Have Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark met once on January 22, 1940, and Billy Soose won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Soose or Clark?

Billy Soose is 34-6-1 and Jimmy Clark is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Soose has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Soose or Clark?

Billy Soose has 13 knockout wins and Jimmy Clark has 1. Billy Soose has more.

Do Soose and Clark have any common opponents?

Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark share 2 common opponents: Ken Overlin and Tony Zale. Billy Soose fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Soose and Clark?

This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Billy Soose and 6 bouts tracked for Jimmy Clark. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Soose vs Jimmy Clark — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Soose

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Jimmy Clark

Billy Soose (34-6-1) and Jimmy Clark (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Soose

Wins13 KO · 38%

Losses

Draw41 tracked bouts

Clark

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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

Soose leads 1–0

Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark have met 1 time; Soose leads 1–0.
Met	1940Jan 22	Series
Billy SooseFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jimmy ClarkFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR3Soose vs Clark	1Meeting

Soose vs Clark · Jan 22, 1940

The Numbers

Soose 5 · Clark 1 of 6 measurable rows

SooseEdge = longer wingClark

Record^†: 34-6-1 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%: 84.1% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 13: 13 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 38.24%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.7: 10.7 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41: 41
6

† 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

Agenot comparable: Billy Soose: Died aged 83; Jimmy Clark: Died aged 80
Stance: Billy Soose: Orthodox; Jimmy Clark: Not recorded

Billy Soose left, Jimmy Clark 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 Soose34 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 38%21 on the cards 62%

Jimmy Clark1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Soose 41, Jimmy Clark 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Soose better on 22 shared · Billy Soose better on 2

SooseBilly Soose

Opponent

ClarkJimmy Clark

Billy Soose
2–0 against
Win, UD
1941May 1941
Win, SD
1940Jul 1940
OverlinKen OverlinUnited States 136–19–10 · MiddleweightSoose betterBilly Soose better — 2–0 to 0–1
Jimmy Clark
Loss, TKO 4
1938Oct 1938
Billy Soose
Win, UD
1940Aug 1940
ZaleTony ZaleUnited States 67–18–2 · MiddleweightSoose betterBilly Soose better — 1–0 to 1–2
Jimmy Clark
1–2 against
Loss, KO 2
1938Oct 1938
Loss, TKO
1938Jun 1938
Win, KO 1
1938Feb 1938

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 Soose had won one in a row before losing a decision to Jimmy Bivins. Soose last boxed on Jan 13, 1942.WLDWL

Celli Jul 1941Abrams Jul 1941Garcia Sep 1941Reeves Dec 1941Bivins Jan 194210.7 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy Clark has lost five straight. Clark last boxed on Jan 22, 1940.LLLLL

Zale Jun 1938Yarosz Sep 1938Overlin Oct 1938Zale Oct 1938Soose Jan 19403.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark met once on January 22, 1940, and Billy Soose won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Soose or Clark?: Billy Soose is 34-6-1 and Jimmy Clark is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Soose has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Soose or Clark?: Billy Soose has 13 knockout wins and Jimmy Clark has 1. Billy Soose has more.
Do Soose and Clark have any common opponents?: Billy Soose and Jimmy Clark share 2 common opponents: Ken Overlin and Tony Zale. Billy Soose fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Soose and Clark?: This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Billy Soose and 6 bouts tracked for Jimmy Clark. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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