Have Frank Moran and Jess Willard ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Moran and Jess Willard met once on March 25, 1916, and Jess Willard won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Moran or Willard?

Frank Moran is 36-13-16 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Moran or Willard?

Frank Moran has 28 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Frank Moran has more.

Do Moran and Willard have any common opponents?

Frank Moran and Jess Willard share 3 common opponents: Gunboat Smith, Jack Johnson and Luther McCarty. Jess Willard fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Moran or Willard?

Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 15 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moran and Willard?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Frank Moran and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Moran vs Jess Willard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jess Willard

Frank Moran (36-13-16) 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 3 common opponents.

Moran

Wins28 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Willard

Wins20 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Willard leads 1–0

Frank Moran and Jess Willard have met 1 time; Willard leads 1–0.
Met	1916Mar 25	Series
Frank MoranFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jess WillardFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	NWSWillard vs Moran	1Meeting

Willard vs Moran · Mar 25, 1916

The Numbers

Moran 3 · Willard 4 of 7 measurable rows

MoranEdge = longer wingWillard

Record: 36-13-1625-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 67.7%
76.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%: 77.78%
80% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
76%
Times stopped^†max 3: 0 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.7: 1.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34: 7
34

† 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

Height+6″: Frank Moran: 6′0″; Jess Willard: 6′6″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Frank Moran: Died aged 80; Jess Willard: Died aged 86
Stance: Frank Moran: Not recorded; Jess Willard: Orthodox

Frank Moran left, Jess Willard 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 Moran1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Jess Willard25 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 76%3 on the cards 12%3 by another method or unrecorded 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Moran 7, Jess Willard 34 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Willard better on 33 shared · Jess Willard better on 3

MoranFrank Moran

Opponent

WillardJess Willard

Frank Moran
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Dec 1916
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightWillard betterJess Willard better — 0–1 to 0–2
Jess Willard
Loss, PTS
1913May 1913
Frank Moran
Loss, PTS
1914Jun 1914
JohnsonJack JohnsonUnited States 69–11–10 · HeavyweightWillard betterJess Willard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jess Willard
Win, KO 26
1915Apr 1915
Frank Moran
Loss, NWS
1913Apr 1913
McCartyLuther McCartyUnited States 19–4–2Willard betterJess Willard better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jess Willard
Draw, NWS
1912Aug 1912

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 Moran has lost four straight, after one straight win. Moran last boxed on Sep 7, 1917.WLLLL

Wells Mar 1915Willard Mar 1916Dillon Jun 1916Smith Dec 1916Smith Sep 19171.6 tracked bouts per year

Jess Willard had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Luis Ángel Firpo. Willard last boxed on Jul 12, 1923.WWLWL

Johnson Apr 1915Moran Mar 1916Dempsey Jul 1919Johnson May 1923Firpo Jul 19232.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Frank Moran and Jess Willard ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Moran and Jess Willard met once on March 25, 1916, and Jess Willard won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Moran or Willard?: Frank Moran is 36-13-16 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Moran or Willard?: Frank Moran has 28 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Frank Moran has more.
Do Moran and Willard have any common opponents?: Frank Moran and Jess Willard share 3 common opponents: Gunboat Smith, Jack Johnson and Luther McCarty. Jess Willard fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Moran or Willard?: Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 15 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moran and Willard?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Frank Moran and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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