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.
Carl E. Morris (6-7 across 13 tracked bouts) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Carl E. Morris vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jess Willard leads 1–0- Jess Willard wonWillard vs MorrisDec 3, 1913 · NWS
The Numbers
- 6-7
- Record
- 25-7-2 (edge)
- 46.2%
- Win %
- 76.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 20 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 80%
- 17%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 13
- Bouts tracked
- 34
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′6″ (199 cm)
- 139
- Age
- 144
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarl E. Morris · 6 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
2
Jess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (13 and 34 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedCarl E. Morris
LKO R1 · Dec 1918LDQ R6 · Feb 1918LPTS · Nov 1917Jess Willard
LRTD R3 · Jul 1919
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Carl E. Morris
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Feb 10, 1922
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Common Questions
- Have Carl E. Morris and Jess Willard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carl E. Morris and Jess Willard met once on December 3, 1913, and Jess Willard won by NWS.
- Who has the better record, Carl E. Morris or Jess Willard?
- Carl E. Morris is 6-7 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Carl E. Morris or Jess Willard?
- Carl E. Morris has 0 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jess Willard has more.
- Do Carl E. Morris and Jess Willard have any common opponents?
- Carl E. Morris and Jess Willard share 2 common opponents: Jack Dempsey and Luther McCarty. Jess Willard fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carl E. Morris and Jess Willard?
- This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Carl E. Morris and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.