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.
Curtis Sheppard (1-12 across 13 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 2 common opponents.
Curtis Sheppard vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jersey Joe Walcott leads 2–0- Jersey Joe Walcott wonWalcott vs SheppardDec 10, 1945 · KO
- Jersey Joe Walcott wonWalcott vs SheppardNov 18, 1939 · PTS
The Numbers
- 1-12
- Record
- 49-20-1 (edge)
- 7.7%
- Win %
- 70.7% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.27%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 0.2
- Bouts per year
- 3.1 (edge)
- 13
- 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)
- 107
- Age
- 112
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCurtis Sheppard · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
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 (13 and 70 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedCurtis Sheppard
LUD · Mar 1943WKO · Mar 1943LPTS · Jul 1942Jersey Joe Walcott
WSD · Jun 1947WMD · Jan 1947LPTS · Aug 1946Curtis Sheppard
LUD · Apr 1947LUD · Feb 1947LUD · Jul 1945LPTS · Jul 1941Jersey Joe Walcott
WSD · Feb 1946
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Curtis Sheppard
LLLLL
L9 streak · last fought Jan 9, 1996
Jersey Joe Walcott
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953
Common Questions
- Have Curtis Sheppard and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?
- Yes. Curtis Sheppard and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 2 times and Jersey Joe Walcott leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Curtis Sheppard or Jersey Joe Walcott?
- Curtis Sheppard is 1-12 across the 13 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, Curtis Sheppard or Jersey Joe Walcott?
- Curtis Sheppard has 1 knockout win and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
- Do Curtis Sheppard and Jersey Joe Walcott have any common opponents?
- Curtis Sheppard and Jersey Joe Walcott share 2 common opponents: Joey Maxim and Jimmy Bivins. Jersey Joe Walcott fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Curtis Sheppard and Jersey Joe Walcott?
- This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Curtis Sheppard and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.