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 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.
Jack Thompson vs John Battling Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Thompson leads 2–0- Jack Thompson wonThompson vs WardApr 13, 1925 · KO · R6
- Jack Thompson wonThompson vs WardApr 3, 1925 · PTS
The Numbers
- 79-31-12 (edge)
- Record
- 0-3
- 69.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 44 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 55.7%
- KO rate
- —
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 8
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- —
- 150
- Bouts tracked
- 3
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
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- Height
- —
- 122
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Welterweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Thompson · 82 wins
KO/TKO
50
Decision
32
Other
0
John Battling Ward · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (150 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJack Thompson
LPTS · Jul 1930LPTS · Jun 1930LPTS · Feb 1928DPTS · Jun 1927LPTS · May 1926John Battling Ward
LPTS · Jan 1926
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 Thompson
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 16, 1938
John Battling Ward
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1926
Common Questions
- 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, Jack Thompson or John Battling 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, Jack Thompson or John Battling Ward?
- Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and John Battling Ward has 0. Jack Thompson has more.
- Do Jack Thompson and John Battling 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 Jack Thompson and John Battling Ward?
- This comparison is drawn from 150 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 3 bouts tracked for John Battling Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.