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Duncan McDonald vs James John Corbett — record, stats and common opponents compared

Duncan McDonald

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James John Corbett

Duncan McDonald (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and James John Corbett (24-4-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McDonald

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Corbett

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws27 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Duncan McDonald and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Duncan McDonald and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1886Jul 3Series
Duncan McDonaldFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
James John CorbettFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

McDonald 1 · Corbett 3 of 4 measurable rows
McDonaldCorbett
Record†
0-1-124-4-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
82.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
0
12 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
2
27

† 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
Duncan McDonald: No height on file
James John Corbett: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Duncan McDonald: No reach on file
James John Corbett: 73″
Agenot held
Duncan McDonald: No date of birth
James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Stance
Duncan McDonald: Not recorded
James John Corbett: Orthodox

Duncan McDonald left, James John Corbett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Duncan McDonald0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Duncan McDonald: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McDonald yet.

James John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

James John Corbett: 15 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (60%), 5 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Duncan McDonald 2, James John Corbett 27 — 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

Duncan McDonald last boxed on Mar 4, 1887 — 51,000 days ago. McDonald had lost the most recent, to Patrick Killen.DL

Corbett Jul 1886Killen Mar 1887

James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL

Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Duncan McDonald and James John Corbett ever fought each other?
Yes. Duncan McDonald and James John Corbett met once on July 3, 1886, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DJul 3, 1886 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McDonald or Corbett?
Duncan McDonald is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McDonald0–1–125%

Corbett24–4–382.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McDonald or Corbett?
Duncan McDonald has 0 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James John Corbett has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McDonald0

Corbett1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do McDonald and Corbett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Duncan McDonald and James John Corbett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McDonald and Corbett?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Duncan McDonald and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McDonald2bouts

Corbett27bouts

How They Win ↓

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