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Johnny Shugrue vs Kid Kaplan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Johnny Shugrue

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Kid Kaplan

Johnny Shugrue (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) and Kid Kaplan (121-22-16) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Shugrue

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kaplan

121

Wins27 KO · 22%

22

Losses

16

Draws160 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

Series level 1–1

Johnny Shugrue and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Johnny Shugrue and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1920Dec 111922Sep 14Series
Johnny ShugrueFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Kid KaplanFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Shugrue 1 · Kaplan 6 of 7 measurable rows
ShugrueKaplan
Record†
2-1121-22-16 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.7%
81.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—22.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
22% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 10.7
1.7
10.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 160
3
160

† 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
Johnny Shugrue: No reach on file
Kid Kaplan: 63″
Agenot held
Johnny Shugrue: No date of birth
Kid Kaplan: Died aged 69
Stance
Johnny Shugrue: Not recorded
Kid Kaplan: Orthodox

Johnny Shugrue left, Kid Kaplan 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 Shugrue2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Shugrue: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Kid Kaplan121 wins · from 160 tracked bouts

Kid Kaplan: 121 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (22%), 75 on the cards (62%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (16%). Counted from 160 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 22%75 on the cards 62%19 by another method or unrecorded 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Shugrue 3, Kid Kaplan 160 — 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 Shugrue last boxed on Sep 14, 1922 — 38,029 days ago. Shugrue had won two in a row before losing a decision to Kid Kaplan.WWL

Kaplan Dec 1920Dundee Apr 1922Kaplan Sep 19221.7 tracked bouts per year

Kid Kaplan had won one in a row before losing a decision to Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Kaplan last boxed on Feb 20, 1933.WWLWL

Rossi Jul 1932Petrolle Aug 1932Villa Sep 1932Holmes Oct 1932Hardwick Feb 193310.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Shugrue and Kid Kaplan ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Shugrue and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LSep 14, 1922 · Kaplan · PTS

WDec 11, 1920 · Shugrue · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shugrue or Kaplan?
Johnny Shugrue is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Kid Kaplan is 121-22-16. Kid Kaplan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Shugrue2–166.7%

Kaplan121–22–1681.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shugrue or Kaplan?
Johnny Shugrue has 0 knockout wins and Kid Kaplan has 27. Kid Kaplan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shugrue0

Kaplan2722.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shugrue and Kaplan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Shugrue and Kid Kaplan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shugrue and Kaplan?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Shugrue and 160 bouts tracked for Kid Kaplan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shugrue3bouts

Kaplan160bouts

How They Win ↓

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