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Bob York vs Jack Dempsey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob York

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Jack Dempsey

Bob York (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

York

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Dempsey

68

Wins53 KO · 78%

6

Losses

10

Draws85 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

Dempsey leads 1–0

Bob York and Jack Dempsey have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.

Bob York and Jack Dempsey have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.
Met1916May 30Series
Bob YorkFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jack DempseyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

York 0 · Dempsey 5 of 5 measurable rows
YorkDempsey
Record†
0-268-6-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 53
0
53 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—77.94%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—79%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.5
0.8
6.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
2
85

† 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
Bob York: No height on file
Jack Dempsey: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Bob York: No reach on file
Jack Dempsey: 73″
Agenot held
Bob York: No date of birth
Jack Dempsey: Died aged 87
Stance
Bob York: Not recorded
Jack Dempsey: Orthodox

Bob York left, Jack Dempsey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bob York0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Bob York: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for York yet.

Jack Dempsey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Jack Dempsey: 68 tracked wins — 54 by KO/TKO (79%), 9 on the cards (13%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

54 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 13%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob York 2, Jack Dempsey 85 — 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

Bob York last boxed on Nov 21, 1918 — 39,414 days ago. York had lost two straight.LL

Dempsey May 1916Dillon Nov 19180.8 tracked bouts per year

Jack Dempsey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Gene Tunney. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 22, 1927.WWLWL

Gibbons Jul 1923Firpo Sep 1923Tunney Sep 1926Sharkey Jul 1927Tunney Sep 19276.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob York and Jack Dempsey ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob York and Jack Dempsey met once on May 30, 1916, and Jack Dempsey won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LMay 30, 1916 · Dempsey · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, York or Dempsey?
Bob York is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10. Jack Dempsey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

York0–20%

Dempsey68–6–1086.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, York or Dempsey?
Bob York has 0 knockout wins and Jack Dempsey has 53. Jack Dempsey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

York0

Dempsey5377.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do York and Dempsey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob York and Jack Dempsey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on York and Dempsey?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Bob York and 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

York2bouts

Dempsey85bouts

How They Win ↓

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