Have Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward have met 2 times and Jack Thompson leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Thompson or Ward?

Jack Thompson is 79-31-12 and John Battling Ward is 0-3 across the 3 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.

Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Ward?

Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and John Battling Ward has 0. Jack Thompson has more.

Do Thompson and Ward have any common opponents?

Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward share 1 common opponent: Young Corbett III. John Battling Ward fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Ward?

This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 3 bouts tracked for John Battling Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Thompson vs John Battling Ward — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Jack Thompson

John Battling Ward

Jack Thompson (79-31-12) and John Battling Ward (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Thompson

Wins44 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws142 tracked bouts

Ward

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 2–0

Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward have met 2 times; Thompson leads 2–0.
Met	1925Apr 3	1925Apr 13	Series
Jack ThompsonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
John Battling WardFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	PTSThompson vs Ward	KOR6Thompson vs Ward	2Meetings

The Numbers

Thompson 4 · Ward 1 of 5 measurable rows

ThompsonEdge = longer wingWard

Record^†: 79-31-12 (edge)0-3
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^§not comparable: 7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 142: 142
3

† 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″; John Battling Ward: No height on file
Agenot held: Jack Thompson: Died aged 41; John Battling Ward: No date of birth
Stance: Jack Thompson: Orthodox; John Battling Ward: Not recorded

Jack Thompson left, John Battling Ward 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

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

John Battling Ward0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Ward yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Thompson 142, John Battling Ward 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ward better on 11 shared · John Battling Ward better on 1

ThompsonJack Thompson

Opponent

WardJohn Battling Ward

Jack Thompson
0–4–1 against
Loss, PTS
1930Jul 1930
Loss, PTS
1930Jun 1930
Loss, PTS
1928Feb 1928
Draw, PTS
1927Jun 1927
Loss, PTS
1926May 1926
IIIYoung Corbett IIIUnited States 123–12–20 · WelterweightWard betterJohn Battling Ward better — 0–1 to 0–4–1
John Battling Ward
Loss, PTS
1926Jan 1926

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

John Battling Ward last boxed on Jan 25, 1926 — 36,803 days ago. Ward had lost three straight.LLL

Thompson Apr 1925Thompson Apr 1925III Jan 1926

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward have met 2 times and Jack Thompson leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Thompson or Ward?: Jack Thompson is 79-31-12 and John Battling Ward is 0-3 across the 3 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.
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Ward?: Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and John Battling Ward has 0. Jack Thompson has more.
Do Thompson and Ward have any common opponents?: Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward share 1 common opponent: Young Corbett III. John Battling Ward fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Ward?: This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 3 bouts tracked for John Battling Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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Jack Thompson vs John Battling Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack Thompson

John Battling Ward