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Jack Thompson vs Joe Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Thompson

Joe Burns

Jack Thompson (79-31-12) and Joe Burns (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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

Burns

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Thompson leads 1–0

Jack Thompson and Joe Burns have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.

Jack Thompson and Joe Burns have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.
Met1925Mar 11Series
Jack ThompsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe BurnsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Thompson 5 · Burns 1 of 6 measurable rows
ThompsonBurns
Record†
79-31-12 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
69.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
55.7%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
63%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 7
7 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 142
142
4

† 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 Thompson: 5′7″
Joe Burns: No height on file
Agenot held
Jack Thompson: Died aged 41
Joe Burns: No date of birth
Stance
Jack Thompson: Orthodox
Joe Burns: Not recorded

Jack Thompson left, Joe Burns 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%

Joe Burns0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Joe Burns: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burns yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Thompson 142, Joe Burns 4 — 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

Joe Burns last boxed on Mar 11, 1925 — 37,112 days ago. Burns had lost four straight.LLLL

Fleming Jan 1918Fleming Dec 1918Slattery Dec 1921Thompson Mar 19250.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Thompson and Joe Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Thompson and Joe Burns met once on March 11, 1925, and Jack Thompson won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 11, 1925 · Thompson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Burns?
Jack Thompson is 79-31-12 and Joe Burns is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Thompson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thompson79–31–1269.7%

Burns0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Burns?
Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and Joe Burns has 0. Jack Thompson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thompson4455.7%

Burns0

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Thompson and Joe Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 4 bouts tracked for Joe Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson142bouts

Burns4bouts

How They Win ↓

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