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Mike McTigue vs Rube Howard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Mike McTigue

Rube Howard

Mike McTigue (111-45-14) and Rube Howard (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

McTigue

111

Wins52 KO · 47%

45

Losses

14

Draws174 tracked bouts

Howard

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

McTigue leads 2–0

Mike McTigue and Rube Howard have met 2 times; McTigue leads 2–0.

Mike McTigue and Rube Howard have met 2 times; McTigue leads 2–0.
Met1914Jul 131914Nov 1Series
Mike McTigueFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Rube HowardFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultNWSKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

McTigue 4 · Howard 1 of 5 measurable rows
McTigueHoward
Record†
111-45-14 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
69.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
46.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
10.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 174
174
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 McTigue: 5′9″
Rube Howard: No height on file
Reachnot held
Mike McTigue: 72″
Rube Howard: No reach on file
Agenot held
Mike McTigue: Died aged 73
Rube Howard: No date of birth
Stance
Mike McTigue: Orthodox
Rube Howard: Not recorded

Mike McTigue left, Rube Howard 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 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%

Rube Howard0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Rube Howard: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Howard yet.

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

Rube Howard last boxed on Nov 1, 1914 — 40,907 days ago. Howard had lost two straight.LL

McTigue Jul 1914McTigue Nov 1914

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mike McTigue and Rube Howard ever fought each other?
Yes. Mike McTigue and Rube Howard have met 2 times and Mike McTigue leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WNov 1, 1914 · McTigue · KO R5

WJul 13, 1914 · McTigue · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McTigue or Howard?
Mike McTigue is 111-45-14 and Rube Howard is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Mike McTigue has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McTigue111–45–1469.4%

Howard0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McTigue or Howard?
Mike McTigue has 52 knockout wins and Rube Howard has 0. Mike McTigue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McTigue5246.9%

Howard0

The Numbers ↓
Do McTigue and Howard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mike McTigue and Rube Howard have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McTigue and Howard?
This comparison is drawn from 174 bouts tracked for Mike McTigue and 2 bouts tracked for Rube Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McTigue174bouts

Howard2bouts

How They Win ↓

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