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Jack Burke vs James John Corbett — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack Burke

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James John Corbett

Jack Burke (0-1-6 across 8 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.

Burke

Tracked record

0–1–6

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Corbett

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws27 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Jack Burke and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Jack Burke and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1887Aug 27Series
Jack BurkeFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
James John CorbettFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Burke 2 · Corbett 3 of 5 measurable rows
BurkeCorbett
Record†
0-1-624-4-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
42.9%
82.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
0
12 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
8
27

† 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
Jack Burke: No height on file
James John Corbett: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Jack Burke: No reach on file
James John Corbett: 73″
Agenot held
Jack Burke: No date of birth
James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Stance
Jack Burke: Not recorded
James John Corbett: Orthodox

Jack Burke left, James John Corbett 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 Burke0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Jack Burke: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burke yet.

James John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

James John Corbett: 15 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (60%), 5 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Burke 8, James John Corbett 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Corbett better on 3

Burke

Opponent

Corbett

  • Jack Burke

    0–0–3 against

    Draw, PTS

    1886

    Draw, PTS

    1885

    No contest, NC 3

    1884

    Draw, PTS

    1884

    MitchellCorbett better

    James John Corbett

    Win, KO

    1894

  • Jack Burke

    Loss, PTS

    1885

    SullivanCorbett better

    James John Corbett

    Win, KO

    1892

  • Jack Burke

    Draw, PTS

    1884

    KilrainCorbett better

    James John Corbett

    Win, PTS

    1890

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 Burke last boxed on Aug 27, 1887 — 50,823 days ago. Burke had drawn the most recent tracked bout with James John Corbett.LDDDD

Sullivan Jun 1885Mitchell Jun 1885Martin Mar 1886Mitchell May 1886Corbett Aug 18872.8 tracked bouts per year

James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL

Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

DAug 27, 1887 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burke or Corbett?
Jack Burke is 0-1-6 across the 8 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.
Records · win %

Burke0–1–642.9%

Corbett24–4–382.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Burke or Corbett?
Jack Burke has 0 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James John Corbett has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Burke0

Corbett1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Burke and 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.
3 shared opponents

Charley Mitchell0–0–3W

John L. SullivanLW

Jake KilrainDW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burke and Corbett?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Jack Burke and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burke8bouts

Corbett27bouts

How They Win ↓

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