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Jack Thompson vs James Red Herring — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Thompson

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James Red Herring

Jack Thompson (79-31-12) and James Red Herring (189-44-43) 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.

Thompson

79

Wins44 KO · 56%

31

Losses

12

Draws142 tracked bouts

Herring

189

Wins80 KO · 42%

44

Losses

43

Draws6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thompson leads 1–0

Jack Thompson and James Red Herring have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.

Jack Thompson and James Red Herring have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.
Met1929Jan 25Series
Jack ThompsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James Red HerringFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Thompson 4 · Herring 4 of 8 measurable rows
ThompsonHerring
Record
79-31-12189-44-43 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.7%
76.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 80
44
80 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
55.7% (edge)
42.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 7
7 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 142
142
6

† 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

HeightLevel
Jack Thompson: 5′7″
James Red Herring: 5′7″
Agenot comparable
Jack Thompson: Died aged 41
James Red Herring: Died aged 78
Stance
Jack Thompson: Orthodox
James Red Herring: Orthodox

Jack Thompson left, James Red Herring right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jack Thompson80 wins · from 142 tracked bouts

Jack Thompson: 80 tracked wins — 50 by KO/TKO (63%) and 30 on the cards (38%). Counted from 142 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

50 by KO/TKO 63%30 on the cards 38%

James Red Herring2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

James Red Herring: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Thompson 142, James Red Herring 6 — 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 Thompson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Obie Walker. Thompson last boxed on Nov 16, 1938.WWLWL

Wells Mar 1932Trulmans Mar 1932Cobb Mar 1932Bennett May 1932Walker Nov 19387 tracked bouts per year

James Red Herring has won once since losing by stoppage to Jack Thompson. Herring last boxed on Apr 22, 1929.DLWLW

Stribling Sep 1922Stribling Oct 1922Mitchell Mar 1925Thompson Jan 1929Britton Apr 19290.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Thompson and James Red Herring ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Thompson and James Red Herring met once on January 25, 1929, and Jack Thompson won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WJan 25, 1929 · Thompson · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Herring?
Jack Thompson is 79-31-12 and James Red Herring is 189-44-43. James Red Herring has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Thompson79–31–1269.7%

Herring189–44–4376.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Herring?
Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and James Red Herring has 80. James Red Herring has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thompson4455.7%

Herring8042.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Herring have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Thompson and James Red Herring have faced.
Who is bigger, Thompson or Herring?
Jack Thompson is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Thompson170 cm

Herring169 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Herring?
This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 6 bouts tracked for James Red Herring. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson142bouts

Herring6bouts

How They Win ↓

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