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George Rodel vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared

George Rodel

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Jess Willard

George Rodel (2-7 across 9 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 1 common opponent.

Rodel

Tracked record

2–7

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Willard

25

Wins20 KO · 80%

7

Losses

2

Draws34 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

Willard leads 2–1

George Rodel and Jess Willard have met 3 times; Willard leads 2–1.

George Rodel and Jess Willard have met 3 times; Willard leads 2–1.
Met1913Nov 171913Dec 291914Apr 28Series
George RodelFighter AWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
Jess WillardFighter BLLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
ResultNWSKOR9KOR63Meetings

The Numbers

Rodel 1 · Willard 5 of 6 measurable rows
RodelWillard
Record†
2-725-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
22.2%
76.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 20
0
20 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
76% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
6
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
9
34

† 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 Rodel: No height on file
Jess Willard: 6′6″
Agenot held
George Rodel: No date of birth
Jess Willard: Died aged 86
Stance
George Rodel: Not recorded
Jess Willard: Orthodox

George Rodel left, Jess Willard 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 Rodel2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

George Rodel: 2 tracked wins — 2 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jess Willard25 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Jess Willard: 25 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (76%), 3 on the cards (12%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (12%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 76%3 on the cards 12%3 by another method or unrecorded 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Rodel 9, Jess Willard 34 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Willard better on 1

Rodel

Opponent

Willard

  • George Rodel

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 3

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    SmithWillard better

    Jess Willard

    Loss, PTS

    1913

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 Rodel last boxed on Apr 28, 1914 — 41,082 days ago. Rodel had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Smith Jun 1913Willard Nov 1913Chiariglione Dec 1913Willard Dec 1913Willard Apr 19143.2 tracked bouts per year

Jess Willard had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Luis Ángel Firpo. Willard last boxed on Jul 12, 1923.WWLWL

Johnson Apr 1915Moran Mar 1916Dempsey Jul 1919Johnson May 1923Firpo Jul 19232.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 3 meetings

LApr 28, 1914 · Willard · KO R6

LDec 29, 1913 · Willard · KO R9

WNov 17, 1913 · Rodel · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rodel or Willard?
George Rodel is 2-7 across the 9 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.
Records · win %

Rodel2–722.2%

Willard25–7–276.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rodel or Willard?
George Rodel has 0 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jess Willard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rodel0

Willard2080%

The Numbers ↓
Do Rodel and Willard have any common opponents?
George Rodel and Jess Willard share 1 common opponent: Gunboat Smith. Jess Willard fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Gunboat SmithLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rodel and Willard?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for George Rodel and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rodel9bouts

Willard34bouts

How They Win ↓

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