Have George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette ever fought each other?

Yes. George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette have met 2 times and Joe Jeanette leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Cotton or Jeanette?

George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Jeanette is 120-24-21. Joe Jeanette 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 Jeanette?

George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Joe Jeanette has 69. Joe Jeanette has more.

Do Cotton and Jeanette have any common opponents?

George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette share 3 common opponents: Harry Wills, Jim Johnson and Sam Langford. George Kid Cotton fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 166 bouts tracked for Joe Jeanette. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Kid Cotton vs Joe Jeanette — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

George Kid Cotton

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Joe Jeanette

George Kid Cotton (1-9 across 11 tracked bouts) and Joe Jeanette (120-24-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Cotton

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jeanette

120

Wins69 KO · 58%

Losses

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

Jeanette leads 2–0

George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette have met 2 times; Jeanette leads 2–0.
Met	1913Apr 16	1916Mar 24	Series
George Kid CottonFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Joe JeanetteFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	KOR4Jeanette vs Cotton	KOR2Jeanette vs Cotton	2Meetings

The Numbers

Cotton 1 · Jeanette 5 of 6 measurable rows

CottonEdge = longer wingJeanette

Record^†: 1-9120-24-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 10%
79.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 69: 1
69 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —57.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
57%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 9.5: 1.6
9.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 166: 11
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

Agenot held: George Kid Cotton: No date of birth; Joe Jeanette: Died aged 78
Stance: George Kid Cotton: Not recorded; Joe Jeanette: Orthodox

George Kid Cotton left, Joe Jeanette 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%

Joe Jeanette121 wins · from 166 tracked bouts

69 by KO/TKO 57%9 on the cards 7%43 by another method or unrecorded 36%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Kid Cotton 11, Joe Jeanette 166 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Cotton better on 2 · Jeanette better on 13 shared · George Kid Cotton better on 2 · Joe Jeanette better on 1

CottonGeorge Kid Cotton

Opponent

JeanetteJoe Jeanette

George Kid Cotton
1–4 against
Loss, TKO 4
1916Oct 1916
Loss, TKO 4
1916Jun 1916
Loss, KO 4
1914Jan 1914
Loss, KO 3
1913Oct 1913
Win, KO 2
1912Feb 1912
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightJeanette betterJoe Jeanette better — 0–1–2 to 1–4
Joe Jeanette
0–1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Oct 1919
Draw, NWS
1914Jun 1914
Draw, PTS
1913Jul 1913
George Kid Cotton
Loss, PTS
1910Jan 1910
JohnsonJim JohnsonUnited States 35–35–13Cotton betterGeorge Kid Cotton better — 0–1 to 7–2–1
Joe Jeanette
7–2–1 against
Win, PTS
1918Aug 1918
Loss, NWS
1915May 1915
Draw, PTS
1914Nov 1914
Win, NWS
1914Aug 1914
Win, NWS
1914Jul 1914
Win, NWS
1914Jul 1914
Win, DQ
1913Jan 1913
Win, NWS
1913Jan 1913
Win, NWS
1912Oct 1912
Loss, NWS
1912Jul 1912
George Kid Cotton
0–2 against
Loss, KO 4
1914Aug 1914
Loss, PTS
1914Apr 1914
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Cotton betterGeorge Kid Cotton better — 0–2 to 3–8–3
Joe Jeanette
3–8–3 against
Loss, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, KO 7
1916May 1916
Win, PTS
1915Apr 1915
Draw, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Loss, PTS
1913Dec 1913
Win, NWS
1913Oct 1913
Loss, NWS
1911Sep 1911
Loss, PTS
1911Jan 1911
Loss, PTS
1910Sep 1910
Loss, NWS
1908Sep 1908
Draw, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Draw, PTS
1907Jan 1907
Loss, PTS
1906Apr 1906
Win, TKO 8
1905Dec 1905

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 — 40,191 days ago. Cotton had lost eight straight.LLLLL

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

Joe Jeanette drew the most recent tracked bout with Harry Gibson. Jeanette last boxed on Jun 1, 1922.WWLWD

Turner May 1919Cowler May 1919Wills Oct 1919Madden Nov 1919Gibson Jun 19229.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette ever fought each other?: Yes. George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette have met 2 times and Joe Jeanette leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Cotton or Jeanette?: George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Jeanette is 120-24-21. Joe Jeanette 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 Jeanette?: George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Joe Jeanette has 69. Joe Jeanette has more.
Do Cotton and Jeanette have any common opponents?: George Kid Cotton and Joe Jeanette share 3 common opponents: Harry Wills, Jim Johnson and Sam Langford. George Kid Cotton fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotton and Jeanette?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 166 bouts tracked for Joe Jeanette. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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