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James J. Jeffries vs Theodore Van Buskirk — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James J. Jeffries

Theodore Van Buskirk

James J. Jeffries (19-1-2) and Theodore Van Buskirk (1-1 across 2 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

Buskirk

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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 Theodore Van Buskirk have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.

James J. Jeffries and Theodore Van Buskirk have met 1 time; Jeffries leads 1–0.
Met1897Apr 9Series
James J. JeffriesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Theodore Van BuskirkFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Jeffries 4 · Buskirk 0 of 4 measurable rows
JeffriesBuskirk
Record†
19-1-2 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
84% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
2

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

James J. Jeffries left, Theodore Van Buskirk 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%

Theodore Van Buskirk1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Theodore Van Buskirk: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James J. Jeffries 24, Theodore Van Buskirk 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Jeffries

Opponent

Buskirk

  • James J. Jeffries

    Win, TKO 3

    1898

    GoddardEven

    Theodore Van Buskirk

    Win, PTS

    1898

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

Theodore Van Buskirk last boxed on Jan 8, 1898 — 47,038 days ago. Buskirk had won once since losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries.LW

Jeffries Apr 1897Goddard Jan 1898

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James J. Jeffries and Theodore Van Buskirk ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Jeffries and Theodore Van Buskirk met once on April 9, 1897, and James J. Jeffries won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 9, 1897 · Jeffries · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jeffries or Buskirk?
James J. Jeffries is 19-1-2 and Theodore Van Buskirk is 1-1 across the 2 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%

Buskirk1–150%

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

Jeffries1684.2%

Buskirk0

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

Joe GoddardWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffries and Buskirk?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James J. Jeffries and 2 bouts tracked for Theodore Van Buskirk. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jeffries24bouts

Buskirk2bouts

How They Win ↓

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