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Jack Kid Berg vs Johnny Horstmann — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Kid Berg

Johnny Horstmann

Jack Kid Berg (157-26-9) and Johnny Horstmann (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Berg

157

Wins61 KO · 39%

26

Losses

9

Draws192 tracked bouts

Horstmann

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

Berg leads 2–0

Jack Kid Berg and Johnny Horstmann have met 2 times; Berg leads 2–0.

Jack Kid Berg and Johnny Horstmann have met 2 times; Berg leads 2–0.
Met1938Apr 91938Jun 30Series
Jack Kid BergFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Johnny HorstmannFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Berg 4 · Horstmann 1 of 5 measurable rows
BergHorstmann
Record†
157-26-9 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
84.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 61
61 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
38.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
9.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 192
192
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

Agenot held
Jack Kid Berg: Died aged 81
Johnny Horstmann: No date of birth

Jack Kid Berg left, Johnny Horstmann right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jack Kid Berg157 wins · from 192 tracked bouts

Jack Kid Berg: 157 tracked wins — 60 by KO/TKO (38%), 83 on the cards (53%) and 14 by another method or unrecorded (9%). Counted from 192 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

60 by KO/TKO 38%83 on the cards 53%14 by another method or unrecorded 9%

Johnny Horstmann0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny Horstmann: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Horstmann yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Kid Berg 192, Johnny Horstmann 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 Kid Berg has won three straight since losing a decision to Gordon Woodhouse. Berg last boxed on May 19, 1945.WLWWW

Connolly Mar 1942Woodhouse May 1943Dolby Mar 1945Brunt Mar 1945MacDonald May 19459.2 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Horstmann last boxed on Jun 30, 1938 — 32,254 days ago. Horstmann had lost two straight.LL

Berg Apr 1938Berg Jun 1938

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Kid Berg and Johnny Horstmann ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Kid Berg and Johnny Horstmann have met 2 times and Jack Kid Berg leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJun 30, 1938 · Berg · PTS

WApr 9, 1938 · Berg · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Berg or Horstmann?
Jack Kid Berg is 157-26-9 and Johnny Horstmann is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Kid Berg has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Berg157–26–984.1%

Horstmann0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Berg or Horstmann?
Jack Kid Berg has 61 knockout wins and Johnny Horstmann has 0. Jack Kid Berg has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Berg6138.9%

Horstmann0

The Numbers ↓
Do Berg and Horstmann have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Kid Berg and Johnny Horstmann have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Berg and Horstmann?
This comparison is drawn from 192 bouts tracked for Jack Kid Berg and 2 bouts tracked for Johnny Horstmann. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Berg192bouts

Horstmann2bouts

How They Win ↓

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