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Ernie Schaaf (58-14-2) and James Jay Lawless (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ernie Schaaf vs James Jay Lawless — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Schaaf

58–14–2

75 tracked bouts

James Jay Lawless

Tracked record

1–2

3 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

Ernie Schaaf leads 1–0

The Numbers

58-14-2 (edge)
Record
1-2

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

79.7% (edge)
Win %
33.3%
23 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
39.66%
KO rate
40% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

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

1
Times stopped
1

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

0
Title reigns
0
12.7
Bouts per year

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

75
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

117
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ernie Schaaf · 58 wins

KO/TKO
23
Decision
30
Other
5

James Jay Lawless · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (75 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Ernie Schaaf

    WPTS · Jun 1932

    Tony Galento

    James Jay Lawless

    WDQ R5 · Aug 1928

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

Current Form

Ernie Schaaf

LWWLL

L1 streak · last fought Feb 10, 1933

James Jay Lawless

LWL

L1 streak · last fought Nov 21, 1928

Common Questions

Have Ernie Schaaf and James Jay Lawless ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Schaaf and James Jay Lawless met once on November 21, 1928, and Ernie Schaaf won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Ernie Schaaf or James Jay Lawless?
Ernie Schaaf is 58-14-2 and James Jay Lawless is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ernie Schaaf or James Jay Lawless?
Ernie Schaaf has 23 knockout wins and James Jay Lawless has 0. Ernie Schaaf has more.
Do Ernie Schaaf and James Jay Lawless have any common opponents?
Ernie Schaaf and James Jay Lawless share 1 common opponent: Tony Galento. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ernie Schaaf and James Jay Lawless?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf and 3 bouts tracked for James Jay Lawless. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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