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.
Ed Burke (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) 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.
Ed Burke vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jess Willard leads 1–0- Jess Willard wonWillard vs BurkeMar 7, 1911 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 0-1
- Record
- 25-7-2 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 76.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 20 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 80%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 2.7
- 1
- Bouts tracked
- 34
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
- —
- Height
- 6′6″ (199 cm)
- —
- Age
- 144
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEd Burke · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Jess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (1 and 34 respectively), 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
Ed Burke
L
L1 streak · last fought Mar 7, 1911
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Common Questions
- Have Ed Burke and Jess Willard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ed Burke and Jess Willard met once on March 7, 1911, and Jess Willard won by KO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Ed Burke or Jess Willard?
- Ed Burke is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Ed Burke or Jess Willard?
- Ed Burke has 0 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jess Willard has more.
- Do Ed Burke and Jess Willard have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ed Burke and Jess Willard have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ed Burke and Jess Willard?
- This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Ed Burke and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.