Have Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times and James J. Jeffries leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Jeffries?

Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Ruhlin or Jeffries?

Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.

Do Ruhlin and Jeffries have any common opponents?

Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries share 4 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruhlin and Jeffries?

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gus Ruhlin vs James J. Jeffries — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Ruhlin

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James J. Jeffries

Gus Ruhlin (5-4-2 across 11 tracked bouts) and James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Ruhlin

Tracked record

5–4–2

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jeffries

Wins16 KO · 84%

Loss

Draws24 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

Jeffries leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times; Jeffries leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1897Jul 16	1901Nov 15	Series
Gus RuhlinFighter A	DDraw	LLost	0–1–1W–L–D
James J. JeffriesFighter B	DDraw	WWon	1–0–1W–L–D
Result	PTSJeffries vs Ruhlin	RTDR6Jeffries vs Ruhlin	2Meetings

The Numbers

Ruhlin 0 · Jeffries 5 of 5 measurable rows

RuhlinEdge = longer wingJeffries

Record^†: 5-4-219-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 54.5%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16: 2
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —84.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 40%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§levelmax 1.6: 1.6
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24: 11
24

† 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: Gus Ruhlin: No height on file; James J. Jeffries: 6′2″
Reachnot held: Gus Ruhlin: No reach on file; James J. Jeffries: 76″
Agenot comparable: Gus Ruhlin: Died aged 40; James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
Stance: Gus Ruhlin: Not recorded; James J. Jeffries: Orthodox

Gus Ruhlin left, James J. Jeffries right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gus Ruhlin5 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 40%1 on the cards 20%2 by another method or unrecorded 40%

James J. Jeffries19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Ruhlin 11, James J. Jeffries 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Ruhlin better on 2 · Jeffries better on 24 shared · Gus Ruhlin better on 2 · James J. Jeffries better on 2

RuhlinGus Ruhlin

Opponent

JeffriesJames J. Jeffries

Gus Ruhlin
Loss, KO 6
1900Aug 1900
FitzsimmonsBob FitzsimmonsUnited States 69–12–14Jeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 2–0 to 0–1
James J. Jeffries
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1902Jul 1902
Win, KO 11
1899Jun 1899
Gus Ruhlin
2–1 against
Win, TKO 11
1902Jun 1902
Win, TKO 15
1900Jun 1900
Loss, KO 1
1898Jun 1898
SharkeyTom SharkeyUnited States 37–9–6 · HeavyweightJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 2–0 to 2–1
James J. Jeffries
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1899Nov 1899
Win, PTS
1898May 1898
Gus Ruhlin
2–0 against
Win, DQ
1899Mar 1899
Win, NWS
1898Oct 1898
GoddardJoe GoddardAustralia 32–15–7Ruhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 2–0 to 1–0
James J. Jeffries
Win, TKO 3
1898Feb 1898
Gus Ruhlin
Win, PTS
1898Nov 1898
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightRuhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
James J. Jeffries
Draw, PTS
1897Nov 1897

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

Gus Ruhlin drew the most recent tracked bout with Marvin Hart. Ruhlin last boxed on May 20, 1904.WLLWD

Sharkey Jun 1900Fitzsimmons Aug 1900Jeffries Nov 1901Sharkey Jun 1902Hart May 19041.6 tracked bouts per year

James J. Jeffries had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Johnson. Jeffries last boxed on Jul 4, 1910.WWWWL

Ruhlin Nov 1901Fitzsimmons Jul 1902Corbett Aug 1903Munroe Aug 1904Johnson Jul 19101.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries have met 2 times and James J. Jeffries leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Jeffries?: Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ruhlin or Jeffries?: Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.
Do Ruhlin and Jeffries have any common opponents?: Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries share 4 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruhlin and Jeffries?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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