Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Dempsey leads 1–0- Jack Dempsey wonWillard vs DempseyJul 4, 1919 · RTD · R3
The Numbers
- 68-6-10 (edge)
- Record
- 25-7-2
- 86.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.5%
- 53 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 20
- 77.94%
- KO rate
- 80% (edge)
- 78% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.7
- 86
- Bouts tracked
- 34
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
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- 6′6″ (199 cm) (edge)
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 131
- Age
- 144
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Dempsey · 69 wins
KO/TKO
54
Decision
9
Other
6
Jess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (86 and 34 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Dempsey
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 22, 1927
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Common Questions
- Have Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard met once on July 4, 1919, and Jack Dempsey won by RTD in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Jack Dempsey or Jess Willard?
- Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jack Dempsey has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Dempsey or Jess Willard?
- Jack Dempsey has 53 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jack Dempsey has more.
- Do Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard have any common opponents?
- Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard share 4 common opponents: Luis Ángel Firpo, Gunboat Smith and Carl Morris (and 1 other). Jack Dempsey fared better against 3 of them.
- Who is bigger, Jack Dempsey or Jess Willard?
- Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 14 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard?
- This comparison is drawn from 86 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.