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.
Gus Ruhlin (3-4-2 across 9 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 3 common opponents.
Gus Ruhlin vs James J. Jeffries — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James J. Jeffries leads 1–0- James J. Jeffries wonJeffries vs RuhlinNov 15, 1901 · RTD · R6
- DrawJeffries vs RuhlinJul 16, 1897 · PTS
The Numbers
- 3-4-2
- Record
- 19-1-2 (edge)
- 44.4%
- Win %
- 90.9% (edge)
- 2
- Wins by knockout
- 16 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 84.21%
- 67%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.3
- Bouts per year
- 1.6 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 24
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′2″ (187 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 76″ (194 cm)
- 154
- Age
- 151
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGus Ruhlin · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
James J. Jeffries · 19 wins
KO/TKO
16
Decision
3
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 24 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedGus Ruhlin
WTKO R11 · Jun 1902WTKO R15 · Jun 1900LKO R1 · Jun 1898James J. Jeffries
WPTS · Nov 1899WPTS · May 1898
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gus Ruhlin
DWLLW
No active streak · last fought May 20, 1904
James J. Jeffries
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 4, 1910
Common Questions
- 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, Gus Ruhlin or James J. Jeffries?
- Gus Ruhlin is 3-4-2 across the 9 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, Gus Ruhlin or James J. Jeffries?
- Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.
- Do Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries have any common opponents?
- Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries share 3 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Joe Choynski. James J. Jeffries fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gus Ruhlin and James J. Jeffries?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.