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Jersey Joe Walcott vs Tommy Gómez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jersey Joe Walcott

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Tommy Gómez

Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and Tommy Gómez (78-9-2) 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

Gómez

78

Wins67 KO · 86%

9

Losses

2

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Walcott leads 1–0

Jersey Joe Walcott and Tommy Gómez have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.

Jersey Joe Walcott and Tommy Gómez have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.
Met1946Aug 16Series
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tommy GómezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Walcott 3 · Gómez 5 of 8 measurable rows
WalcottGómez
Record
49-20-178-9-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.7%
88.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 67
31
67 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.27%
85.9% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
3

† 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

Height+2″
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″ (edge)
Tommy Gómez: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Tommy Gómez: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Tommy Gómez: Died aged 86
Stance
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox
Tommy Gómez: Orthodox

Jersey Joe Walcott left, Tommy Gómez 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%

Tommy Gómez1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Tommy Gómez: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 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 — Jersey Joe Walcott 70, Tommy Gómez 3 — 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

Tommy Gómez has lost two straight, after one straight win. Gómez last boxed on Mar 22, 1950.WLL

Yarosz Jun 1941Walcott Aug 1946Satterfield Mar 19500.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jersey Joe Walcott and Tommy Gómez ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and Tommy Gómez met once on August 16, 1946, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WAug 16, 1946 · Walcott · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walcott or Gómez?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Tommy Gómez is 78-9-2. Tommy Gómez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Walcott49–20–170.7%

Gómez78–9–288.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walcott or Gómez?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Tommy Gómez has 67. Tommy Gómez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walcott3163.3%

Gómez6785.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Walcott and Gómez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jersey Joe Walcott and Tommy Gómez have faced.
Who is bigger, Walcott or Gómez?
Jersey Joe Walcott is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Walcott183 cm188 cm reach

Gómez179 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walcott and Gómez?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 3 bouts tracked for Tommy Gómez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walcott70bouts

Gómez3bouts

How They Win ↓

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