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 Yale Okun (3-8-1 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
James J. Braddock vs Yale Okun — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Yale Okun leads 1–0- Yale Okun wonBraddock vs OkunAug 27, 1929 · PTS
The Numbers
- 52-26-7 (edge)
- Record
- 3-8-1
- 65.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 29.2%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 51.92%
- KO rate
- —
- 52% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 7.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 88
- Bouts tracked
- 12
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
Yale Okun · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (88 and 12 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedJames J. Braddock
WPTS · Nov 1934LPTS · Sep 1932Yale Okun
LTKO R3 · Nov 1934LPTS · Apr 1932James J. Braddock
NCNC R2 · Nov 1931LPTS · Nov 1929Yale Okun
LPTS · Dec 1929DPTS · Feb 1925James J. Braddock
LSD · Jan 1931Yale Okun
LNWS · Jan 1928LPTS · Oct 1927WNWS · Sep 1927WDQ · Aug 1927
Shared 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
Yale Okun
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Nov 23, 1934
Common Questions
- Have James J. Braddock and Yale Okun ever fought each other?
- Yes. James J. Braddock and Yale Okun met once on August 27, 1929, and Yale Okun won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, James J. Braddock or Yale Okun?
- James J. Braddock is 52-26-7 and Yale Okun is 3-8-1 across the 12 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 Yale Okun?
- James J. Braddock has 27 knockout wins and Yale Okun has 0. James J. Braddock has more.
- Do James J. Braddock and Yale Okun have any common opponents?
- James J. Braddock and Yale Okun share 4 common opponents: John Henry Lewis, Maxie Rosenbloom and Ernie Schaaf (and 1 other). James J. Braddock fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James J. Braddock and Yale Okun?
- This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock and 12 bouts tracked for Yale Okun. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.