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James J. Braddock vs Les Kennedy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James J. Braddock

Les Kennedy

James J. Braddock (52-26-7) and Les Kennedy (1-6 across 7 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.

Braddock

52

Wins27 KO · 52%

26

Losses

7

Draws88 tracked bouts

Kennedy

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 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 1–0

James J. Braddock and Les Kennedy have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.

James J. Braddock and Les Kennedy have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.
Met1933Jun 21Series
James J. BraddockFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Les KennedyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Braddock 6 · Kennedy 0 of 6 measurable rows
BraddockKennedy
Record†
52-26-7 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%
65.3% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
51.92%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
52% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.5
7.5 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
88
7

† 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″
Les Kennedy: No height on file
Reachnot held
James J. Braddock: 75″
Les Kennedy: No reach on file
Agenot held
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69
Les Kennedy: No date of birth

James J. Braddock left, Les Kennedy 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

James J. Braddock: 52 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (52%), 20 on the cards (38%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (10%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Les Kennedy1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Les Kennedy: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Braddock 88, Les Kennedy 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Braddock better on 1

Braddock

Opponent

Kennedy

  • James J. Braddock

    Win, UD

    1935

    BaerBraddock better

    Les Kennedy

    1–1 against

    Loss, KO 3

    1931

    Win, PTS

    1930

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

Les Kennedy last boxed on Mar 16, 1934 — 33,821 days ago. Kennedy had lost six straight.LLLLL

Baer Nov 1931Carnera Nov 1932Braddock Jun 1933Walker Dec 1933Knight Mar 19341.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James J. Braddock and Les Kennedy ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Braddock and Les Kennedy met once on June 21, 1933, and James J. Braddock won by PTS.
The meeting

WJun 21, 1933 · Braddock · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Braddock or Kennedy?
James J. Braddock is 52-26-7 and Les Kennedy is 1-6 across the 7 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.
Records · win %

Braddock52–26–765.3%

Kennedy1–614.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Braddock or Kennedy?
James J. Braddock has 27 knockout wins and Les Kennedy has 0. James J. Braddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Braddock2751.9%

Kennedy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Braddock and Kennedy have any common opponents?
James J. Braddock and Les Kennedy share 1 common opponent: Max Baer. James J. Braddock fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Max BaerW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Braddock and Kennedy?
This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock and 7 bouts tracked for Les Kennedy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Braddock88bouts

Kennedy7bouts

How They Win ↓

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