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.
George Rodel (2-4 across 6 tracked bouts) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
George Rodel vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jess Willard leads 2–1- Jess Willard wonWillard vs RodelApr 28, 1914 · KO · R6
- Jess Willard wonWillard vs RodelDec 29, 1913 · KO · R9
- George Rodel wonWillard vs RodelNov 17, 1913 · NWS
The Numbers
- 2-4
- Record
- 25-7-2 (edge)
- 33.3%
- Win %
- 76.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 20 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 80%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76% (edge)
- 4
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 6
- Bouts tracked
- 34
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′6″ (199 cm)
- —
- Age
- 144
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGeorge Rodel · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
2
Jess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 34 respectively), 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
George Rodel
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Apr 28, 1914
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Common Questions
- Have George Rodel and Jess Willard ever fought each other?
- Yes. George Rodel and Jess Willard have met 3 times and Jess Willard leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, George Rodel or Jess Willard?
- George Rodel is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, George Rodel or Jess Willard?
- George Rodel has 0 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jess Willard has more.
- Do George Rodel and Jess Willard have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Rodel and Jess Willard have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Rodel and Jess Willard?
- This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for George Rodel and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.