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James John Corbett vs Martin Costello — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James John Corbett

Martin Costello

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.

Corbett

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws27 tracked bouts

Costello

Tracked record

1–1–3

counted from 5 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

Corbett leads 1–0

James John Corbett and Martin Costello have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.

James John Corbett and Martin Costello have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.
Met1887Feb 2Series
James John CorbettFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Martin CostelloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Corbett 5 · Costello 1 of 6 measurable rows
CorbettCostello
Record†
24-4-3 (edge)1-1-3
Win %0–100%
82.3% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.5
1.5 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
27
5

† 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 John Corbett: 6′1″
Martin Costello: No height on file
Reachnot held
James John Corbett: 73″
Martin Costello: No reach on file
Agenot held
James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Martin Costello: No date of birth
Stance
James John Corbett: Orthodox
Martin Costello: Not recorded

James John Corbett left, Martin Costello 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 John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

James John Corbett: 15 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (60%), 5 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Martin Costello1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Martin Costello: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 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 John Corbett 27, Martin Costello 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Costello better on 1

Corbett

Opponent

Costello

  • James John Corbett

    No contest, NC

    1891

    JacksonCostello better

    Martin Costello

    1–0–3 against

    Draw, NWS

    1890

    Draw, NWS

    1890

    Draw, NWS

    1890

    Win, PTS

    1888

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 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

Martin Costello last boxed on Sep 18, 1890 — 49,706 days ago. Costello had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Peter Jackson.LWDDD

Corbett Feb 1887Jackson Jan 1888Jackson Sep 1890Jackson Sep 1890Jackson Sep 18901.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WFeb 2, 1887 · Corbett · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Corbett or 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.
Records · win %

Corbett24–4–382.3%

Costello1–1–350%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Corbett or Costello?
James John Corbett has 12 knockout wins and Martin Costello has 0. James John Corbett has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Corbett1250%

Costello0

The Numbers ↓
Do Corbett and 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.
Shared opponent

Peter JacksonNC1–0–3

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Corbett and Costello?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett and 5 bouts tracked for Martin Costello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Corbett27bouts

Costello5bouts

How They Win ↓

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