Have Frank Craig and Jack Root ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Craig and Jack Root have met 2 times and Jack Root leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Craig or Root?

Frank Craig is 68-36-9 and Jack Root is 47-3-3. Jack Root has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Craig or Root?

Frank Craig has 42 knockout wins and Jack Root has 28. Frank Craig has more.

Do Craig and Root have any common opponents?

Frank Craig and Jack Root share 2 common opponents: Tommy Ryan and George Gardiner. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig and Root?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Frank Craig and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Craig vs Jack Root — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frank Craig (68-36-9) and Jack Root (47-3-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Craig

Wins42 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Root

Wins28 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Root leads 2–0

Frank Craig and Jack Root have met 2 times; Root leads 2–0.
Met	1899Oct 3	1899Oct 15	Series
Frank CraigFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Jack RootFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	PTSRoot vs Craig	PTSRoot vs Craig	2Meetings

The Numbers

Craig 2 · Root 4 of 6 measurable rows

CraigEdge = longer wingRoot

Record: 68-36-947-3-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64.2%
91.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 42: 42 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%: 61.76% (edge)
59.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —60%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.6: 0.8
6.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 8
55

† 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: Frank Craig: 5′10″; Jack Root: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Frank Craig: Died aged 74; Jack Root: Died aged 87
Stance: Frank Craig: Orthodox; Jack Root: Not recorded

Frank Craig left, Jack Root right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frank Craig0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Craig yet.

Jack Root47 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 60%15 on the cards 32%4 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Craig 8, Jack Root 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Craig better on 1 · Root better on 12 shared · Frank Craig better on 1 · Jack Root better on 1

CraigFrank Craig

Opponent

RootJack Root

Frank Craig
Loss, TKO 10
1899Sep 1899
RyanTommy RyanUnited States 87–2–14 · MiddleweightRoot betterJack Root better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jack Root
0–0–1 against
No contest, NC 4
1904Nov 1904
Draw, PTS
1900Jul 1900
Frank Craig
Loss, DQ 4
1900Sep 1900
GardinerGeorge GardinerIreland 44–11–9Craig betterFrank Craig better — 0–1 to 2–2–1
Jack Root
2–2–1 against
Win, PTS
1904May 1904
Draw, PTS
1904Feb 1904
Loss, TKO 12
1903Jul 1903
Loss, TKO 17
1902Aug 1902
Win, DQ 7
1902Jan 1902

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Craig has lost eight straight. Craig last boxed on Aug 30, 1902.LLLLL

Root Oct 1899Gardiner Sep 1900O'Brien Nov 1901Martin Aug 1902Martin Aug 19020.8 tracked bouts per year

Jack Root has won once since losing by stoppage to Marvin Hart. Root last boxed on Feb 26, 1906.WNCWLW

Gardiner May 1904Ryan Nov 1904Willie Dec 1904Hart Jul 1905Russell Feb 19066.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Frank Craig and Jack Root ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Craig and Jack Root have met 2 times and Jack Root leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Craig or Root?: Frank Craig is 68-36-9 and Jack Root is 47-3-3. Jack Root has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Craig or Root?: Frank Craig has 42 knockout wins and Jack Root has 28. Frank Craig has more.
Do Craig and Root have any common opponents?: Frank Craig and Jack Root share 2 common opponents: Tommy Ryan and George Gardiner. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig and Root?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Frank Craig and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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