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Al King vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al King

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Jersey Joe Walcott

Al King (1-5-1 across 7 tracked bouts) and Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) 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.

King

Tracked record

1–5–1

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Walcott

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

20

Losses

1

Draw70 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

Walcott leads 1–0

Al King and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.

Al King and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.
Met1935Oct 29Series
Al KingFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

King 1 · Walcott 6 of 7 measurable rows
KingWalcott
Record†
1-5-149-20-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
21.4%
70.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
0
31 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—63.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
63% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.1
0.2
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
7
70

† 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
Al King: No height on file
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Al King: No reach on file
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Agenot held
Al King: No date of birth
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Stance
Al King: Not recorded
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox

Al King left, Jersey Joe Walcott right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al King1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Al King: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Jersey Joe Walcott: 49 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (63%), 17 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al King 7, Jersey Joe Walcott 70 — 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

Al King last boxed on Mar 27, 1944 — 30,157 days ago. King had lost three straight.LDLLL

McCoy Mar 1911McCoy May 1911McCoy Aug 1911Walcott Oct 1935Saddler Mar 19440.2 tracked bouts per year

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al King and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?
Yes. Al King and Jersey Joe Walcott met once on October 29, 1935, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LOct 29, 1935 · Walcott · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, King or Walcott?
Al King is 1-5-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1. Jersey Joe Walcott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

King1–5–121.4%

Walcott49–20–170.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, King or Walcott?
Al King has 0 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

King0

Walcott3163.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do King and Walcott have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al King and Jersey Joe Walcott have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on King and Walcott?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Al King and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

King7bouts

Walcott70bouts

How They Win ↓

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