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Art Sykes (0-6 across 6 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 1 common opponent.

Art Sykes vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Art Sykes

Tracked record

0–6

6 tracked bouts

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Jersey Joe Walcott

49–20–1

70 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

Jersey Joe Walcott leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-6
Record
49-20-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
70.7% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
31 (edge)
KO rate
63.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
63%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.3
Bouts per year
3.1 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

6
Bouts tracked
70

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′0″ (183 cm)
Reach
74″ (188 cm)
113
Age
112
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Art Sykes · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Jersey Joe Walcott · 49 wins

KO/TKO
31
Decision
17
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 70 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Art Sykes

    LKO R8 · Oct 1934

    Joe Louis

    Jersey Joe Walcott

    LKO R11 · Jun 1948LSD · Dec 1947

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Art Sykes

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought Mar 25, 1938

Jersey Joe Walcott

LLWWL

L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953

Common Questions

Have Art Sykes and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?
Yes. Art Sykes and Jersey Joe Walcott met once on March 25, 1938, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by KO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Art Sykes or Jersey Joe Walcott?
Art Sykes is 0-6 across the 6 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.
Who has more knockouts, Art Sykes or Jersey Joe Walcott?
Art Sykes has 0 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Do Art Sykes and Jersey Joe Walcott have any common opponents?
Art Sykes and Jersey Joe Walcott share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Art Sykes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Art Sykes and Jersey Joe Walcott?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Art Sykes and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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