Have Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo ever fought each other?

Yes. Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo met once on July 12, 1923, and Luis Ángel Firpo won by KO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Willard or Firpo?

Jess Willard is 25-7-2 and Luis Ángel Firpo is 31-4. Luis Ángel Firpo has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Willard or Firpo?

Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Luis Ángel Firpo has more.

Do Willard and Firpo have any common opponents?

Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo share 2 common opponents: Jack Dempsey and Gunboat Smith. Luis Ángel Firpo fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Willard or Firpo?

Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 10 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 38 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jess Willard vs Luis Ángel Firpo — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Luis Ángel Firpo

Jess Willard (25-7-2) and Luis Ángel Firpo (31-4) 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

Firpo

Wins26 KO · 84%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Firpo leads 1–0

Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 1 time; Firpo leads 1–0.
Met	1923Jul 12	Series
Jess WillardFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Luis Ángel FirpoFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR8Firpo vs Willard	1Meeting

Firpo vs Willard · Jul 12, 1923

The Numbers

Willard 1 · Firpo 5 of 6 measurable rows

WillardEdge = longer wingFirpo

Record: 25-7-231-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 76.5%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26: 20
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 80%
83.87% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 76%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.7: 2.7 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 34
38

† 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+4″: Jess Willard: 6′6″ (edge); Luis Ángel Firpo: 6′2″
Agenot comparable: Jess Willard: Died aged 86; Luis Ángel Firpo: Died aged 65
Stance: Jess Willard: Orthodox; Luis Ángel Firpo: Orthodox

Jess Willard left, Luis Ángel Firpo 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%

Luis Ángel Firpo31 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 13%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jess Willard 34, Luis Ángel Firpo 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Firpo better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Luis Ángel Firpo better on 1 · even on 1

WillardJess Willard

Opponent

FirpoLuis Ángel Firpo

Jess Willard
Loss, RTD 3
1919Jul 1919
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10EvenEven — 0–1 both
Luis Ángel Firpo
Loss, TKO 2
1923Sep 1923
Jess Willard
Loss, PTS
1913May 1913
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightFirpo betterLuis Ángel Firpo better — 2–0 to 0–1
Luis Ángel Firpo
2–0 against
Win, KO 12
1921Apr 1921
Win, PTS
1921Mar 1921

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

Luis Ángel Firpo had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Godoy. Firpo last boxed on Jul 11, 1936.LWWWL

Wills Sep 1924Spalla Apr 1926Grizzo May 1936Habarta May 1936Godoy Jul 19362 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo ever fought each other?: Yes. Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo met once on July 12, 1923, and Luis Ángel Firpo won by KO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Willard or Firpo?: Jess Willard is 25-7-2 and Luis Ángel Firpo is 31-4. Luis Ángel Firpo has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Willard or Firpo?: Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Luis Ángel Firpo has more.
Do Willard and Firpo have any common opponents?: Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo share 2 common opponents: Jack Dempsey and Gunboat Smith. Luis Ángel Firpo fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Willard or Firpo?: Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 10 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willard and Firpo?: This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 38 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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