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George Cole vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien — record, stats and common opponents compared

George Cole

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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

George Cole (5-16 across 23 tracked bouts) and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (147-16-24) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Cole

Tracked record

5–16

counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

O'Brien

147

Wins55 KO · 37%

16

Losses

24

Draws188 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

O'Brien leads 7–0

George Cole and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 7 times; O'Brien leads 7–0.

George Cole and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 7 times; O'Brien leads 7–0.
Met1899Jan 211899Mar 201900Oct 81902May 31902Jun 121904May 251908Nov 9Series
George ColeFighter ALLostLLostLLostLLostLLostLLostLLost0–7W–L
Philadelphia Jack O'BrienFighter BWWonWWonWWonWWonWWonWWonWWon7–0W–L
ResultNWSPTSDQR10TKOR4NWSNWSNWS7Meetings

The Numbers

Cole 0 · O'Brien 6 of 6 measurable rows
ColeO'Brien
Record†
5-16147-16-24 (edge)
Win %0–100%
23.8%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 55
0
55 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
37% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
2
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 188
23
188

† 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

Agenot held
George Cole: No date of birth
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Died aged 64
Stance
George Cole: Not recorded
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Orthodox

George Cole left, Philadelphia 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
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%

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien147 wins · from 188 tracked bouts

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: 147 tracked wins — 55 by KO/TKO (37%), 29 on the cards (20%) and 63 by another method or unrecorded (43%). Counted from 188 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

55 by KO/TKO 37%29 on the cards 20%63 by another method or unrecorded 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Cole 23, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 188 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Cole better on 1 · O'Brien better on 3

Cole

Opponent

O'Brien

  • George Cole

    No contest, NC 9

    1905

    LangfordCole better

    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Loss, TKO 5

    1911

  • George Cole

    2–1 against

    Loss, KO 4

    1910

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Win, NWS

    1905

    KidO'Brien better

    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1904

  • George Cole

    1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    Win, NWS

    1905

    BlackburnO'Brien better

    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1908

  • George Cole

    0–3 against

    Loss, NWS

    1908

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    Loss, KO 4

    1903

    No contest, NC 4

    1902

    WalcottO'Brien better

    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1903

    Win, NWS

    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

George Cole last boxed on Jul 20, 1910 — 42,465 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

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has lost three straight, after one straight win. O'Brien last boxed on Aug 15, 1911.LWLLL

Kaufman Apr 1910Schreck May 1910Koch Jun 1910Ramsey Nov 1910Langford Aug 191112.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Cole and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?
Yes. George Cole and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 7 times and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien leads the series 7-0.
The 7 meetings

LNov 9, 1908 · O'Brien · NWS

LMay 25, 1904 · O'Brien · NWS

LJun 12, 1902 · O'Brien · NWS

LMay 3, 1902 · O'Brien · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cole or O'Brien?
George Cole is 5-16 across the 23 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is 147-16-24. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cole5–1623.8%

O'Brien147–16–2485%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cole or O'Brien?
George Cole has 0 knockout wins and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cole0

O'Brien5537.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cole and O'Brien have any common opponents?
George Cole and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien share 4 common opponents: Sam Langford, Dixie Kid and Jack Blackburn (and 1 other). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Sam LangfordNCL

Dixie Kid2–1W

Jack Blackburn1–2W

Barbados Joe Walcott0–31–0–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cole and O'Brien?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for George Cole and 188 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cole23bouts

O'Brien188bouts

How They Win ↓

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