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Jack Dempsey vs Jack Downey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Dempsey

Jack Downey

Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) and Jack Downey (1-2-10 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Dempsey

68

Wins53 KO · 78%

6

Losses

10

Draws85 tracked bouts

Downey

Tracked record

1–2–10

counted from 13 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

Series level 1–1 with 1 draw

Jack Dempsey and Jack Downey have met 3 times; Series level 1–1 with 1 draw.

Jack Dempsey and Jack Downey have met 3 times; Series level 1–1 with 1 draw.
Met1915Apr 51915Dec 131916Feb 21Series
Jack DempseyFighter ALLostDDrawWWon1–1–1W–L–D
Jack DowneyFighter BWWonDDrawLLost1–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSKO3Meetings

The Numbers

Dempsey 7 · Downey 0 of 7 measurable rows
DempseyDowney
Record†
68-6-10 (edge)1-2-10
Win %0–100%
86.9% (edge)
46.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 53
53 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
77.94%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
13

† 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 Dempsey: 6′1″
Jack Downey: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jack Dempsey: 73″
Jack Downey: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jack Dempsey: Died aged 87
Jack Downey: No date of birth
Stance
Jack Dempsey: Orthodox
Jack Downey: Not recorded

Jack Dempsey left, Jack Downey 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 Dempsey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Jack Dempsey: 68 tracked wins — 54 by KO/TKO (79%), 9 on the cards (13%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

54 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 13%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

Jack Downey1 win · from 13 tracked bouts

Jack Downey: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Dempsey 85, Jack Downey 13 — 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

Jack Dempsey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Gene Tunney. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 22, 1927.WWLWL

Gibbons Jul 1923Firpo Sep 1923Tunney Sep 1926Sharkey Jul 1927Tunney Sep 19276.5 tracked bouts per year

Jack Downey last boxed on Feb 13, 1924 — 37,502 days ago. Downey had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Al McCoy.WDLDD

Dempsey Apr 1915Dempsey Dec 1915Dempsey Feb 1916McCoy Jan 1918McCoy Feb 19240.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Dempsey and Jack Downey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Dempsey and Jack Downey have met 3 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 1 draw.
The 3 meetings

WFeb 21, 1916 · Dempsey · KO

DDec 13, 1915 · Draw · PTS

LApr 5, 1915 · Downey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dempsey or Downey?
Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Jack Downey is 1-2-10 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Dempsey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Dempsey68–6–1086.9%

Downey1–2–1046.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dempsey or Downey?
Jack Dempsey has 53 knockout wins and Jack Downey has 0. Jack Dempsey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dempsey5377.9%

Downey0

The Numbers ↓
Do Dempsey and Downey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Dempsey and Jack Downey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dempsey and Downey?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey and 13 bouts tracked for Jack Downey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dempsey85bouts

Downey13bouts

How They Win ↓

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