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George K.O. Samson vs Jack Blackburn — record, stats and common opponents compared

George K.O. Samson

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Jack Blackburn

George K.O. Samson (1-9 across 10 tracked bouts) and Jack Blackburn (117-24-22) 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.

Samson

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Blackburn

117

Wins34 KO · 29%

24

Losses

22

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

Blackburn leads 1–0

George K.O. Samson and Jack Blackburn have met 1 time; Blackburn leads 1–0.

George K.O. Samson and Jack Blackburn have met 1 time; Blackburn leads 1–0.
Met1916Jun 28Series
George K.O. SamsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jack BlackburnFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Samson 1 · Blackburn 5 of 6 measurable rows
SamsonBlackburn
Record†
1-9117-24-22 (edge)
Win %0–100%
10%
78.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—29.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
28% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.3
0.9
7.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 166
10
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

Heightnot held
George K.O. Samson: No height on file
Jack Blackburn: 5′10″
Agenot held
George K.O. Samson: No date of birth
Jack Blackburn: Died aged 59
Stance
George K.O. Samson: Not recorded
Jack Blackburn: Orthodox

George K.O. Samson left, Jack Blackburn 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 K.O. Samson1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

George K.O. Samson: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jack Blackburn116 wins · from 166 tracked bouts

Jack Blackburn: 116 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (28%), 13 on the cards (11%) and 70 by another method or unrecorded (60%). Counted from 166 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 28%13 on the cards 11%70 by another method or unrecorded 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George K.O. Samson 10, Jack Blackburn 166 — 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 K.O. Samson last boxed on Mar 26, 1928 — 36,001 days ago. Samson had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Hauck Mar 1920O'Dowd Apr 1920Hauck May 1920Smith May 1924Levinsky Mar 19280.9 tracked bouts per year

Jack Blackburn has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Blackburn last boxed on Mar 7, 1923.WWWLL

Johnson Dec 1920Respress Apr 1922McNally Apr 1922Gans Jul 1922Pelkey Mar 19237.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George K.O. Samson and Jack Blackburn ever fought each other?
Yes. George K.O. Samson and Jack Blackburn met once on June 28, 1916, and Jack Blackburn won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LJun 28, 1916 · Blackburn · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Samson or Blackburn?
George K.O. Samson is 1-9 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Blackburn is 117-24-22. Jack Blackburn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Samson1–910%

Blackburn117–24–2278.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Samson or Blackburn?
George K.O. Samson has 0 knockout wins and Jack Blackburn has 34. Jack Blackburn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Samson0

Blackburn3429.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Samson and Blackburn have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George K.O. Samson and Jack Blackburn have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Samson and Blackburn?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for George K.O. Samson and 166 bouts tracked for Jack Blackburn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Samson10bouts

Blackburn166bouts

How They Win ↓

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