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James John Corbett vs William T. Welch — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James John Corbett

William T. Welch

James John Corbett (24-4-3) and William T. Welch (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.

Corbett

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws27 tracked bouts

Welch

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

Corbett leads 1–0

James John Corbett and William T. Welch have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.

James John Corbett and William T. Welch have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.
Met1885Dec 3Series
James John CorbettFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William T. WelchFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Corbett 3 · Welch 1 of 4 measurable rows
CorbettWelch
Record†
24-4-3 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
82.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
27
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 John Corbett: 6′1″
William T. Welch: No height on file
Reachnot held
James John Corbett: 73″
William T. Welch: No reach on file
Agenot held
James John Corbett: Died aged 66
William T. Welch: No date of birth
Stance
James John Corbett: Orthodox
William T. Welch: Not recorded

James John Corbett left, William T. Welch 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%

William T. Welch0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William T. Welch: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Welch yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James John Corbett 27, William T. Welch 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 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

William T. Welch last boxed on Dec 3, 1885 — 51,456 days ago. Welch had lost the most recent, to James John Corbett.L

Corbett Dec 1885

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James John Corbett and William T. Welch ever fought each other?
Yes. James John Corbett and William T. Welch met once on December 3, 1885, and James John Corbett won by KO.
The meeting

WDec 3, 1885 · Corbett · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Corbett or Welch?
James John Corbett is 24-4-3 and William T. Welch is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Welch0–10%

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

Corbett1250%

Welch0

The Numbers ↓
Do Corbett and Welch have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James John Corbett and William T. Welch have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Corbett and Welch?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett and 1 bout tracked for William T. Welch. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Corbett27bouts

Welch1bout

How They Win ↓

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