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James J. Jeffries vs John Finnegan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James J. Jeffries

John Finnegan

James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) and John Finnegan (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Jeffries

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

1

Loss

2

Draws24 tracked bouts

Finnegan

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 John Finnegan have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.

James J. Jeffries and John Finnegan have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.
Met1900Apr 6Series
James J. JeffriesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John FinneganFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Jeffries 3 · Finnegan 0 of 3 measurable rows
JeffriesFinnegan
Record†
19-1-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
84%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
1

† 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″
John Finnegan: No height on file
Reachnot held
James J. Jeffries: 76″
John Finnegan: No reach on file
Agenot held
James J. Jeffries: Died aged 77
John Finnegan: No date of birth
Stance
James J. Jeffries: Orthodox
John Finnegan: Not recorded

James J. Jeffries left, John Finnegan 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%

John Finnegan0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John Finnegan: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Finnegan yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Jeffries 24, John Finnegan 1 — 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. 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

John Finnegan last boxed on Apr 6, 1900 — 46,220 days ago. Finnegan had lost the most recent, to James J. Jeffries.L

Jeffries Apr 1900

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James J. Jeffries and John Finnegan ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Jeffries and John Finnegan met once on April 6, 1900, and James J. Jeffries won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WApr 6, 1900 · Jeffries · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jeffries or Finnegan?
James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2 and John Finnegan is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Finnegan0–10%

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

Jeffries1684.2%

Finnegan0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jeffries and Finnegan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James J. Jeffries and John Finnegan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffries and Finnegan?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries and 1 bout tracked for John Finnegan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jeffries24bouts

Finnegan1bout

How They Win ↓

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