Have Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy met once on October 14, 1911, and Jack Britton won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Britton or McCarthy?

Jack Britton is 237-60-43 and Johnny McCarthy is 0-6-4 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Britton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Britton or McCarthy?

Jack Britton has 30 knockout wins and Johnny McCarthy has 0. Jack Britton has more.

Do Britton and McCarthy have any common opponents?

Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy share 4 common opponents: Benny Leonard, Ted "Kid" Lewis and Willie Ritchie (and 1 other). Johnny McCarthy fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Britton and McCarthy?

This comparison is drawn from 342 bouts tracked for Jack Britton and 10 bouts tracked for Johnny McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Britton vs Johnny McCarthy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Jack Britton

Johnny McCarthy

Jack Britton (237-60-43) and Johnny McCarthy (0-6-4 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Britton

237

Wins30 KO · 13%

Losses

Draws342 tracked bouts

McCarthy

Tracked record

0–6–4

counted from 10 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

Britton leads 1–0

Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy have met 1 time; Britton leads 1–0.
Met	1911Oct 14	Series
Jack BrittonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny McCarthyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSBritton vs McCarthy	1Meeting

Britton vs McCarthy · Oct 14, 1911

The Numbers

Britton 5 · McCarthy 1 of 6 measurable rows

BrittonEdge = longer wingMcCarthy

Record^†: 237-60-43 (edge)0-6-4
Win %0–100%: 76% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 12.66%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 13%—
Times stopped^‡max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 13.3: 13.3 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 342: 342
10

† 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

Agenot held: Jack Britton: Died aged 76; Johnny McCarthy: No date of birth
Stance: Jack Britton: Orthodox; Johnny McCarthy: Not recorded

Jack Britton left, Johnny McCarthy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jack Britton237 wins · from 342 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 13%71 on the cards 30%136 by another method or unrecorded 57%

Johnny McCarthy0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Britton 342, Johnny McCarthy 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Britton better on 1 · McCarthy better on 34 shared · Jack Britton better on 1 · Johnny McCarthy better on 3

BrittonJack Britton

Opponent

McCarthyJohnny McCarthy

Jack Britton
1–2 against
Win, DQ 13
1922Jun 1922
Loss, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Oct 1917
LeonardBenny LeonardUnited States 185–22–9McCarthy betterJohnny McCarthy better — 0–1 to 1–2
Johnny McCarthy
Loss, NWS
1918May 1918
Jack Britton
10–7–2 against
Win, UD
1921Feb 1921
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, KO 9
1919Mar 1919
Win, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Draw, NWS
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1918Mar 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Jun 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Mar 1917
Draw, PTS
1916Nov 1916
Win, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Win, PTS
1916Apr 1916
Win, NWS
1916Feb 1916
Win, NWS
1916Jan 1916
Loss, PTS
1915Sep 1915
Loss, PTS
1915Aug 1915
Win, NWS
1915Mar 1915
LewisTed "Kid" LewisUnited Kingdom 232–46–23 · Light HeavyweightMcCarthy betterJohnny McCarthy better — 0–1 to 10–7–2
Johnny McCarthy
Loss, PTS
1917Nov 1917
Jack Britton
Loss, PTS
1911Oct 1911
RitchieWillie RitchieUnited States 45–14–17Britton betterJack Britton better — 0–1 to 0–2–4
Johnny McCarthy
0–2–4 against
Loss, PTS
1917Aug 1917
Draw, PTS
1916Nov 1916
Loss, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Draw, PTS
1911Sep 1911
Draw, PTS
1911Aug 1911
Draw, PTS
1911Mar 1911
Jack Britton
0–2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1913Dec 1913
Loss, NWS
1913Mar 1913
Draw, PTS
1911Jan 1911
McFarlandPackey McFarlandUnited States 106–1–6 · LightweightMcCarthy betterJohnny McCarthy better — 0–1 to 0–2–1
Johnny McCarthy
Loss, PTS
1911Jan 1911

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

Jack Britton had won three in a row before losing a decision to Rudy Marshall. Britton last boxed on Jul 29, 1930.LWWWL

Cooper Dec 1929Hood Jan 1930Schell Mar 1930Ruffalo May 1930Marshall Jul 193013.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny McCarthy last boxed on May 10, 1918 — 39,609 days ago. McCarthy had lost three straight.LDLLL

Ritchie Oct 1916Ritchie Nov 1916Ritchie Aug 1917Lewis Nov 1917Leonard May 19181.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy met once on October 14, 1911, and Jack Britton won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Britton or McCarthy?: Jack Britton is 237-60-43 and Johnny McCarthy is 0-6-4 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Britton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Britton or McCarthy?: Jack Britton has 30 knockout wins and Johnny McCarthy has 0. Jack Britton has more.
Do Britton and McCarthy have any common opponents?: Jack Britton and Johnny McCarthy share 4 common opponents: Benny Leonard, Ted "Kid" Lewis and Willie Ritchie (and 1 other). Johnny McCarthy fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Britton and McCarthy?: This comparison is drawn from 342 bouts tracked for Jack Britton and 10 bouts tracked for Johnny McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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