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Jack McCarthy (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) and Max Baer (68-13) 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.

Jack McCarthy vs Max Baer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack McCarthy

Tracked record

2–3

5 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Max Baer

68–13

81 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

Jack McCarthy leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-3
Record
68-13 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

40%
Win %
84% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
51 (edge)
KO rate
75%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
75% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
3

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
0.7
Bouts per year
6.8 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
81

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′0″ (183 cm)
Reach
81″ (206 cm)
Age
117
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jack McCarthy · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
1

Max Baer · 68 wins

KO/TKO
51
Decision
15
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 81 respectively), 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

Jack McCarthy

LWLLW

L1 streak · last fought Jun 30, 1932

Max Baer

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Apr 4, 1941

Common Questions

Have Jack McCarthy and Max Baer ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack McCarthy and Max Baer met once on September 4, 1929, and Jack McCarthy won by DQ in round 3.
Who has the better record, Jack McCarthy or Max Baer?
Jack McCarthy is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Max Baer is 68-13. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jack McCarthy or Max Baer?
Jack McCarthy has 0 knockout wins and Max Baer has 51. Max Baer has more.
Do Jack McCarthy and Max Baer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack McCarthy and Max Baer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack McCarthy and Max Baer?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Jack McCarthy and 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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