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.
James J. Braddock (52-26-7) and Jimmy Francis (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.
James J. Braddock vs Jimmy Francis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James J. Braddock leads 3–0- James J. Braddock wonBraddock vs FrancisMay 16, 1928 · NWS
- James J. Braddock wonBraddock vs FrancisJul 13, 1927 · NWS
- James J. Braddock wonBraddock vs FrancisJun 8, 1927 · NWS
The Numbers
- 52-26-7 (edge)
- Record
- 0-6
- 65.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 51.92%
- KO rate
- —
- 52%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 7.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 88
- Bouts tracked
- 6
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
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Height
- —
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 121
- Age
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames J. Braddock · 52 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
20
Other
5
Jimmy Francis · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (88 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
James J. Braddock
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jan 21, 1938
Jimmy Francis
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Mar 28, 1938
Common Questions
- Have James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis ever fought each other?
- Yes. James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis have met 3 times and James J. Braddock leads the series 3-0.
- Who has the better record, James J. Braddock or Jimmy Francis?
- James J. Braddock is 52-26-7 and Jimmy Francis is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James J. Braddock has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, James J. Braddock or Jimmy Francis?
- James J. Braddock has 27 knockout wins and Jimmy Francis has 0. James J. Braddock has more.
- Do James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis have any common opponents?
- James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis?
- This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock and 6 bouts tracked for Jimmy Francis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.