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George Godfrey vs Walter Cobb — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Godfrey

Walter Cobb

George Godfrey (98-21-3 across 127 tracked bouts) and Walter Cobb (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Godfrey

Tracked record

98–21–3

counted from 127 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Cobb

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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

Series level 1–1

George Godfrey and Walter Cobb have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

George Godfrey and Walter Cobb have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1932Dec 121932Dec 29Series
George GodfreyFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Walter CobbFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Godfrey 4 · Cobb 1 of 5 measurable rows
GodfreyCobb
Record†
98-21-3 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
81.6% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 79
79 (edge)
0
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
82% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
7.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 127
127
4

† 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 Godfrey: Died aged 50
Walter Cobb: No date of birth
Stance
George Godfrey: Orthodox
Walter Cobb: Not recorded

George Godfrey left, Walter Cobb 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 Godfrey98 wins · from 127 tracked bouts

George Godfrey: 98 tracked wins — 80 by KO/TKO (82%), 16 on the cards (16%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 127 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

80 by KO/TKO 82%16 on the cards 16%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Walter Cobb1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Walter Cobb: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Godfrey 127, Walter Cobb 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

George Godfrey had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Hank Hankinson. Godfrey last boxed on Aug 10, 1937.WLWWL

Pavelescu Jun 1935Spakow Jun 1935Charles Oct 1935Wells Aug 1936Hankinson Aug 19377.2 tracked bouts per year

Walter Cobb last boxed on Feb 13, 1933 — 34,221 days ago. Cobb had won one in a row before losing a decision to Tommy Loughran.LLWL

Baer May 1932Godfrey Dec 1932Godfrey Dec 1932Loughran Feb 1933

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Godfrey and Walter Cobb ever fought each other?
Yes. George Godfrey and Walter Cobb have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LDec 29, 1932 · Cobb · UD

WDec 12, 1932 · Godfrey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Godfrey or Cobb?
George Godfrey is 98-21-3 across the 127 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Walter Cobb is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Godfrey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Godfrey98–21–381.6%

Cobb1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Godfrey or Cobb?
George Godfrey has 79 knockout wins and Walter Cobb has 0. George Godfrey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Godfrey79

Cobb0

The Numbers ↓
Do Godfrey and Cobb have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Godfrey and Walter Cobb have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Godfrey and Cobb?
This comparison is drawn from 127 bouts tracked for George Godfrey and 4 bouts tracked for Walter Cobb. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Godfrey127bouts

Cobb4bouts

How They Win ↓

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