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George Godfrey vs Peter Jackson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Godfrey

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Peter Jackson

George Godfrey (23-6-14) and Peter Jackson (57-5-15) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Godfrey

23

Wins18 KO · 78%

6

Losses

14

Draws10 tracked bouts

Jackson

57

Wins29 KO · 51%

5

Losses

15

Draws83 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jackson leads 1–0

George Godfrey and Peter Jackson have met 1 time; Jackson leads 1–0.

George Godfrey and Peter Jackson have met 1 time; Jackson leads 1–0.
Met1888Aug 24Series
George GodfreyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Peter JacksonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Godfrey 2 · Jackson 5 of 7 measurable rows
GodfreyJackson
Record
23-6-1457-5-15 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.8%
83.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
18
29 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
78.26% (edge)
50.88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
53%
Times stopped†max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.7
0.9
4.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 83
10
83

† 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

Height+4″
George Godfrey: 5′10″
Peter Jackson: 6′2″ (edge)
Agenot held
George Godfrey: No date of birth
Peter Jackson: Died aged 40
Stance
George Godfrey: Orthodox
Peter Jackson: Not recorded

George Godfrey left, Peter Jackson 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 Godfrey2 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

George Godfrey: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Peter Jackson57 wins · from 83 tracked bouts

Peter Jackson: 57 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (53%), 9 on the cards (16%) and 18 by another method or unrecorded (32%). Counted from 83 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 53%9 on the cards 16%18 by another method or unrecorded 32%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Godfrey 10, Peter Jackson 83 — 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 last boxed on Oct 31, 1892 — 48,929 days ago. Godfrey had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Choynski.DLLWL

Smith Jan 1885Jackson Aug 1888Kilrain Mar 1891Smith Aug 1892Choynski Oct 18920.9 tracked bouts per year

Peter Jackson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Jackson last boxed on Aug 23, 1899.WWWLL

Butler Feb 1892Slavin May 1892Kelliher Nov 1892Jeffries Mar 1898Jeffords Aug 18994.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Godfrey and Peter Jackson ever fought each other?
Yes. George Godfrey and Peter Jackson met once on August 24, 1888, and Peter Jackson won by TKO.
The meeting

LAug 24, 1888 · Jackson · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Godfrey or Jackson?
George Godfrey is 23-6-14 and Peter Jackson is 57-5-15. Peter Jackson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Godfrey23–6–1469.8%

Jackson57–5–1583.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Godfrey or Jackson?
George Godfrey has 18 knockout wins and Peter Jackson has 29. Peter Jackson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Godfrey1878.3%

Jackson2950.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Godfrey and Jackson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Godfrey and Peter Jackson have faced.
Who is bigger, Godfrey or Jackson?
Peter Jackson is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 9 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Godfrey178 cm

Jackson187 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Godfrey and Jackson?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for George Godfrey and 83 bouts tracked for Peter Jackson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Godfrey10bouts

Jackson83bouts

How They Win ↓

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