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Jack Kelly vs James J. Braddock — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack Kelly

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James J. Braddock

Jack Kelly (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and James J. Braddock (52-26-7) 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.

Kelly

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Braddock

52

Wins27 KO · 52%

26

Losses

7

Draws88 tracked bouts

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

Braddock leads 1–0

Jack Kelly and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.

Jack Kelly and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.
Met1931Mar 30Series
Jack KellyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James J. BraddockFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Kelly 0 · Braddock 4 of 4 measurable rows
KellyBraddock
Record†
0-352-26-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
65.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—51.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—52%
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.5
0.1
7.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
3
88

† 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 Kelly: No height on file
James J. Braddock: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Jack Kelly: No reach on file
James J. Braddock: 75″
Agenot held
Jack Kelly: No date of birth
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69

Jack Kelly left, James J. Braddock right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jack Kelly0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Jack Kelly: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kelly yet.

James J. Braddock52 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

James J. Braddock: 52 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (52%), 20 on the cards (38%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (10%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 52%20 on the cards 38%5 by another method or unrecorded 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Kelly 3, James J. Braddock 88 — 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 Kelly last boxed on Mar 30, 1931 — 34,902 days ago. Kelly had lost three straight.LLL

Barry Jul 1891McGovern Dec 1897Braddock Mar 19310.1 tracked bouts per year

James J. Braddock has won once since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Braddock last boxed on Jan 21, 1938.WWWLW

Lewis Nov 1934Lasky Mar 1935Baer Jun 1935Louis Jun 1937Farr Jan 19387.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Kelly and James J. Braddock ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Kelly and James J. Braddock met once on March 30, 1931, and James J. Braddock won by PTS.
The meeting

LMar 30, 1931 · Braddock · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kelly or Braddock?
Jack Kelly is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Braddock is 52-26-7. James J. Braddock has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kelly0–30%

Braddock52–26–765.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kelly or Braddock?
Jack Kelly has 0 knockout wins and James J. Braddock has 27. James J. Braddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kelly0

Braddock2751.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kelly and Braddock have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Kelly and James J. Braddock have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kelly and Braddock?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Jack Kelly and 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kelly3bouts

Braddock88bouts

How They Win ↓

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