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, Braddock or 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, Braddock or Francis?

James J. Braddock has 27 knockout wins and Jimmy Francis has 0. James J. Braddock has more.

Do Braddock and 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 Braddock and 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.

James J. Braddock vs Jimmy Francis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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James J. Braddock

Jimmy Francis

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.

Braddock

Wins27 KO · 52%

Losses

Draws88 tracked bouts

Francis

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Braddock leads 3–0

James J. Braddock and Jimmy Francis have met 3 times; Braddock leads 3–0.
Met	1927Jun 8	1927Jul 13	1928May 16	Series
James J. BraddockFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Jimmy FrancisFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	NWSBraddock vs Francis	NWSBraddock vs Francis	NWSBraddock vs Francis	3Meetings

The Numbers

Braddock 4 · Francis 0 of 4 measurable rows

BraddockEdge = longer wingFrancis

Record^†: 52-26-7 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%: 65.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 51.92%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 52%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.5: 7.5 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88: 88
6

† 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 J. Braddock: 6′2″; Jimmy Francis: No height on file
Reachnot held: James J. Braddock: 75″; Jimmy Francis: No reach on file
Agenot held: James J. Braddock: Died aged 69; Jimmy Francis: No date of birth

James J. Braddock left, Jimmy Francis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

James J. Braddock52 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 52%20 on the cards 38%5 by another method or unrecorded 10%

Jimmy Francis0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Francis yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Braddock 88, Jimmy Francis 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

BraddockJames J. Braddock

Opponent

FrancisJimmy Francis

James J. Braddock
0–1 against
No contest, NC 2
1931Nov 1931
Loss, PTS
1929Nov 1929
RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomUnited States 223–44–29EvenEven — 0–1 both
Jimmy Francis
Loss, PTS
1926Sep 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

James J. Braddock has won once since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Braddock last boxed on Jan 21, 1938.WWWLW

Lewis Nov 1934Lasky Mar 1935Baer Jun 1935Louis Jun 1937Farr Jan 19387.5 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy Francis last boxed on Mar 28, 1938 — 32,351 days ago. Francis had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rosenbloom Sep 1926Braddock Jun 1927Braddock Jul 1927Braddock May 1928Freeman Mar 19380.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Braddock or 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, Braddock or Francis?: James J. Braddock has 27 knockout wins and Jimmy Francis has 0. James J. Braddock has more.
Do Braddock and 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 Braddock and 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.

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