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Roy Ankrah vs Sammy McCarthy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Roy Ankrah

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Sammy McCarthy

Roy Ankrah (34-7) and Sammy McCarthy (44-8-1) 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.

Ankrah

34

Wins14 KO · 41%

7

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

McCarthy

44

Wins26 KO · 59%

8

Losses

1

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCarthy leads 1–0

Roy Ankrah and Sammy McCarthy have met 1 time; McCarthy leads 1–0.

Roy Ankrah and Sammy McCarthy have met 1 time; McCarthy leads 1–0.
Met1954Dec 7Series
Roy AnkrahFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sammy McCarthyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Ankrah 2 · McCarthy 5 of 7 measurable rows
AnkrahMcCarthy
Record
34-744-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.9%
84% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
14
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
41.18%
59.09% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
41% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.6
4.6 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
43
2

† 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

Agenot comparable
Roy Ankrah: Died aged 69
Sammy McCarthy: Died aged 88

Roy Ankrah left, Sammy McCarthy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Roy Ankrah34 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Roy Ankrah: 34 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (41%), 19 on the cards (56%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 41%19 on the cards 56%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Sammy McCarthy1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Sammy McCarthy: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Roy Ankrah 43, Sammy McCarthy 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

Roy Ankrah has won once since losing a decision to Jomo Jackson. Ankrah last boxed on Jun 6, 1959.LLWLW

McCarthy Dec 1954Cohen Dec 1954Akwei Apr 1959Jackson Jun 1959Akwei Jun 19594.6 tracked bouts per year

Sammy McCarthy has won once since losing a decision to Hogan Bassey. McCarthy last boxed on Dec 7, 1954.LW

Bassey Oct 1953Ankrah Dec 19541.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Roy Ankrah and Sammy McCarthy ever fought each other?
Yes. Roy Ankrah and Sammy McCarthy met once on December 7, 1954, and Sammy McCarthy won by PTS.
The meeting

LDec 7, 1954 · McCarthy · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ankrah or McCarthy?
Roy Ankrah is 34-7 and Sammy McCarthy is 44-8-1. Sammy McCarthy has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ankrah34–782.9%

McCarthy44–8–184%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ankrah or McCarthy?
Roy Ankrah has 14 knockout wins and Sammy McCarthy has 26. Sammy McCarthy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ankrah1441.2%

McCarthy2659.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ankrah and McCarthy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Roy Ankrah and Sammy McCarthy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ankrah and McCarthy?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Roy Ankrah and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ankrah43bouts

McCarthy2bouts

How They Win ↓

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