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David Velasco (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and Young Corbett III (123-12-20) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

David Velasco vs Young Corbett III — record, stats and common opponents compared

David Velasco

Tracked record

1–7

8 tracked bouts

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Young Corbett III

123–12–20

156 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

Young Corbett III leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-7
Record
123-12-20 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

12.5%
Win %
85.8% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
33 (edge)
KO rate
26.83%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
26% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
4

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.3
Bouts per year
7.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

8
Bouts tracked
156

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′7″ (171 cm)
Age
121
Stance
Southpaw
Division
Welterweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

David Velasco · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Young Corbett III · 124 wins

KO/TKO
32
Decision
90
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 156 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • David Velasco

    LPTS · Jul 1932

    Joe Glick

    Young Corbett III

    WPTS · Dec 1932
  • David Velasco

    LPTS · May 1932LPTS · Jan 1932

    Ceferino Garcia

    Young Corbett III

    WPTS · Oct 1932WPTS · Apr 1932

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

David Velasco

WLLLL

W1 streak · last fought Oct 1, 1936

Young Corbett III

WWWWL

W4 streak · last fought Aug 20, 1940

Common Questions

Have David Velasco and Young Corbett III ever fought each other?
Yes. David Velasco and Young Corbett III met once on March 4, 1932, and Young Corbett III won by PTS.
Who has the better record, David Velasco or Young Corbett III?
David Velasco is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Young Corbett III is 123-12-20. Young Corbett III has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, David Velasco or Young Corbett III?
David Velasco has 0 knockout wins and Young Corbett III has 33. Young Corbett III has more.
Do David Velasco and Young Corbett III have any common opponents?
David Velasco and Young Corbett III share 2 common opponents: Joe Glick and Ceferino Garcia. Young Corbett III fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Velasco and Young Corbett III?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for David Velasco and 156 bouts tracked for Young Corbett III. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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