Have Jack Delaney and Tom Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Delaney and Tom Burns met once on June 3, 1926, and Jack Delaney won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Delaney or Burns?

Jack Delaney is 73-11-2 and Tom Burns is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Delaney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Delaney or Burns?

Jack Delaney has 43 knockout wins and Tom Burns has 0. Jack Delaney has more.

Do Delaney and Burns have any common opponents?

Jack Delaney and Tom Burns share 2 common opponents: Paul Berlenbach and Jimmy Slattery. Jack Delaney fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Delaney and Burns?

This comparison is drawn from 90 bouts tracked for Jack Delaney and 10 bouts tracked for Tom Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Delaney vs Tom Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jack Delaney

Tom Burns

Jack Delaney (73-11-2) and Tom Burns (0-10 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 2 common opponents.

Delaney

Wins43 KO · 59%

Losses

Draws90 tracked bouts

Burns

Tracked record

0–10

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

Delaney leads 1–0

Jack Delaney and Tom Burns have met 1 time; Delaney leads 1–0.
Met	1926Jun 3	Series
Jack DelaneyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tom BurnsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR2Delaney vs Burns	1Meeting

Delaney vs Burns · Jun 3, 1926

The Numbers

Delaney 6 · Burns 0 of 6 measurable rows

DelaneyEdge = longer wingBurns

Record^†: 73-11-2 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%: 86% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 43: 43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 58.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 57%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.2: 7.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 90: 90
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 Delaney: Died aged 48; Tom Burns: No date of birth
Stance: Jack Delaney: Orthodox; Tom Burns: Not recorded

Jack Delaney left, Tom Burns 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 Delaney75 wins · from 90 tracked bouts

43 by KO/TKO 57%28 on the cards 37%4 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Tom Burns0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Burns yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Delaney 90, Tom Burns 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Delaney better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Jack Delaney better on 1 · even on 1

DelaneyJack Delaney

Opponent

BurnsTom Burns

Jack Delaney
3–1 against
Win, TKO 6
1927Dec 1927
Win, UD
1926Jul 1926
Loss, PTS
1925Dec 1925
Win, KO 4
1924Mar 1924
BerlenbachPaul BerlenbachUnited States 40–8–3 · Light HeavyweightDelaney betterJack Delaney better — 3–1 to 0–1
Tom Burns
Loss, KO 5
1924Dec 1924
Jack Delaney
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1925Feb 1925
Loss, PTS
1924Oct 1924
SlatteryJimmy SlatteryUnited States 114–13EvenEven — 0–2 both
Tom Burns
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 8
1926Oct 1926
Loss, NWS
1926Jan 1926

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 Delaney has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Jack Sharkey. Delaney last boxed on Apr 21, 1932.LWWWW

Sharkey Apr 1928Tassi Sep 1928Johnson Mar 1932Willis Mar 1932Williams Apr 19327.2 tracked bouts per year

Tom Burns last boxed on Oct 4, 1926 — 36,540 days ago. Burns had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Greb Aug 1925Stribling Dec 1925Slattery Jan 1926Delaney Jun 1926Slattery Oct 19260.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Delaney and Tom Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Delaney and Tom Burns met once on June 3, 1926, and Jack Delaney won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Delaney or Burns?: Jack Delaney is 73-11-2 and Tom Burns is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Delaney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Delaney or Burns?: Jack Delaney has 43 knockout wins and Tom Burns has 0. Jack Delaney has more.
Do Delaney and Burns have any common opponents?: Jack Delaney and Tom Burns share 2 common opponents: Paul Berlenbach and Jimmy Slattery. Jack Delaney fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Delaney and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 90 bouts tracked for Jack Delaney and 10 bouts tracked for Tom Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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