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Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and Willie Reddish (2-3 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.

Jersey Joe Walcott vs Willie Reddish — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jersey Joe Walcott

49–20–1

70 tracked bouts

Willie Reddish

Tracked record

2–3

5 tracked bouts

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

Jersey Joe Walcott leads 1–0

The Numbers

49-20-1 (edge)
Record
2-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

70.7% (edge)
Win %
40%
31 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
63.27%
KO rate
63% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
50%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
3.1 (edge)
Bouts per year
1

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

70
Bouts tracked
5

Tale of the Tape

6′0″ (183 cm)
Height
74″ (188 cm)
Reach
112
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jersey Joe Walcott · 49 wins

KO/TKO
31
Decision
17
Other
1

Willie Reddish · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (70 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    WMD · Mar 1947LSD · Nov 1946WKO R3 · Sep 1937

    Elmer Ray

    Willie Reddish

    LPTS · Apr 1941WTKO R3 · Feb 1941

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jersey Joe Walcott

LLWWL

L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953

Willie Reddish

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought Apr 1, 1941

Common Questions

Have Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Reddish ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Reddish met once on March 16, 1936, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Jersey Joe Walcott or Willie Reddish?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Willie Reddish is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jersey Joe Walcott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jersey Joe Walcott or Willie Reddish?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Willie Reddish has 1. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Do Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Reddish have any common opponents?
Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Reddish share 1 common opponent: Elmer Ray. Jersey Joe Walcott fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Reddish?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 5 bouts tracked for Willie Reddish. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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