Have James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett ever fought each other?

Yes. James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett have met 2 times and James J. Jeffries leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Jeffries or Corbett?

James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2 and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Jeffries or Corbett?

James J. Jeffries has 16 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James J. Jeffries has more.

Do Jeffries and Corbett have any common opponents?

James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett share 4 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter Jackson (and 1 other). James J. Jeffries fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Jeffries or Corbett?

James J. Jeffries is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other. James J. Jeffries also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffries and Corbett?

This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

James J. Jeffries vs James John Corbett — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) and James John Corbett (24-4-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Jeffries

Wins16 KO · 84%

Loss

Draws24 tracked bouts

Corbett

Wins12 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jeffries leads 2–0

James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett have met 2 times; Jeffries leads 2–0.
Met	1900May 11	1903Aug 14	Series
James J. JeffriesFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
James John CorbettFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	KOR23Corbett vs Jeffries	TKOR10Corbett vs Jeffries	2Meetings

The Numbers

Jeffries 7 · Corbett 0 of 7 measurable rows

JeffriesEdge = longer wingCorbett

Record: 19-1-2 (edge)24-4-3
Win %0–100%: 90.9% (edge)
82.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 16: 16 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%: 84.21% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 84% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^†max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 1.6: 1.6 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27: 24
27

† 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

Height+1″: James J. Jeffries: 6′2″ (edge); James John Corbett: 6′1″
Reach+3″: James J. Jeffries: 76″ (edge); James John Corbett: 73″
Agenot comparable: James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77; James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Stance: James J. Jeffries: Orthodox; James John Corbett: Orthodox

James J. Jeffries left, James John Corbett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

James J. Jeffries19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

James John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Jeffries 24, James John Corbett 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Jeffries better on 3 · Corbett better on 14 shared · James J. Jeffries better on 3 · James John Corbett better on 1

JeffriesJames J. Jeffries

Opponent

CorbettJames John Corbett

James J. Jeffries
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1902Jul 1902
Win, KO 11
1899Jun 1899
FitzsimmonsBob FitzsimmonsUnited States 69–12–14Jeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 2–0 to 0–1
James John Corbett
Loss, KO 14
1897Mar 1897
James J. Jeffries
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1899Nov 1899
Win, PTS
1898May 1898
SharkeyTom SharkeyUnited States 37–9–6 · HeavyweightJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 2–0 to 0–1–1
James John Corbett
0–1–1 against
Loss, DQ 9
1898Nov 1898
Draw, PTS
1896Jun 1896
James J. Jeffries
Win, TKO 3
1898Mar 1898
JacksonPeter JacksonUnited Kingdom 57–5–15 · HeavyweightJeffries betterJames J. Jeffries better — 1–0 to 0–0
James John Corbett
No contest, NC
1891May 1891
James J. Jeffries
Draw, PTS
1897Nov 1897
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightCorbett betterJames John Corbett better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
James John Corbett
1–0 against
Win, KO 27
1889Jun 1889
No contest, NC
1889May 1889

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. Jeffries had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Johnson. Jeffries last boxed on Jul 4, 1910.WWWWL

Ruhlin Nov 1901Fitzsimmons Jul 1902Corbett Aug 1903Munroe Aug 1904Johnson Jul 19101.6 tracked bouts per year

James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL

Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett ever fought each other?: Yes. James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett have met 2 times and James J. Jeffries leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Jeffries or Corbett?: James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2 and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Jeffries or Corbett?: James J. Jeffries has 16 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. James J. Jeffries has more.
Do Jeffries and Corbett have any common opponents?: James J. Jeffries and James John Corbett share 4 common opponents: Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter Jackson (and 1 other). James J. Jeffries fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Jeffries or Corbett?: James J. Jeffries is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other. James J. Jeffries also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffries and Corbett?: This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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