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Henry Armstrong vs Tommy Jessup — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Henry Armstrong

Tommy Jessup

Henry Armstrong (151-22-10) and Tommy Jessup (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Armstrong

151

Wins100 KO · 66%

22

Losses

10

Draws183 tracked bouts

Jessup

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Armstrong leads 1–0

Henry Armstrong and Tommy Jessup have met 1 time; Armstrong leads 1–0.

Henry Armstrong and Tommy Jessup have met 1 time; Armstrong leads 1–0.
Met1943May 7Series
Henry ArmstrongFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tommy JessupFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Armstrong 4 · Jessup 0 of 4 measurable rows
ArmstrongJessup
Record†
151-22-10 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 100
100 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
66.23%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
66%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
13.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183
183
2

† 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
Henry Armstrong: 5′5″
Tommy Jessup: No height on file
Reachnot held
Henry Armstrong: 67″
Tommy Jessup: No reach on file
Agenot held
Henry Armstrong: Died aged 75
Tommy Jessup: No date of birth
Stance
Henry Armstrong: Orthodox
Tommy Jessup: Not recorded

Henry Armstrong left, Tommy Jessup right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Henry Armstrong151 wins · from 183 tracked bouts

Henry Armstrong: 151 tracked wins — 100 by KO/TKO (66%) and 51 on the cards (34%). Counted from 183 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

100 by KO/TKO 66%51 on the cards 34%

Tommy Jessup0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Tommy Jessup: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jessup yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Henry Armstrong 183, Tommy Jessup 2 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Henry Armstrong had won one in a row before losing a decision to Chester Slider. Armstrong last boxed on Feb 14, 1945.WWDWL

Spoldi Sep 1944Belloise Nov 1944Slider Jan 1945Rojo Feb 1945Slider Feb 194513.5 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Jessup last boxed on Aug 24, 1943 — 30,373 days ago. Jessup had lost two straight.LL

Armstrong May 1943Williams Aug 1943

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Henry Armstrong and Tommy Jessup ever fought each other?
Yes. Henry Armstrong and Tommy Jessup met once on May 7, 1943, and Henry Armstrong won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMay 7, 1943 · Armstrong · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Jessup?
Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10 and Tommy Jessup is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Henry Armstrong has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Armstrong151–22–1085.2%

Jessup0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Jessup?
Henry Armstrong has 100 knockout wins and Tommy Jessup has 0. Henry Armstrong has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Armstrong10066.2%

Jessup0

The Numbers ↓
Do Armstrong and Jessup have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Henry Armstrong and Tommy Jessup have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Jessup?
This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong and 2 bouts tracked for Tommy Jessup. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Armstrong183bouts

Jessup2bouts

How They Win ↓

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