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James C. Dailey vs James John Corbett — record, stats and common opponents compared

James C. Dailey

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James John Corbett

James C. Dailey (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) and James John Corbett (24-4-3) 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.

Dailey

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Corbett

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws27 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

Corbett leads 1–0

James C. Dailey and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.

James C. Dailey and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.
Met1887Feb 2Series
James C. DaileyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James John CorbettFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Dailey 1 · Corbett 3 of 4 measurable rows
DaileyCorbett
Record†
0-124-4-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
82.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
0
12 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
1
27

† 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
James C. Dailey: No height on file
James John Corbett: 6′1″
Reachnot held
James C. Dailey: No reach on file
James John Corbett: 73″
Agenot held
James C. Dailey: No date of birth
James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Stance
James C. Dailey: Not recorded
James John Corbett: Orthodox

James C. Dailey left, James John Corbett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James C. Dailey0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James C. Dailey: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Dailey yet.

James John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

James John Corbett: 15 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (60%), 5 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James C. Dailey 1, James John Corbett 27 — 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

James C. Dailey last boxed on Feb 2, 1887 — 51,027 days ago. Dailey had lost the most recent, to James John Corbett.L

Corbett Feb 1887

James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL

Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James C. Dailey and James John Corbett ever fought each other?
Yes. James C. Dailey and James John Corbett met once on February 2, 1887, and James John Corbett won by TKO.
The meeting

LFeb 2, 1887 · Corbett · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dailey or Corbett?
James C. Dailey is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Dailey0–10%

Corbett24–4–382.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dailey or Corbett?
James C. Dailey has 0 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James John Corbett has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dailey0

Corbett1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dailey and Corbett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James C. Dailey and James John Corbett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dailey and Corbett?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for James C. Dailey and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dailey1bout

Corbett27bouts

How They Win ↓

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