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Joe Manley vs Ronnie Shields — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Manley

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Ronnie Shields

Joe Manley (29-8-2) and Ronnie Shields (2-2 across 4 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.

Manley

29

Wins14 KO · 48%

8

Losses

2

Draws39 tracked bouts

Shields

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 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

Shields leads 1–0

Joe Manley and Ronnie Shields have met 1 time; Shields leads 1–0.

Joe Manley and Ronnie Shields have met 1 time; Shields leads 1–0.
Met1985Mar 25Series
Joe ManleyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ronnie ShieldsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Manley 5 · Shields 2 of 7 measurable rows
ManleyShields
Record†
29-8-2 (edge)2-2
Win %0–100%
76.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
48.28%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
48%
50% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5
5 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
4

† 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

Heightnot held
Joe Manley: 5′8″
Ronnie Shields: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Manley: 67″
Ronnie Shields: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Joe Manley: Died aged 63
Ronnie Shields: 68
Stance
Joe Manley: Orthodox
Ronnie Shields: Not recorded

Joe Manley left, Ronnie Shields right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Manley29 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Joe Manley: 29 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (48%) and 15 on the cards (52%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 48%15 on the cards 52%

Ronnie Shields2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Ronnie Shields: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Manley 39, Ronnie Shields 4 — 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

Joe Manley had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Buddy McGirt. Manley last boxed on Nov 10, 1989.WLLWL

Gastellum Oct 1988Garza Jan 1989Jr Jun 1989Poole Sep 1989McGirt Nov 19895 tracked bouts per year

Ronnie Shields last boxed on Mar 25, 1985 — 15,184 days ago. Shields had won once since losses to Bruce Curry and Billy Costello.WLLW

Podgorski Oct 1982Curry Nov 1982Costello Jul 1984Manley Mar 19851.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Manley and Ronnie Shields ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Manley and Ronnie Shields met once on March 25, 1985, and Ronnie Shields won by UD.
The meeting

LMar 25, 1985 · Shields · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Manley or Shields?
Joe Manley is 29-8-2 and Ronnie Shields is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Manley has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Manley29–8–276.9%

Shields2–250%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Manley or Shields?
Joe Manley has 14 knockout wins and Ronnie Shields has 1. Joe Manley has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Manley1448.3%

Shields1

The Numbers ↓
Do Manley and Shields have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Manley and Ronnie Shields have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Manley and Shields?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Joe Manley and 4 bouts tracked for Ronnie Shields. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Manley39bouts

Shields4bouts

How They Win ↓

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