Have Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones have met 5 times and Billy Conn leads the series 5-0.

Who has the better record, Conn or Jones?

Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Honeyboy Jones is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Conn or Jones?

Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Honeyboy Jones has 0. Billy Conn has more.

Do Conn and Jones have any common opponents?

Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones share 1 common opponent: Vince Dundee. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Jones?

This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 9 bouts tracked for Honeyboy Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Conn vs Honeyboy Jones — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Conn

Honeyboy Jones

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Honeyboy Jones (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Conn

Wins15 KO · 23%

Losses

Draw76 tracked bouts

Jones

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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

Conn leads 5–0

Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones have met 5 times; Conn leads 5–0.
Met	1936May 27	1936Jun 3	1936Sep 8	1938Jan 24	1938Oct 27	Series
Billy ConnFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	5–0W–L
Honeyboy JonesFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–5W–L
Result	UDConn vs Jones	PTSConn vs Jones	SDConn vs Jones	PTSConn vs Jones	PTSConn vs Jones	5Meetings

The Numbers

Conn 6 · Jones 1 of 7 measurable rows

ConnEdge = longer wingJones

Record^†: 64-11-1 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%: 84.9% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 23.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 23% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 76
9

† 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: Billy Conn: 6′2″; Honeyboy Jones: No height on file
Reachnot held: Billy Conn: 72″; Honeyboy Jones: No reach on file
Agenot held: Billy Conn: Died aged 75; Honeyboy Jones: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Conn: Orthodox; Honeyboy Jones: Not recorded

Billy Conn left, Honeyboy Jones right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Billy Conn64 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 23%49 on the cards 77%

Honeyboy Jones1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Honeyboy Jones 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

ConnBilly Conn

Opponent

JonesHoneyboy Jones

Billy Conn
Win, UD
1937May 1937
DundeeVince DundeeUnited States 122–21–14EvenEven — 1–0 both
Honeyboy Jones
Win, PTS
1937Jun 1937

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

Billy Conn has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Conn last boxed on Nov 25, 1948.WWLWW

Turner Jan 1942Zale Feb 1942Louis Jun 1946O'Dowd Nov 1948Lyons Nov 19485.3 tracked bouts per year

Honeyboy Jones last boxed on Dec 7, 1939 — 31,730 days ago. Jones had lost five straight.LLLLL

Conn Jan 1938Conn Oct 1938Overlin Jun 1939Overlin Nov 1939Moore Dec 19392.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones have met 5 times and Billy Conn leads the series 5-0.
Who has the better record, Conn or Jones?: Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Honeyboy Jones is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Conn or Jones?: Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Honeyboy Jones has 0. Billy Conn has more.
Do Conn and Jones have any common opponents?: Billy Conn and Honeyboy Jones share 1 common opponent: Vince Dundee. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Jones?: This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 9 bouts tracked for Honeyboy Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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