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Johnny Basham vs Mike McTigue — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧WELTERWEIGHT, MIDDLEWEIGHT

Johnny Basham

Cross-division

🇮🇪LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Mike McTigue

Johnny Basham (61-18-7) and Mike McTigue (111-45-14) 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.

Basham

61

Wins24 KO · 39%

18

Losses

7

Draws10 tracked bouts

McTigue

111

Wins52 KO · 47%

45

Losses

14

Draws174 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McTigue leads 1–0

Johnny Basham and Mike McTigue have met 1 time; McTigue leads 1–0.

Johnny Basham and Mike McTigue have met 1 time; McTigue leads 1–0.
Met1922Oct 26Series
Johnny BashamFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mike McTigueFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Basham 3 · McTigue 5 of 8 measurable rows
BashamMcTigue
Record
61-18-7 (edge)111-45-14
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
69.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
24
52 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
39.34%
46.85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
47% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
6 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 10.5
0.6
10.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 174
10
174

† 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

Height+1″
Johnny Basham: 5′8″
Mike McTigue: 5′9″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Johnny Basham: No reach on file
Mike McTigue: 72″
Agenot comparable
Johnny Basham: Died aged 56
Mike McTigue: Died aged 73
Stance
Johnny Basham: Not recorded
Mike McTigue: Orthodox

Johnny Basham left, Mike McTigue right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Basham3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Johnny Basham: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

Mike McTigue111 wins · from 174 tracked bouts

Mike McTigue: 111 tracked wins — 52 by KO/TKO (47%), 23 on the cards (21%) and 36 by another method or unrecorded (32%). Counted from 174 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

52 by KO/TKO 47%23 on the cards 21%36 by another method or unrecorded 32%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Basham 10, Mike McTigue 174 — 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

Johnny Basham has lost five straight. Basham last boxed on Dec 13, 1929.LLLLL

Lewis Jun 1920Lewis Nov 1920Lewis Oct 1921McTigue Oct 1922Lewis Dec 19290.6 tracked bouts per year

Mike McTigue has lost two straight. McTigue last boxed on Sep 22, 1930.LWDLL

Godwin Apr 1930Neron Jun 1930Armen Jul 1930Perroni Sep 1930Johnson Sep 193010.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Basham and Mike McTigue ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Basham and Mike McTigue met once on October 26, 1922, and Mike McTigue won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LOct 26, 1922 · McTigue · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basham or McTigue?
Johnny Basham is 61-18-7 and Mike McTigue is 111-45-14. Johnny Basham has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basham61–18–775%

McTigue111–45–1469.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basham or McTigue?
Johnny Basham has 24 knockout wins and Mike McTigue has 52. Mike McTigue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basham2439.3%

McTigue5246.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Basham and McTigue have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Basham and Mike McTigue have faced.
Who is bigger, Basham or McTigue?
Mike McTigue is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Basham173 cm

McTigue175 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basham and McTigue?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Johnny Basham and 174 bouts tracked for Mike McTigue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basham10bouts

McTigue174bouts

How They Win ↓

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