Have Jess Willard and Joe Cox ever fought each other?

Yes. Jess Willard and Joe Cox met once on October 9, 1911, and Joe Cox won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Willard or Cox?

Jess Willard is 25-7-2 and Joe Cox is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Willard or Cox?

Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Joe Cox has 1. Jess Willard has more.

Do Willard and Cox have any common opponents?

Jess Willard and Joe Cox share 2 common opponents: Gunboat Smith and Luther McCarty. Jess Willard fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willard and Cox?

This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 5 bouts tracked for Joe Cox. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jess Willard vs Joe Cox — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jess Willard

Joe Cox

Jess Willard (25-7-2) and Joe Cox (1-4 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 2 common opponents.

Willard

Wins20 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws34 tracked bouts

Cox

Tracked record

1–4

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

Cox leads 1–0

Jess Willard and Joe Cox have met 1 time; Cox leads 1–0.
Met	1911Oct 9	Series
Jess WillardFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Joe CoxFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5Willard vs Cox	1Meeting

Willard vs Cox · Oct 9, 1911

The Numbers

Willard 4 · Cox 2 of 6 measurable rows

WillardEdge = longer wingCox

Record^†: 25-7-2 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%: 76.5% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 20 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 80%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 76%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.7: 2.7 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34: 34
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: Jess Willard: 6′6″; Joe Cox: No height on file
Agenot held: Jess Willard: Died aged 86; Joe Cox: No date of birth
Stance: Jess Willard: Orthodox; Joe Cox: Not recorded

Jess Willard left, Joe Cox right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jess Willard25 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 76%3 on the cards 12%3 by another method or unrecorded 12%

Joe Cox1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jess Willard 34, Joe Cox 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Willard better on 22 shared · Jess Willard better on 2

WillardJess Willard

Opponent

CoxJoe Cox

Jess Willard
Loss, PTS
1913May 1913
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightWillard betterJess Willard better — 0–1 to 0–2
Joe Cox
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1916Oct 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Nov 1915
Jess Willard
Draw, NWS
1912Aug 1912
McCartyLuther McCartyUnited States 19–4–2Willard betterJess Willard better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Joe Cox
Loss, KO
1911Dec 1911

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

Jess Willard had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Luis Ángel Firpo. Willard last boxed on Jul 12, 1923.WWLWL

Johnson Apr 1915Moran Mar 1916Dempsey Jul 1919Johnson May 1923Firpo Jul 19232.7 tracked bouts per year

Joe Cox last boxed on Sep 20, 1921 — 38,381 days ago. Cox had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Willard Oct 1911McCarty Dec 1911Smith Nov 1915Smith Oct 1916Greb Sep 19210.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jess Willard and Joe Cox ever fought each other?: Yes. Jess Willard and Joe Cox met once on October 9, 1911, and Joe Cox won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Willard or Cox?: Jess Willard is 25-7-2 and Joe Cox is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Willard or Cox?: Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Joe Cox has 1. Jess Willard has more.
Do Willard and Cox have any common opponents?: Jess Willard and Joe Cox share 2 common opponents: Gunboat Smith and Luther McCarty. Jess Willard fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willard and Cox?: This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 5 bouts tracked for Joe Cox. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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