Have George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills ever fought each other?

Yes. George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills have met 5 times and Harry Wills leads the series 4-1.

Who has the better record, Cotton or Wills?

George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Cotton or Wills?

George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.

Do Cotton and Wills have any common opponents?

George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills share 3 common opponents: Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette and Jim Johnson. Harry Wills fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotton and Wills?

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Kid Cotton vs Harry Wills — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

George Kid Cotton

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Harry Wills

George Kid Cotton (1-9 across 11 tracked bouts) and Harry Wills (89-10-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Cotton

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Wills

Wins56 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws110 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

Wills leads 4–1

George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills have met 5 times; Wills leads 4–1.
Met	1912Feb 14	1913Oct 3	1914Jan 8	1916Jun 3	1916Oct 13	Series
George Kid CottonFighter A	WWon	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	1–4W–L
Harry WillsFighter B	LLost	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–1W–L
Result	KOR2Wills vs Cotton	KOR3Wills vs Cotton	KOR4Wills vs Cotton	TKOR4Wills vs Cotton	TKOR4Wills vs Cotton	5Meetings

The Numbers

Cotton 1 · Wills 5 of 6 measurable rows

CottonEdge = longer wingWills

Record^†: 1-989-10-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 10%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 56: 1
56 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —62.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
63%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5: 1.6
5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 110: 11
110

† 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

Reachnot held: George Kid Cotton: No reach on file; Harry Wills: 84″
Agenot held: George Kid Cotton: No date of birth; Harry Wills: Died aged 69
Stance: George Kid Cotton: Not recorded; Harry Wills: Orthodox

George Kid Cotton left, Harry Wills 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 Kid Cotton1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Harry Wills90 wins · from 110 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 63%14 on the cards 16%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Kid Cotton 11, Harry Wills 110 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Wills better on 33 shared · Harry Wills better on 3

CottonGeorge Kid Cotton

Opponent

WillsHarry Wills

George Kid Cotton
0–2 against
Loss, KO 4
1914Aug 1914
Loss, PTS
1914Apr 1914
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Wills betterHarry Wills better — 13–2–2 to 0–2
Harry Wills
13–2–2 against
Win, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Win, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Win, PTS
1919Nov 1919
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, TKO 8
1918May 1918
Win, KO 6
1918Apr 1918
Draw, NWS
1917Nov 1917
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Apr 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, KO 19
1916Feb 1916
Win, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Win, NWS
1915Dec 1915
Loss, KO 14
1914Nov 1914
Draw, NWS
1914May 1914
George Kid Cotton
0–2 against
Loss, KO 2
1916Mar 1916
Loss, KO 4
1913Apr 1913
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0–2 to 0–2
Harry Wills
1–0–2 against
Win, NWS
1919Oct 1919
Draw, NWS
1914Jun 1914
Draw, PTS
1913Jul 1913
George Kid Cotton
Loss, PTS
1910Jan 1910
JohnsonJim JohnsonUnited States 35–35–13Wills betterHarry Wills better — 2–1 to 0–1
Harry Wills
2–1 against
Win, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Loss, TKO 2
1917Feb 1917
Win, NWS
1915Jul 1915

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 Kid Cotton last boxed on Oct 13, 1916 — 40,188 days ago. Cotton had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Langford Apr 1914Langford Aug 1914Jeanette Mar 1916Wills Jun 1916Wills Oct 19161.6 tracked bouts per year

Harry Wills has won four straight since losing to Andres Castano. Wills last boxed on Oct 19, 1932.LWWWW

Castano Sep 1929Castano Dec 1929Rose Feb 1931Jakasa Aug 1932Glover Oct 19325 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills ever fought each other?: Yes. George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills have met 5 times and Harry Wills leads the series 4-1.
Who has the better record, Cotton or Wills?: George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Cotton or Wills?: George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.
Do Cotton and Wills have any common opponents?: George Kid Cotton and Harry Wills share 3 common opponents: Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette and Jim Johnson. Harry Wills fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotton and Wills?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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