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.
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.
Dave Holly vs Jack Blackburn — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Blackburn leads 2–1- Jack Blackburn wonBlackburn vs HollyOct 11, 1906 · NWS
- Jack Blackburn wonBlackburn vs HollyAug 26, 1904 · NWS
- Dave Holly wonBlackburn vs HollyNov 21, 1903 · NWS
- DrawBlackburn vs HollyMay 4, 1903 · NWS
The Numbers
- 4-8-5
- Record
- 117-24-22 (edge)
- 38.2%
- Win %
- 78.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 29.06%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 28% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.3
- Bouts per year
- 7.3 (edge)
- 17
- Bouts tracked
- 166
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
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- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- —
- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDave Holly · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
3
Jack Blackburn · 116 wins
KO/TKO
33
Decision
13
Other
70
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (17 and 166 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedDave Holly
LPTS · Jul 1906DNWS · Jun 1904LNWS · Dec 1903DNWS · Oct 1903LNWS · Oct 1902Jack Blackburn
LNWS · Jun 1906LPTS · Mar 1904WNWS · Nov 1903Dave Holly
LNWS · Feb 1905DNWS · Nov 1904DPTS · Sep 1904WPTS · Apr 1904Jack Blackburn
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905LPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Dave Holly
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L5 streak · last fought Oct 11, 1906
Jack Blackburn
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Mar 7, 1923
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Dave Holly or Jack 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Dave Holly or Jack Blackburn?
- Dave Holly has 0 knockout wins and Jack Blackburn has 34. Jack Blackburn has more.
- Do Dave Holly and Jack 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dave Holly and Jack 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.