Have Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?

Yes. Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien met once on May 31, 1912, and Adolph Wolgast won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Wolgast or O'Brien?

Adolph Wolgast is 87-33-23 and Young Jack O'Brien is 60-22-18. Young Jack O'Brien has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Wolgast or O'Brien?

Adolph Wolgast has 40 knockout wins and Young Jack O'Brien has 6. Adolph Wolgast has more.

Do Wolgast and O'Brien have any common opponents?

Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien share 1 common opponent: Freddie Welsh. Young Jack O'Brien fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Wolgast or O'Brien?

Young Jack O'Brien is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 12 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wolgast and O'Brien?

This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Adolph Wolgast and 6 bouts tracked for Young Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Adolph Wolgast vs Young Jack O'Brien — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Adolph Wolgast (87-33-23) and Young Jack O'Brien (60-22-18) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Wolgast

Wins40 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws144 tracked bouts

O'Brien

Wins6 KO · 10%

Losses

Draws6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Wolgast leads 1–0

Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien have met 1 time; Wolgast leads 1–0.
Met	1912May 31	Series
Adolph WolgastFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Jack O'BrienFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSWolgast vs O'Brien	1Meeting

Wolgast vs O'Brien · May 31, 1912

The Numbers

Wolgast 4 · O'Brien 3 of 7 measurable rows

WolgastEdge = longer wingO'Brien

Record: 87-33-2360-22-18 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 68.9%
69% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 40 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%: 45.98% (edge)
10%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 46% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.1: 10.1 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 144: 144
6

† 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

Height+5″: Adolph Wolgast: 5′4″; Young Jack O'Brien: 5′9″ (edge)
Agenot held: Adolph Wolgast: Died aged 67; Young Jack O'Brien: No date of birth
Stance: Adolph Wolgast: Orthodox; Young Jack O'Brien: Orthodox

Adolph Wolgast left, Young Jack O'Brien right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Adolph Wolgast87 wins · from 144 tracked bouts

40 by KO/TKO 46%19 on the cards 22%28 by another method or unrecorded 32%

Young Jack O'Brien1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Adolph Wolgast 144, Young Jack O'Brien 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · O'Brien better on 11 shared · Young Jack O'Brien better on 1

WolgastAdolph Wolgast

Opponent

O'BrienYoung Jack O'Brien

Adolph Wolgast
0–3 against
Loss, DQ 11
1916Jul 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, TKO 8
1914Nov 1914
WelshFreddie WelshUnited Kingdom 121–29–17 · LightweightO'Brien betterYoung Jack O'Brien better — 0–1 to 0–3
Young Jack O'Brien
Loss, PTS
1913Jul 1913

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Adolph Wolgast drew the most recent tracked bout with Lee Morrissey. Wolgast last boxed on Sep 6, 1920.LDWLD

France Sep 1919Morrissey Sep 1919Kane Oct 1919Alvarez Dec 1919Morrissey Sep 192010.1 tracked bouts per year

Young Jack O'Brien last boxed on Jun 23, 1916 — 40,297 days ago. O'Brien had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Erne Mar 1912Wolgast May 1912Welsh Jul 1913Lewis Dec 1914Erne Jun 19161.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?: Yes. Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien met once on May 31, 1912, and Adolph Wolgast won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Wolgast or O'Brien?: Adolph Wolgast is 87-33-23 and Young Jack O'Brien is 60-22-18. Young Jack O'Brien has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Wolgast or O'Brien?: Adolph Wolgast has 40 knockout wins and Young Jack O'Brien has 6. Adolph Wolgast has more.
Do Wolgast and O'Brien have any common opponents?: Adolph Wolgast and Young Jack O'Brien share 1 common opponent: Freddie Welsh. Young Jack O'Brien fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Wolgast or O'Brien?: Young Jack O'Brien is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 12 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wolgast and O'Brien?: This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Adolph Wolgast and 6 bouts tracked for Young Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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