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Henry Baker vs James J. Jeffries — record, stats and common opponents compared

Henry Baker

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James J. Jeffries

Henry Baker (0-5 across 5 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 once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Baker

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jeffries

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

1

Loss

2

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

Henry Baker and James J. Jeffries have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.

Henry Baker and James J. Jeffries have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.
Met1897May 18Series
Henry BakerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James J. JeffriesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Baker 0 · Jeffries 5 of 5 measurable rows
BakerJeffries
Record†
0-519-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—84%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.6
0.6
1.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
5
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
Henry Baker: No height on file
James J. Jeffries: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Henry Baker: No reach on file
James J. Jeffries: 76″
Agenot held
Henry Baker: No date of birth
James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
Stance
Henry Baker: Not recorded
James J. Jeffries: Orthodox

Henry Baker 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
Henry Baker0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Henry Baker: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Baker yet.

James J. Jeffries19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

James J. Jeffries: 19 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (84%) and 3 on the cards (16%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Henry Baker 5, James J. Jeffries 24 — 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 Baker last boxed on Mar 31, 1899 — 46,590 days ago. Baker had lost five straight.LLLLL

Ryan Jun 1890Ryan Jan 1896Jeffries May 1897Childs Sep 1898Klondike Mar 18990.6 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 Henry Baker and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?
Yes. Henry Baker and James J. Jeffries met once on May 18, 1897, and James J. Jeffries won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LMay 18, 1897 · Jeffries · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baker or Jeffries?
Henry Baker is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Records · win %

Baker0–50%

Jeffries19–1–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baker or Jeffries?
Henry Baker has 0 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baker0

Jeffries1684.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Baker and Jeffries have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Henry Baker and James J. Jeffries have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baker and Jeffries?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Henry Baker and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Baker5bouts

Jeffries24bouts

How They Win ↓

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