Have Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien met once on July 19, 1913, and Freddie Welsh won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Welsh or O'Brien?

Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Young Jack O'Brien is 60-22-18. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Welsh or O'Brien?

Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Young Jack O'Brien has 6. Freddie Welsh has more.

Do Welsh and O'Brien have any common opponents?

Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien share 2 common opponents: Adolph Wolgast and Young Erne. Freddie Welsh fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and O'Brien?

This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 6 bouts tracked for Young Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Welsh vs Young Jack O'Brien — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) and Young Jack O'Brien (60-22-18) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Welsh

121

Wins34 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws167 tracked bouts

O'Brien

Wins6 KO · 10%

Losses

Draws6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Welsh leads 1–0

Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met	1913Jul 19	Series
Freddie WelshFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Jack O'BrienFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSWelsh vs O'Brien	1Meeting

Welsh vs O'Brien · Jul 19, 1913

The Numbers

Welsh 6 · O'Brien 0 of 6 measurable rows

WelshEdge = longer wingO'Brien

Record: 121-29-17 (edge)60-22-18
Win %0–100%: 77.5% (edge)
69%
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%: 28.1% (edge)
10%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 28% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.2: 10.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167: 167
6

† 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: Freddie Welsh: No height on file; Young Jack O'Brien: 5′9″
Reachnot held: Freddie Welsh: 69″; Young Jack O'Brien: No reach on file
Agenot held: Freddie Welsh: Died aged 41; Young Jack O'Brien: No date of birth
Stance: Freddie Welsh: Not recorded; Young Jack O'Brien: Orthodox

Freddie Welsh left, Young Jack O'Brien right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

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%

Young Jack O'Brien1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Welsh 167, Young Jack O'Brien 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Welsh better on 22 shared · Freddie Welsh better on 2

WelshFreddie Welsh

Opponent

O'BrienYoung Jack O'Brien

Freddie Welsh
3–0 against
Win, DQ 11
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Win, TKO 8
1914Nov 1914
WolgastAdolph WolgastUnited States 87–33–23Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 3–0 to 0–1
Young Jack O'Brien
Loss, NWS
1912May 1912
Freddie Welsh
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1909Feb 1909
Win, NWS
1906Jul 1906
ErneYoung ErneUnited States 164–58–52Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 2–0 to 1–1
Young Jack O'Brien
1–1 against
Win, NWS
1916Jun 1916
Loss, NWS
1912Mar 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

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

Young Jack O'Brien last boxed on Jun 23, 1916 — 40,298 days ago. O'Brien had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Erne Mar 1912Wolgast May 1912Welsh Jul 1913Lewis Dec 1914Erne Jun 19161.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien met once on July 19, 1913, and Freddie Welsh won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Welsh or O'Brien?: Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Young Jack O'Brien is 60-22-18. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Welsh or O'Brien?: Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Young Jack O'Brien has 6. Freddie Welsh has more.
Do Welsh and O'Brien have any common opponents?: Freddie Welsh and Young Jack O'Brien share 2 common opponents: Adolph Wolgast and Young Erne. Freddie Welsh fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and O'Brien?: This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 6 bouts tracked for Young Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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