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Billy Ketchell vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Ketchell

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Jersey Joe Walcott

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.

Ketchell

Tracked record

2–2–1

counted from 5 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

Ketchell leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 2 times; Ketchell leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Billy Ketchell and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 2 times; Ketchell leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1936Jul 141936Sep 1Series
Billy KetchellFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Ketchell 1 · Walcott 6 of 7 measurable rows
KetchellWalcott
Record†
2-2-149-20-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
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
0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.1
0.2
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
5
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
Billy Ketchell: No height on file
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Billy Ketchell: No reach on file
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Agenot held
Billy Ketchell: No date of birth
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Stance
Billy Ketchell: Not recorded
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox

Billy Ketchell 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
Billy Ketchell2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Billy Ketchell: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 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 — Billy Ketchell 5, 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

Billy Ketchell last boxed on Sep 1, 1936 — 32,922 days ago. Ketchell had won once since a draw with Jersey Joe Walcott.LLWDW

Levinsky Mar 1915Overlin Apr 1934Latzo Apr 1934Walcott Jul 1936Walcott Sep 19360.2 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 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.
The 2 meetings

WSep 1, 1936 · Ketchell · PTS

DJul 14, 1936 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ketchell or 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.
Records · win %

Ketchell2–2–150%

Walcott49–20–170.7%

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

Ketchell0

Walcott3163.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ketchell and 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 Ketchell and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ketchell5bouts

Walcott70bouts

How They Win ↓

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