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Dan Long vs James J. Jeffries — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dan Long

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

James J. Jeffries

Dan Long (0-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) 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.

Long

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jeffries

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

1

Loss

2

Draws24 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

Jeffries leads 1–0

Dan Long and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times; Jeffries leads 1–0.

Dan Long and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times; Jeffries leads 1–0.
Met1896Jul 21897Aug 25Series
Dan LongFighter ALLostNCNo decision0–1W–L
James J. JeffriesFighter BWWonNCNo decision1–0W–L
ResultTKOR2NC2Meetings

The Numbers

Long 1 · Jeffries 3 of 4 measurable rows
LongJeffries
Record†
0-119-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—84%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.7
1.7 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
2
24

† 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
Dan Long: No height on file
James J. Jeffries: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Dan Long: No reach on file
James J. Jeffries: 76″
Agenot held
Dan Long: No date of birth
James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
Stance
Dan Long: Not recorded
James J. Jeffries: Orthodox

Dan Long left, James J. Jeffries right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dan Long0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Dan Long: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Long yet.

James J. Jeffries19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

James J. Jeffries: 19 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (84%) and 3 on the cards (16%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dan Long 2, James J. Jeffries 24 — 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

Dan Long last boxed on Aug 25, 1897 — 47,172 days ago. Long had a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with James J. Jeffries.LNC

Jeffries Jul 1896Jeffries Aug 18971.7 tracked bouts per year

James J. Jeffries had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Johnson. Jeffries last boxed on Jul 4, 1910.WWWWL

Ruhlin Nov 1901Fitzsimmons Jul 1902Corbett Aug 1903Munroe Aug 1904Johnson Jul 19101.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dan Long and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?
Yes. Dan Long and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times and James J. Jeffries leads the series 1-0.
The 2 meetings

NCAug 25, 1897 · No decision · NC

LJul 2, 1896 · Jeffries · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Long or Jeffries?
Dan Long is 0-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Long0–10%

Jeffries19–1–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Long or Jeffries?
Dan Long has 0 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Long0

Jeffries1684.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Long and Jeffries have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dan Long and James J. Jeffries have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Long and Jeffries?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Dan Long and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Long2bouts

Jeffries24bouts

How They Win ↓

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