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Jersey Joe Walcott vs K.O. Palmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jersey Joe Walcott

K.O. Palmer

Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and K.O. Palmer (1-0 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.

Walcott

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

20

Losses

1

Draw70 tracked bouts

Palmer

Tracked record

1–0

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

Palmer leads 1–0

Jersey Joe Walcott and K.O. Palmer have met 1 time; Palmer leads 1–0.

Jersey Joe Walcott and K.O. Palmer have met 1 time; Palmer leads 1–0.
Met1930Sep 16Series
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter ALLost0–1W–L
K.O. PalmerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR31Meeting

The Numbers

Walcott 3 · Palmer 3 of 6 measurable rows
WalcottPalmer
Record†
49-20-11-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.7%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.27%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
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
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
K.O. Palmer: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
K.O. Palmer: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
K.O. Palmer: No date of birth
Stance
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox
K.O. Palmer: Not recorded

Jersey Joe Walcott left, K.O. Palmer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Jersey Joe Walcott: 49 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (63%), 17 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

K.O. Palmer1 win · from 1 tracked bout

K.O. Palmer: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jersey Joe Walcott 70, K.O. Palmer 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

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

K.O. Palmer last boxed on Sep 16, 1930 — 35,112 days ago. Palmer had won once, the most recent against Jersey Joe Walcott.W

Walcott Sep 1930

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jersey Joe Walcott and K.O. Palmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and K.O. Palmer met once on September 16, 1930, and K.O. Palmer won by DQ in round 3.
The meeting

LSep 16, 1930 · Palmer · DQ R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walcott or Palmer?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and K.O. Palmer is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. K.O. Palmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Walcott49–20–170.7%

Palmer1–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walcott or Palmer?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and K.O. Palmer has 0. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walcott3163.3%

Palmer0

The Numbers ↓
Do Walcott and Palmer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jersey Joe Walcott and K.O. Palmer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walcott and Palmer?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 1 bout tracked for K.O. Palmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walcott70bouts

Palmer1bout

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