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George Cole vs Jack Blackburn — record, stats and common opponents compared

George Cole

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Jack Blackburn

George Cole (5-16 across 23 tracked bouts) and Jack Blackburn (117-24-22) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Cole

Tracked record

5–16

counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Blackburn

117

Wins34 KO · 29%

24

Losses

22

Draws166 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

Blackburn leads 2–1

George Cole and Jack Blackburn have met 3 times; Blackburn leads 2–1.

George Cole and Jack Blackburn have met 3 times; Blackburn leads 2–1.
Met1905Jun 101907Jan 11907Jun 7Series
George ColeFighter AWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
Jack BlackburnFighter BLLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
ResultNWSNWSNWS3Meetings

The Numbers

Cole 1 · Blackburn 5 of 6 measurable rows
ColeBlackburn
Record†
5-16117-24-22 (edge)
Win %0–100%
23.8%
78.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—29.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
28% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.3
2
7.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 166
23
166

† 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

Heightnot held
George Cole: No height on file
Jack Blackburn: 5′10″
Agenot held
George Cole: No date of birth
Jack Blackburn: Died aged 59
Stance
George Cole: Not recorded
Jack Blackburn: Orthodox

George Cole left, Jack Blackburn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Cole5 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

George Cole: 5 tracked wins — 5 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jack Blackburn116 wins · from 166 tracked bouts

Jack Blackburn: 116 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (28%), 13 on the cards (11%) and 70 by another method or unrecorded (60%). Counted from 166 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 28%13 on the cards 11%70 by another method or unrecorded 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Cole 23, Jack Blackburn 166 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Cole better on 1 · Blackburn better on 1

Cole

Opponent

Blackburn

  • George Cole

    0–7 against

    Loss, NWS

    1908

    Loss, NWS

    1904

    Loss, NWS

    1902

    Loss, TKO 4

    1902

    Loss, DQ 10

    1900

    Loss, PTS

    1899

    Loss, NWS

    1899

    O'BrienBlackburn better

    Jack Blackburn

    Loss, NWS

    1908

  • George Cole

    No contest, NC 9

    1905

    LangfordCole better

    Jack Blackburn

    0–1–4 against

    No contest, NC 1

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1905

    Loss, PTS

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1904

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Draw, PTS

    1903

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

George Cole last boxed on Jul 20, 1910 — 42,462 days ago. Cole had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Walcott Jan 1908Jeanette Feb 1908Kid Oct 1908O'Brien Nov 1908Kid Jul 19102 tracked bouts per year

Jack Blackburn has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Blackburn last boxed on Mar 7, 1923.WWWLL

Johnson Dec 1920Respress Apr 1922McNally Apr 1922Gans Jul 1922Pelkey Mar 19237.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Cole and Jack Blackburn ever fought each other?
Yes. George Cole and Jack Blackburn have met 3 times and Jack Blackburn leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

LJun 7, 1907 · Blackburn · NWS

LJan 1, 1907 · Blackburn · NWS

WJun 10, 1905 · Cole · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cole or Blackburn?
George Cole is 5-16 across the 23 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Blackburn is 117-24-22. Jack Blackburn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cole5–1623.8%

Blackburn117–24–2278.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cole or Blackburn?
George Cole has 0 knockout wins and Jack Blackburn has 34. Jack Blackburn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cole0

Blackburn3429.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cole and Blackburn have any common opponents?
George Cole and Jack Blackburn share 2 common opponents: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Philadelphia Jack O'BrienLL

Sam LangfordNC0–1–4

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cole and Blackburn?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for George Cole and 166 bouts tracked for Jack Blackburn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cole23bouts

Blackburn166bouts

How They Win ↓

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