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Jack Johnson vs Sailor Burke — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Johnson

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Sailor Burke

Jack Johnson (69-11-10) and Sailor Burke (24-7-3) 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.

Johnson

69

Wins

11

Losses

10

Draws92 tracked bouts

Burke

24

Wins19 KO · 79%

7

Losses

3

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johnson leads 1–0

Jack Johnson and Sailor Burke have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Jack Johnson and Sailor Burke have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1907Sep 12Series
Jack JohnsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sailor BurkeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 4 · Burke 3 of 7 measurable rows
JohnsonBurke
Record
69-11-10 (edge)24-7-3
Win %0–100%
82.2% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
79.17% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
51% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 6
6
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92
92
4

† 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″ (edge)
Sailor Burke: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Jack Johnson: 75″
Sailor Burke: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Sailor Burke: No date of birth
Stance
Jack Johnson: Orthodox
Sailor Burke: Orthodox

Jack Johnson left, Sailor Burke 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

Jack Johnson: 69 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (51%), 14 on the cards (20%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (29%). Counted from 92 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Sailor Burke1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Sailor Burke: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Johnson 92, Sailor Burke 4 — 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 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

Sailor Burke last boxed on Aug 22, 1911 — 42,063 days ago. Burke had won once since three straight losses.LLLW

Blackburn Jan 1906Johnson Sep 1907Papke Aug 1908Papke Aug 19110.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Johnson and Sailor Burke ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Johnson and Sailor Burke met once on September 12, 1907, and Jack Johnson won by NWS.
The meeting

WSep 12, 1907 · Johnson · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Burke?
Jack Johnson is 69-11-10 and Sailor Burke is 24-7-3. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Johnson69–11–1082.2%

Burke24–7–375%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Burke?
Jack Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Sailor Burke has 19. Sailor Burke has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson0

Burke1979.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Burke have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Johnson and Sailor Burke have faced.
Who is bigger, Johnson or Burke?
Jack Johnson is the taller fighter at 184 cm, 7 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Johnson184 cm190 cm reach

Burke177 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Burke?
This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson and 4 bouts tracked for Sailor Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson92bouts

Burke4bouts

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