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.
Billy Ketchell (2-2-1 across 5 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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Billy Ketchell vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Billy Ketchell leads 1–0- Billy Ketchell wonWalcott vs KetchellSep 1, 1936 · PTS
- DrawWalcott vs KetchellJul 14, 1936 · PTS
The Numbers
- 2-2-1
- Record
- 49-20-1 (edge)
- 50%
- Win %
- 70.7% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.27%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 0.2
- Bouts per year
- 3.1 (edge)
- 5
- Bouts tracked
- 70
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- —
- Age
- 112
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Ketchell · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Jersey Joe Walcott · 49 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
17
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 70 respectively), 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
Billy Ketchell
WDWLL
W1 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1936
Jersey Joe Walcott
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953
Common Questions
- Have Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 2 times and Billy Ketchell leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Billy Ketchell or Jersey Joe Walcott?
- Billy Ketchell is 2-2-1 across the 5 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, Billy Ketchell or Jersey Joe Walcott?
- Billy Ketchell has 0 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
- Do Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott?
- This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Billy Ketchell and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.