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Jack Dempsey vs Tom Riley — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Dempsey

Tom Riley

Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) and Tom Riley (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Dempsey

68

Wins53 KO · 78%

6

Losses

10

Draws85 tracked bouts

Riley

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Dempsey leads 1–0

Jack Dempsey and Tom Riley have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.

Jack Dempsey and Tom Riley have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.
Met1918Mar 25Series
Jack DempseyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tom RileyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Dempsey 6 · Riley 0 of 6 measurable rows
DempseyRiley
Record†
68-6-10 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
86.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 53
53 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
77.94%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
79%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
2

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

Jack Dempsey left, Tom Riley 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%

Tom Riley0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Tom Riley: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Riley yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Dempsey 85, Tom Riley 2 — 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

Tom Riley last boxed on Jan 20, 1924 — 37,527 days ago. Riley had lost two straight.LL

Dempsey Mar 1918Langford Jan 19240.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Dempsey and Tom Riley ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Dempsey and Tom Riley met once on March 25, 1918, and Jack Dempsey won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMar 25, 1918 · Dempsey · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dempsey or Riley?
Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Tom Riley is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Riley0–20%

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

Dempsey5377.9%

Riley0

The Numbers ↓
Do Dempsey and Riley have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Dempsey and Tom Riley have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dempsey and Riley?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey and 2 bouts tracked for Tom Riley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dempsey85bouts

Riley2bouts

How They Win ↓

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