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Dave Holly vs Jack Blackburn — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Holly

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Jack Blackburn

Dave Holly (4-8-5 across 17 tracked bouts) and Jack Blackburn (117-24-22) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Holly

Tracked record

4–8–5

counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Blackburn

117

Wins34 KO · 29%

24

Losses

22

Draws166 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

Blackburn leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Dave Holly and Jack Blackburn have met 4 times; Blackburn leads 2–1 with 1 draw.

Dave Holly and Jack Blackburn have met 4 times; Blackburn leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met1903May 41903Nov 211904Aug 261906Oct 11Series
Dave HollyFighter ADDrawWWonLLostLLost1–2–1W–L–D
Jack BlackburnFighter BDDrawLLostWWonWWon2–1–1W–L–D
ResultNWSNWSNWSNWS4Meetings

The Numbers

Holly 1 · Blackburn 5 of 6 measurable rows
HollyBlackburn
Record†
4-8-5117-24-22 (edge)
Win %0–100%
38.2%
78.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—29.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
28% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.3
4.3
7.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 166
17
166

† 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
Dave Holly: No height on file
Jack Blackburn: 5′10″
Agenot held
Dave Holly: No date of birth
Jack Blackburn: Died aged 59
Stance
Dave Holly: Not recorded
Jack Blackburn: Orthodox

Dave Holly left, Jack Blackburn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Holly4 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

Dave Holly: 4 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (25%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (75%). Counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 25%3 by another method or unrecorded 75%

Jack Blackburn116 wins · from 166 tracked bouts

Jack Blackburn: 116 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (28%), 13 on the cards (11%) and 70 by another method or unrecorded (60%). Counted from 166 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 28%13 on the cards 11%70 by another method or unrecorded 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Holly 17, Jack Blackburn 166 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Holly better on 1 · Blackburn better on 1

Holly

Opponent

Blackburn

  • Dave Holly

    0–3–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1906

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Loss, NWS

    1903

    Draw, NWS

    1903

    Loss, NWS

    1902

    GansBlackburn better

    Jack Blackburn

    1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1906

    Loss, PTS

    1904

    Win, NWS

    1903

  • Dave Holly

    1–1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1905

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Draw, PTS

    1904

    Win, PTS

    1904

    LangfordHolly better

    Jack Blackburn

    0–1–4 against

    No contest, NC 1

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1905

    Loss, PTS

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1904

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Draw, PTS

    1903

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

Dave Holly last boxed on Oct 11, 1906 — 43,839 days ago. Holly had lost five straight.LLLLL

Kid Nov 1904Langford Feb 1905Walcott Jan 1906Gans Jul 1906Blackburn Oct 19064.3 tracked bouts per year

Jack Blackburn has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Blackburn last boxed on Mar 7, 1923.WWWLL

Johnson Dec 1920Respress Apr 1922McNally Apr 1922Gans Jul 1922Pelkey Mar 19237.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Holly and Jack Blackburn ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Holly and Jack Blackburn have met 4 times and Jack Blackburn leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
The 4 meetings

LOct 11, 1906 · Blackburn · NWS

LAug 26, 1904 · Blackburn · NWS

WNov 21, 1903 · Holly · NWS

DMay 4, 1903 · Draw · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holly or Blackburn?
Dave Holly is 4-8-5 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Blackburn is 117-24-22. Jack Blackburn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Holly4–8–538.2%

Blackburn117–24–2278.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holly or Blackburn?
Dave Holly has 0 knockout wins and Jack Blackburn has 34. Jack Blackburn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holly0

Blackburn3429.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holly and Blackburn have any common opponents?
Dave Holly and Jack Blackburn share 2 common opponents: Joe Gans and Sam Langford. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Joe Gans0–3–21–2

Sam Langford1–1–20–1–4

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holly and Blackburn?
This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for Dave Holly and 166 bouts tracked for Jack Blackburn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holly17bouts

Blackburn166bouts

How They Win ↓

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