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James J. Braddock vs Phil Mercurio — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James J. Braddock

Phil Mercurio

James J. Braddock (52-26-7) and Phil Mercurio (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Braddock

52

Wins27 KO · 52%

26

Losses

7

Draws88 tracked bouts

Mercurio

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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 Phil Mercurio have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.

James J. Braddock and Phil Mercurio have met 1 time; Braddock leads 1–0.
Met1930Sep 19Series
James J. BraddockFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Phil MercurioFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Braddock 5 · Mercurio 0 of 5 measurable rows
BraddockMercurio
Record†
52-26-7 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
65.3% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
51.92%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
52% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.5
7.5 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
88
3

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

James J. Braddock left, Phil Mercurio 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%

Phil Mercurio1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Phil Mercurio: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Braddock 88, Phil Mercurio 3 — 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 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

Phil Mercurio last boxed on Jan 2, 1931 — 34,990 days ago. Mercurio had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Levinsky Jul 1928Braddock Sep 1930Galento Jan 19311.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James J. Braddock and Phil Mercurio ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Braddock and Phil Mercurio met once on September 19, 1930, and James J. Braddock won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 19, 1930 · Braddock · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Braddock or Mercurio?
James J. Braddock is 52-26-7 and Phil Mercurio is 1-2 across the 3 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%

Mercurio1–233.3%

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

Braddock2751.9%

Mercurio0

The Numbers ↓
Do Braddock and Mercurio have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James J. Braddock and Phil Mercurio have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Braddock and Mercurio?
This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock and 3 bouts tracked for Phil Mercurio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Braddock88bouts

Mercurio3bouts

How They Win ↓

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