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Mike McCallum vs Ricky Sheppard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Mike McCallum

Ricky Sheppard

Mike McCallum (49-5-1) and Ricky Sheppard (0-2 across 2 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.

McCallum

49

Wins36 KO · 73%

5

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Sheppard

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

McCallum leads 1–0

Mike McCallum and Ricky Sheppard have met 1 time; McCallum leads 1–0.

Mike McCallum and Ricky Sheppard have met 1 time; McCallum leads 1–0.
Met1981Mar 19Series
Mike McCallumFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricky SheppardFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

McCallum 6 · Sheppard 0 of 6 measurable rows
McCallumSheppard
Record†
49-5-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 36
36 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
73.47%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
73%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
2

† 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
Mike McCallum: 6′0″
Ricky Sheppard: No height on file
Reachnot held
Mike McCallum: 78″
Ricky Sheppard: No reach on file
Agenot held
Mike McCallum: Died aged 68
Ricky Sheppard: No date of birth
Stance
Mike McCallum: Orthodox
Ricky Sheppard: Not recorded

Mike McCallum left, Ricky Sheppard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Mike McCallum49 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Mike McCallum: 49 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (73%) and 13 on the cards (27%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 73%13 on the cards 27%

Ricky Sheppard0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ricky Sheppard: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sheppard yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Mike McCallum 55, Ricky Sheppard 2 — 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

Mike McCallum has lost two straight, after one straight win. McCallum last boxed on Feb 22, 1997.WLWLL

Jones Feb 1995Tiozzo Jun 1995Saidi Jun 1996Jr. Nov 1996Toney Feb 19973.4 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Sheppard last boxed on Apr 11, 1982 — 16,263 days ago. Sheppard had lost two straight.LL

McCallum Mar 1981Shuler Apr 19821.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mike McCallum and Ricky Sheppard ever fought each other?
Yes. Mike McCallum and Ricky Sheppard met once on March 19, 1981, and Mike McCallum won by KO.
The meeting

WMar 19, 1981 · McCallum · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCallum or Sheppard?
Mike McCallum is 49-5-1 and Ricky Sheppard is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Mike McCallum has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCallum49–5–190%

Sheppard0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCallum or Sheppard?
Mike McCallum has 36 knockout wins and Ricky Sheppard has 0. Mike McCallum has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCallum3673.5%

Sheppard0

The Numbers ↓
Do McCallum and Sheppard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mike McCallum and Ricky Sheppard have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCallum and Sheppard?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Mike McCallum and 2 bouts tracked for Ricky Sheppard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCallum55bouts

Sheppard2bouts

How They Win ↓

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