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.
Jack Root (47-3-3) and John Willie (0-8-4 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Jack Root vs John Willie — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Root leads 1–0- Jack Root wonRoot vs WillieDec 5, 1904 · DQ · R5
- DrawRoot vs WillieFeb 5, 1904 · PTS
The Numbers
- 47-3-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-8-4
- 91.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 16.7%
- 28 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 59.57%
- KO rate
- —
- 60%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.1
- 58
- Bouts tracked
- 12
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 150
- Age
- —
- Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Root · 50 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
15
Other
5
John Willie · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (58 and 12 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedJack Root
WPTS · May 1904DPTS · Feb 1904LTKO R12 · Jul 1903LTKO R17 · Aug 1902WDQ R7 · Jan 1902WDQ R7 · Jan 1902John Willie
DPTS · Sep 1908DPTS · Jul 1904
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Root
WWLWNC
W2 streak · last fought Dec 29, 1915
John Willie
LLDLL
L2 streak · last fought Apr 3, 1909
Common Questions
- Have Jack Root and John Willie ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Root and John Willie have met 2 times and Jack Root leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Jack Root or John Willie?
- Jack Root is 47-3-3 and John Willie is 0-8-4 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Root has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Root or John Willie?
- Jack Root has 28 knockout wins and John Willie has 0. Jack Root has more.
- Do Jack Root and John Willie have any common opponents?
- Jack Root and John Willie share 3 common opponents: George Gardiner, Marvin Hart and Tommy Ryan. Jack Root fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Root and John Willie?
- This comparison is drawn from 58 bouts tracked for Jack Root and 12 bouts tracked for John Willie. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.