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 John Corbett (24-4-3) and Martin Costello (1-1-3 across 5 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.
James John Corbett vs Martin Costello — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James John Corbett leads 1–0- James John Corbett wonCorbett vs CostelloFeb 2, 1887 · PTS
The Numbers
- 24-4-3 (edge)
- Record
- 1-1-3
- 82.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 12 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 50%
- KO rate
- —
- 56% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.4
- 28
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- —
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 160
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames John Corbett · 16 wins
KO/TKO
9
Decision
6
Other
1
Martin Costello · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (28 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJames John Corbett
NCNC · May 1891Martin Costello
DNWS · Sep 1890DNWS · Sep 1890DNWS · Sep 1890WPTS · Jan 1888
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 John Corbett
LWLLL
L1 streak · last fought Aug 14, 1903
Martin Costello
DDDWL
No active streak · last fought Sep 18, 1890
Common Questions
- Have James John Corbett and Martin Costello ever fought each other?
- Yes. James John Corbett and Martin Costello met once on February 2, 1887, and James John Corbett won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, James John Corbett or Martin Costello?
- James John Corbett is 24-4-3 and Martin Costello is 1-1-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, James John Corbett or Martin Costello?
- James John Corbett has 12 knockout wins and Martin Costello has 0. James John Corbett has more.
- Do James John Corbett and Martin Costello have any common opponents?
- James John Corbett and Martin Costello share 1 common opponent: Peter Jackson. Martin Costello fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James John Corbett and Martin Costello?
- This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for James John Corbett and 5 bouts tracked for Martin Costello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.