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James J. Jeffries vs Joe Kennedy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James J. Jeffries

Joe Kennedy

James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) and Joe Kennedy (0-2-1 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 1 common opponent.

Jeffries

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

1

Loss

2

Draws24 tracked bouts

Kennedy

Tracked record

0–2–1

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

Jeffries leads 1–0

James J. Jeffries and Joe Kennedy have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.

James J. Jeffries and Joe Kennedy have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.
Met1901Sep 24Series
James J. JeffriesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe KennedyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Jeffries 5 · Kennedy 0 of 5 measurable rows
JeffriesKennedy
Record†
19-1-2 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
84%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.6
1.6 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
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. Jeffries: 6′2″
Joe Kennedy: No height on file
Reachnot held
James J. Jeffries: 76″
Joe Kennedy: No reach on file
Agenot held
James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
Joe Kennedy: No date of birth
Stance
James J. Jeffries: Orthodox
Joe Kennedy: Not recorded

James J. Jeffries left, Joe Kennedy 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

James J. Jeffries: 19 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (84%) and 3 on the cards (16%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Joe Kennedy0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Joe Kennedy: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kennedy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Jeffries 24, Joe Kennedy 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Jeffries

Opponent

Kennedy

  • James J. Jeffries

    Loss, TKO 15

    1910

    JohnsonEven

    Joe Kennedy

    Loss, KO 4

    1902

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

Joe Kennedy last boxed on Mar 7, 1902 — 45,520 days ago. Kennedy had lost two straight.DLL

Childs Oct 1899Jeffries Sep 1901Johnson Mar 19021.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James J. Jeffries and Joe Kennedy ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Jeffries and Joe Kennedy met once on September 24, 1901, and James J. Jeffries won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 24, 1901 · Jeffries · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jeffries or Kennedy?
James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2 and Joe Kennedy is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James J. Jeffries has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jeffries19–1–290.9%

Kennedy0–2–116.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jeffries or Kennedy?
James J. Jeffries has 16 knockout wins and Joe Kennedy has 0. James J. Jeffries has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jeffries1684.2%

Kennedy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jeffries and Kennedy have any common opponents?
James J. Jeffries and Joe Kennedy share 1 common opponent: Jack Johnson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Jack JohnsonLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffries and Kennedy?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Kennedy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jeffries24bouts

Kennedy3bouts

How They Win ↓

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