Have Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson met once on May 3, 1921, and Freddie Welsh won by KO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Welsh or Jackson?

Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Willie Jackson is 6-13-6 across the 25 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Jackson?

Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Willie Jackson has 1. Freddie Welsh has more.

Do Welsh and Jackson have any common opponents?

Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson share 5 common opponents: Charley White, Johnny Dundee and Rocky Kansas (and 2 others). Freddie Welsh fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Jackson?

This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 25 bouts tracked for Willie Jackson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Welsh vs Willie Jackson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

Freddie Welsh

Willie Jackson

Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) and Willie Jackson (6-13-6 across 25 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Welsh

121

Wins34 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws167 tracked bouts

Jackson

Tracked record

6–13–6

counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Welsh leads 1–0

Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met	1921May 3	Series
Freddie WelshFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Willie JacksonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR8Welsh vs Jackson	1Meeting

Welsh vs Jackson · May 3, 1921

The Numbers

Welsh 6 · Jackson 0 of 6 measurable rows

WelshEdge = longer wingJackson

Record^†: 121-29-17 (edge)6-13-6
Win %0–100%: 77.5% (edge)
36%
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 28.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 28% (edge)
17%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.2: 10.2 (edge)
4.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167: 167
25

† 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

Reachnot held: Freddie Welsh: 69″; Willie Jackson: No reach on file
Agenot held: Freddie Welsh: Died aged 41; Willie Jackson: No date of birth

Freddie Welsh left, Willie Jackson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Freddie Welsh121 wins · from 167 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 28%36 on the cards 30%51 by another method or unrecorded 42%

Willie Jackson6 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 17%1 on the cards 17%4 by another method or unrecorded 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Welsh 167, Willie Jackson 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Welsh better on 3 · Jackson better on 1 · even on 15 shared · Freddie Welsh better on 3 · Willie Jackson better on 1 · even on 1

WelshFreddie Welsh

Opponent

JacksonWillie Jackson

Freddie Welsh
3–1 against
Win, PTS
1916Sep 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Win, NWS
1915Feb 1915
Win, NWS
1914Nov 1914
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 3–1 to 0–1
Willie Jackson
Loss, PTS
1922Feb 1922
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1914Jan 1914
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 5–2–4
Willie Jackson
5–2–4 against
Draw, PTS
1921Dec 1921
Win, PTS
1921Feb 1921
Draw, MD
1920Nov 1920
Draw, PTS
1920Jun 1920
Win, NWS
1920May 1920
Win, NWS
1920Mar 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Oct 1919
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Draw, PTS
1918Mar 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Win, KO 1
1917Jan 1917
Freddie Welsh
Loss, NWS
1917Apr 1917
KansasRocky KansasUnited States 123–27–15 · LightweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 0–1 to 1–2–1
Willie Jackson
1–2–1 against
Loss, PTS
1921Mar 1921
Loss, NWS
1918Mar 1918
Draw, NWS
1918Feb 1918
Win, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Freddie Welsh
1–2 against
Loss, TKO 9
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
LeonardBenny LeonardUnited States 185–22–9Jackson betterWillie Jackson better — 0–1 to 1–2
Willie Jackson
Loss, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Freddie Welsh
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
KilbaneJohnny KilbaneUnited States 110–17–15 · FeatherweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Jackson
Loss, TKO 5
1916May 1916

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

Freddie Welsh has lost the most recent, to Archie Walker. Welsh last boxed on Apr 15, 1922.WWWDL

Jackson May 1921Murphy May 1921Forbes Aug 1921Tait Aug 1921Walker Apr 192210.2 tracked bouts per year

Willie Jackson last boxed on Feb 20, 1922 — 38,228 days ago. Jackson had lost the most recent, to Charley White.WLLDL

Dundee Feb 1921Kansas Mar 1921Welsh May 1921Dundee Dec 1921White Feb 19224.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson met once on May 3, 1921, and Freddie Welsh won by KO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Welsh or Jackson?: Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Willie Jackson is 6-13-6 across the 25 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Jackson?: Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Willie Jackson has 1. Freddie Welsh has more.
Do Welsh and Jackson have any common opponents?: Freddie Welsh and Willie Jackson share 5 common opponents: Charley White, Johnny Dundee and Rocky Kansas (and 2 others). Freddie Welsh fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Jackson?: This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 25 bouts tracked for Willie Jackson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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