Have Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman ever fought each other?

Yes. Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman have met 4 times and Gorilla Jones leads the series 2-0 with 2 draws.

Who has the better record, Jones or Freeman?

Gorilla Jones is 18-17-2 and Tommy Freeman is 174-20-21. Tommy Freeman has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Jones or Freeman?

Gorilla Jones has 10 knockout wins and Tommy Freeman has 84. Tommy Freeman has more.

Do Jones and Freeman have any common opponents?

Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman share 1 common opponent: Jackie Fields. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jones and Freeman?

This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Gorilla Jones and 224 bouts tracked for Tommy Freeman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gorilla Jones vs Tommy Freeman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Gorilla Jones (18-17-2) and Tommy Freeman (174-20-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Jones

Wins10 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws13 tracked bouts

Freeman

174

Wins84 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws224 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jones leads 2–0 with 2 draws

Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman have met 4 times; Jones leads 2–0 with 2 draws.
Met	1928Aug 15	1929Apr 9	1932Dec 26	1937Aug 9	Series
Gorilla JonesFighter A	WWon	DDraw	DDraw	WWon	2–0–2W–L–D
Tommy FreemanFighter B	LLost	DDraw	DDraw	LLost	0–2–2W–L–D
Result	SDFreeman vs Jones	PTSFreeman vs Jones	PTSFreeman vs Jones	PTSFreeman vs Jones	4Meetings

The Numbers

Jones 2 · Freeman 6 of 8 measurable rows

JonesEdge = longer wingFreeman

Record: 18-17-2174-20-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 51.4%
85.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 84: 10
84 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 55.56% (edge)
48.28%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
46% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2: 1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 12.1: 0.8
12.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 224: 13
224

† 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: Gorilla Jones: No height on file; Tommy Freeman: 5′7″
Reach+5″: Gorilla Jones: 75″ (edge); Tommy Freeman: 70″
Agenot comparable: Gorilla Jones: Died aged 75; Tommy Freeman: Died aged 82
Stance: Gorilla Jones: Orthodox; Tommy Freeman: Orthodox

Gorilla Jones left, Tommy Freeman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gorilla Jones2 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

Tommy Freeman181 wins · from 224 tracked bouts

84 by KO/TKO 46%89 on the cards 49%8 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gorilla Jones 13, Tommy Freeman 224 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

JonesGorilla Jones

Opponent

FreemanTommy Freeman

Gorilla Jones
0–1 against
No contest, NC 7
1929Dec 1929
Loss, PTS
1929Oct 1929
FieldsJackie FieldsUnited States 72–9–2 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tommy Freeman
Loss, TKO 4
1930Apr 1930

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

Gorilla Jones had won one in a row before losing a decision to Eddie Babe Risko. Jones last boxed on May 10, 1938.DLLWL

Steele May 1934Steele Sep 1935Steele Jan 1937Freeman Aug 1937Risko May 19380.8 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Freeman had won four in a row before losing a decision to Ralph Chong. Freeman last boxed on Aug 10, 1938.WWWWL

Kennedy Feb 1938Cole Mar 1938Francis Mar 1938Hood Apr 1938Chong Aug 193812.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman ever fought each other?: Yes. Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman have met 4 times and Gorilla Jones leads the series 2-0 with 2 draws.
Who has the better record, Jones or Freeman?: Gorilla Jones is 18-17-2 and Tommy Freeman is 174-20-21. Tommy Freeman has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Jones or Freeman?: Gorilla Jones has 10 knockout wins and Tommy Freeman has 84. Tommy Freeman has more.
Do Jones and Freeman have any common opponents?: Gorilla Jones and Tommy Freeman share 1 common opponent: Jackie Fields. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jones and Freeman?: This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Gorilla Jones and 224 bouts tracked for Tommy Freeman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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