joe Bugner70 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

Joe Bugner: 70 tracked wins — 41 by KO/TKO (59%), 27 on the cards (39%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 84 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

41 by KO/TKO 59%27 on the cards 39%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jim McIlvaney 2, Joe Bugner 84 — 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

Jim McIlvaney last boxed on Feb 27, 1968 — 21,418 days ago. McIlvaney had lost two straight.LL

Boddington Sep 1967Bugner Feb 1968

Joe Bugner has won six straight, the most recent against Levi Billups. Bugner last boxed on Jun 13, 1999.WWWWW

Ligaloa Jun 1997Wilson Jan 1998Mirovic Apr 1998Smith Jul 1998Billups Jun 19992.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jim McIlvaney and Joe Bugner ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim McIlvaney and Joe Bugner met once on February 27, 1968, and Joe Bugner won by TKO.
The meeting

LFeb 27, 1968 · Bugner · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McIlvaney or Bugner?
Jim McIlvaney is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Bugner is 69-13-1. Joe Bugner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McIlvaney0–20%

Bugner69–13–183.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McIlvaney or Bugner?
Jim McIlvaney has 0 knockout wins and Joe Bugner has 41. Joe Bugner has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McIlvaney0

Bugner4159.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McIlvaney and Bugner have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim McIlvaney and Joe Bugner have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McIlvaney and Bugner?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jim McIlvaney and 84 bouts tracked for Joe Bugner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McIlvaney2bouts

Bugner84bouts

How They Win ↓

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