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

Jack Nelson

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James J. Braddock

Jack Nelson (0-6 across 6 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.

Nelson

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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 Nelson and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.

Jack Nelson and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.
Met1927Feb 15Series
Jack NelsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James J. BraddockFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 0 · Braddock 4 of 4 measurable rows
NelsonBraddock
Record†
0-652-26-7 (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
0.3
7.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
6
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 Nelson: No height on file
James J. Braddock: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Jack Nelson: No reach on file
James J. Braddock: 75″
Agenot held
Jack Nelson: No date of birth
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69

Jack Nelson 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 Nelson0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Jack Nelson: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nelson 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 Nelson 6, 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 Nelson last boxed on Feb 15, 1927 — 36,410 days ago. Nelson had lost six straight.LLLLL

Susskind Feb 1906Susskind May 1906Susskind Sep 1906Klaus May 1908Braddock Feb 19270.3 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 Nelson and James J. Braddock ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Nelson and James J. Braddock met once on February 15, 1927, and James J. Braddock won by UD.
The meeting

LFeb 15, 1927 · Braddock · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Braddock?
Jack Nelson is 0-6 across the 6 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 %

Nelson0–60%

Braddock52–26–765.3%

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

Nelson0

Braddock2751.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Braddock have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Nelson and James J. Braddock have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Braddock?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Jack Nelson and 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson6bouts

Braddock88bouts

How They Win ↓

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