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.
Jack Burke (0-1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) and James John Corbett (24-4-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Jack Burke vs James John Corbett — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawCorbett vs BurkeAug 27, 1887 · PTS
The Numbers
- 0-1-6
- Record
- 24-4-3 (edge)
- 42.9%
- Win %
- 82.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 12 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 50%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 56%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.6
- 7
- Bouts tracked
- 28
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
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- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
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- Age
- 160
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Heavyweight
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- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Burke · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
James John Corbett · 16 wins
KO/TKO
9
Decision
6
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedJack Burke
DPTS R10 · May 1886DPTS · Jun 1885–NC R3 · Nov 1884DPTS · Oct 1884James John Corbett
WKO · Jan 1894
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Burke
DDDDL
No active streak · last fought Aug 27, 1887
James John Corbett
LWLLL
L1 streak · last fought Aug 14, 1903
Common Questions
- Have Jack Burke and James John Corbett ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Burke and James John Corbett met once on August 27, 1887, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Jack Burke or James John Corbett?
- Jack Burke is 0-1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Burke or James John Corbett?
- Jack Burke has 0 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James John Corbett has more.
- Do Jack Burke and James John Corbett have any common opponents?
- Jack Burke and James John Corbett share 3 common opponents: Charley Mitchell, John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain. James John Corbett fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Burke and James John Corbett?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Jack Burke and 28 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.