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Eddie Benson vs James J. Braddock — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eddie Benson

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James J. Braddock

Eddie Benson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and James J. Braddock (52-26-7) 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.

Benson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Braddock

52

Wins27 KO · 52%

26

Losses

7

Draws88 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

Braddock leads 1–0

Eddie Benson and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.

Eddie Benson and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.
Met1929Apr 22Series
Eddie BensonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James J. BraddockFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Benson 1 · Braddock 3 of 4 measurable rows
BensonBraddock
Record†
0-152-26-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
65.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—51.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—52%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—7.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
1
88

† 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
Eddie Benson: No height on file
James J. Braddock: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Eddie Benson: No reach on file
James J. Braddock: 75″
Agenot held
Eddie Benson: No date of birth
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69

Eddie Benson left, James J. Braddock right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eddie Benson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Eddie Benson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Benson yet.

James J. Braddock52 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

James J. Braddock: 52 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (52%), 20 on the cards (38%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (10%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 52%20 on the cards 38%5 by another method or unrecorded 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Benson 1, James J. Braddock 88 — 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

Eddie Benson last boxed on Apr 22, 1929 — 35,609 days ago. Benson had lost the most recent, to James J. Braddock.L

Braddock Apr 1929

James J. Braddock has won once since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Braddock last boxed on Jan 21, 1938.WWWLW

Lewis Nov 1934Lasky Mar 1935Baer Jun 1935Louis Jun 1937Farr Jan 19387.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Benson and James J. Braddock ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Benson and James J. Braddock met once on April 22, 1929, and James J. Braddock won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LApr 22, 1929 · Braddock · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benson or Braddock?
Eddie Benson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Braddock is 52-26-7. James J. Braddock has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Benson0–10%

Braddock52–26–765.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benson or Braddock?
Eddie Benson has 0 knockout wins and James J. Braddock has 27. James J. Braddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benson0

Braddock2751.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benson and Braddock have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Benson and James J. Braddock have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benson and Braddock?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Eddie Benson and 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benson1bout

Braddock88bouts

How They Win ↓

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