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Jack Thompson (79-31-12) and Russell Whalen (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Jack Thompson vs Russell Whalen — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Jack Thompson

79–31–12

150 tracked bouts

Russell Whalen

Tracked record

1–1

2 tracked bouts

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

Russell Whalen leads 1–0

The Numbers

79-31-12 (edge)
Record
1-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

69.7% (edge)
Win %
50%
44 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
55.7%
KO rate
61% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

8
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.8
Bouts per year

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

150
Bouts tracked
2

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (170 cm)
Height
122
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Welterweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jack Thompson · 82 wins

KO/TKO
50
Decision
32
Other
0

Russell Whalen · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (150 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Jack Thompson

    WPTS · May 1930LUD · Mar 1929LPTS · Oct 1928

    Jackie Fields

    Russell Whalen

    LPTS · Mar 1927

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

Russell Whalen

LW

L1 streak · last fought Mar 11, 1927

Common Questions

Have Jack Thompson and Russell Whalen ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Thompson and Russell Whalen met once on November 23, 1926, and Russell Whalen won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Jack Thompson or Russell Whalen?
Jack Thompson is 79-31-12 and Russell Whalen is 1-1 across the 2 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 Russell Whalen?
Jack Thompson has 44 knockout wins and Russell Whalen has 0. Jack Thompson has more.
Do Jack Thompson and Russell Whalen have any common opponents?
Jack Thompson and Russell Whalen share 1 common opponent: Jackie Fields. Russell Whalen fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Thompson and Russell Whalen?
This comparison is drawn from 150 bouts tracked for Jack Thompson and 2 bouts tracked for Russell Whalen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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