Have Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries met once on July 4, 1910, and Jack Johnson won by TKO in round 15.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Jeffries?

Jack Johnson is 69-11-10 and James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Jeffries?

Jack Johnson has 0 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.

Do Johnson and Jeffries have any common opponents?

Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries share 6 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Munroe and Hank Griffin (and 3 others). James J. Jeffries fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Johnson or Jeffries?

James J. Jeffries is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 3 cm above the other. James J. Jeffries also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Jeffries?

This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Johnson vs James J. Jeffries — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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James J. Jeffries

Jack Johnson (69-11-10) and James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Johnson

Wins

Losses

Draws92 tracked bouts

Jeffries

Wins16 KO · 84%

Loss

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johnson leads 1–0

Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met	1910Jul 4	Series
Jack JohnsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
James J. JeffriesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR15Johnson vs Jeffries	1Meeting

Johnson vs Jeffries · Jul 4, 1910

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Jeffries 6 of 7 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingJeffries

Record: 69-11-1019-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 82.2%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16: 0
16 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
84.21% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 51%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 6: 6
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.7: 2.7 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92: 92
24

† 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+2″: Jack Johnson: 6′0″; James J. Jeffries: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Jack Johnson: 75″; James J. Jeffries: 76″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Jack Johnson: Died aged 68; James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
Stance: Jack Johnson: Orthodox; James J. Jeffries: Orthodox

Jack Johnson left, James J. Jeffries 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 Johnson69 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 51%14 on the cards 20%20 by another method or unrecorded 29%

James J. Jeffries19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Johnson 92, James J. Jeffries 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Jeffries better on 4 · even on 26 shared · James J. Jeffries better on 4 · even on 2

JohnsonJack Johnson

Opponent

JeffriesJames J. Jeffries

Jack Johnson
Win, KO 2
1907Jul 1907
FitzsimmonsBob FitzsimmonsUnited States 69–12–14Jeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 2–0 to 1–0
James J. Jeffries
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1902Jul 1902
Win, KO 11
1899Jun 1899
Jack Johnson
Win, NWS
1905Jun 1905
MunroeJack MunroeEvenEven — 1–0 both
James J. Jeffries
Win, TKO 2
1904Aug 1904
Jack Johnson
0–1–2 against
Draw, PTS
1902Jun 1902
Draw, PTS
1901Dec 1901
Loss, PTS
1901Nov 1901
GriffinHank GriffinUnited StatesJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 1–0 to 0–1–2
James J. Jeffries
1–0 against
No contest, NC
1901Sep 1901
Win, KO
1896Dec 1896
Jack Johnson
Win, KO 4
1902Mar 1902
KennedyJoe KennedyEvenEven — 1–0 both
James J. Jeffries
Win, KO 2
1901Sep 1901
Jack Johnson
Draw, PTS
1901Aug 1901
EverettMexican Pete EverettJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
James J. Jeffries
Win, TKO 3
1898Apr 1898
Jack Johnson
Loss, KO 3
1901Feb 1901
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
James J. Jeffries
Draw, PTS
1897Nov 1897

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 Johnson has won once since losing a decision to Brad Simmons. Johnson last boxed on Apr 28, 1931.LLWLW

Wright Apr 1928Hartwell May 1928Wilson Jul 1928Simmons Mar 1931Simmons Apr 19312.7 tracked bouts per year

James J. Jeffries had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Johnson. Jeffries last boxed on Jul 4, 1910.WWWWL

Ruhlin Nov 1901Fitzsimmons Jul 1902Corbett Aug 1903Munroe Aug 1904Johnson Jul 19101.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries met once on July 4, 1910, and Jack Johnson won by TKO in round 15.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Jeffries?: Jack Johnson is 69-11-10 and James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Jeffries?: Jack Johnson has 0 knockout wins and James J. Jeffries has 16. James J. Jeffries has more.
Do Johnson and Jeffries have any common opponents?: Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries share 6 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Munroe and Hank Griffin (and 3 others). James J. Jeffries fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Johnson or Jeffries?: James J. Jeffries is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 3 cm above the other. James J. Jeffries also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Jeffries?: This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson and 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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