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Johnny Owen vs Paddy Maguire — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Owen

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Paddy Maguire

Johnny Owen (25-2-1) and Paddy Maguire (26-8-1) 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.

Owen

25

Wins11 KO · 44%

2

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Maguire

26

Wins16 KO · 62%

8

Losses

1

Draw1 tracked bout

Head to Head

Owen leads 1–0

Johnny Owen and Paddy Maguire have met 1 time; Owen leads 1–0.

Johnny Owen and Paddy Maguire have met 1 time; Owen leads 1–0.
Met1977Nov 29Series
Johnny OwenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paddy MaguireFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Owen 3 · Maguire 2 of 5 measurable rows
OwenMaguire
Record
25-2-1 (edge)26-8-1
Win %0–100%
91.1% (edge)
75.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
11
16 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
44%
61.54% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
44%—
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
7.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
1

† 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
Johnny Owen: 5′8″
Paddy Maguire: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Johnny Owen: Died aged 24
Paddy Maguire: 78
Stance
Johnny Owen: Not recorded
Paddy Maguire: Orthodox

Johnny Owen left, Paddy Maguire 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 Owen25 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Johnny Owen: 25 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (44%) and 14 on the cards (56%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 44%14 on the cards 56%

Paddy Maguire0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Paddy Maguire: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Maguire yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Owen 28, Paddy Maguire 1 — 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 Owen had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lupe Pintor. Owen last boxed on Sep 19, 1980.WWWWL

Vasquez Nov 1979Davies Jan 1980Rodríguez Feb 1980Feeney Jun 1980Pintor Sep 19807.1 tracked bouts per year

Paddy Maguire last boxed on Nov 29, 1977 — 17,861 days ago. Maguire had lost the most recent, to Johnny Owen.L

Owen Nov 1977

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Owen and Paddy Maguire ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Owen and Paddy Maguire met once on November 29, 1977, and Johnny Owen won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

WNov 29, 1977 · Owen · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Owen or Maguire?
Johnny Owen is 25-2-1 and Paddy Maguire is 26-8-1. Johnny Owen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Owen25–2–191.1%

Maguire26–8–175.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Owen or Maguire?
Johnny Owen has 11 knockout wins and Paddy Maguire has 16. Paddy Maguire has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Owen1144%

Maguire1661.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Owen and Maguire have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Owen and Paddy Maguire have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Owen and Maguire?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Johnny Owen and 1 bout tracked for Paddy Maguire. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Owen28bouts

Maguire1bout

How They Win ↓

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