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Jack Dempsey vs Luis Ángel Firpo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Dempsey

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Luis Ángel Firpo

Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) and Luis Ángel Firpo (31-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Dempsey

68

Wins53 KO · 78%

6

Losses

10

Draws85 tracked bouts

Firpo

31

Wins26 KO · 84%

4

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dempsey leads 1–0

Jack Dempsey and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.

Jack Dempsey and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.
Met1923Sep 14Series
Jack DempseyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Luis Ángel FirpoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Dempsey 4 · Firpo 4 of 8 measurable rows
DempseyFirpo
Record
68-6-1031-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.9%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 53
53 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%
77.94%
83.87% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
79%
84% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
38

† 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

Height+1″
Jack Dempsey: 6′1″
Luis Ángel Firpo: 6′2″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Jack Dempsey: 73″
Luis Ángel Firpo: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jack Dempsey: Died aged 87
Luis Ángel Firpo: Died aged 65
Stance
Jack Dempsey: Orthodox
Luis Ángel Firpo: Orthodox

Jack Dempsey left, Luis Ángel Firpo 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%

Luis Ángel Firpo31 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Luis Ángel Firpo: 31 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (84%), 4 on the cards (13%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 13%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Dempsey 85, Luis Ángel Firpo 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Dempsey better on 2 · even on 2

Dempsey

Opponent

Firpo

  • Jack Dempsey

    Win, KO 1

    1918

    SmithEven

    Luis Ángel Firpo

    Win, PTS

    1923

  • Jack Dempsey

    Win, RTD 3

    1919

    WillardEven

    Luis Ángel Firpo

    Win, KO 8

    1923

  • Jack Dempsey

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 12

    1920

    Win, TKO 6

    1918

    BrennanDempsey better

    Luis Ángel Firpo

    Win, KO 12

    1923

  • Jack Dempsey

    3–0 against

    Win, KO 2

    1918

    Win, KO 2

    1918

    Win, PTS

    1917

    SmithDempsey better

    Luis Ángel Firpo

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 12

    1921

    Win, PTS

    1921

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 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

Luis Ángel Firpo had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Godoy. Firpo last boxed on Jul 11, 1936.LWWWL

Wills Sep 1924Spalla Apr 1926Grizzo May 1936Habarta May 1936Godoy Jul 19362 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Dempsey and Luis Ángel Firpo ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Dempsey and Luis Ángel Firpo met once on September 14, 1923, and Jack Dempsey won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 14, 1923 · Dempsey · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dempsey or Firpo?
Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Luis Ángel Firpo is 31-4. Luis Ángel Firpo has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dempsey68–6–1086.9%

Firpo31–488.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dempsey or Firpo?
Jack Dempsey has 53 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Jack Dempsey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dempsey5377.9%

Firpo2683.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dempsey and Firpo have any common opponents?
Jack Dempsey and Luis Ángel Firpo share 4 common opponents: Homer Smith, Jess Willard and Bill Brennan (and 1 other). Jack Dempsey fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Homer SmithWW

Jess WillardWW

Bill BrennanWW

Gunboat SmithWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Dempsey or Firpo?
Luis Ángel Firpo is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Dempsey185 cm185 cm reach

Firpo189 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dempsey and Firpo?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey and 38 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dempsey85bouts

Firpo38bouts

How They Win ↓

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