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 1 common opponent.
Jess Willard vs Luis Ángel Firpo — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Luis Ángel Firpo leads 1–0- Luis Ángel Firpo wonWillard vs FirpoJul 12, 1923 · KO · R8
The Numbers
- 25-7-2
- Record
- 31-4 (edge)
- 76.5%
- Win %
- 88.6% (edge)
- 20
- Wins by knockout
- 26 (edge)
- 80%
- KO rate
- 83.87% (edge)
- 76%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 34
- Bouts tracked
- 4
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′6″ (199 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′2″ (189 cm)
- 144
- Age
- 131
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- Argentina
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Luis Ángel Firpo · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (34 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Luis Ángel Firpo
LLLW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 11, 1936
Common Questions
- 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, Jess Willard or Luis Ángel 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, Jess Willard or Luis Ángel Firpo?
- Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Luis Ángel Firpo has more.
- Do Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo have any common opponents?
- Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo share 1 common opponent: Jack Dempsey. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Jess Willard or Luis Ángel 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 Jess Willard and Luis Ángel Firpo?
- This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 4 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.