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Jesse James Leija vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse James Leija

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Micky Ward

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Micky Ward (38-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leija leads 1–0

Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.

Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.
Met2002Jan 5Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Micky WardFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTDR51Meeting

The Numbers

Leija 4 · Ward 4 of 8 measurable rows
LeijaWard
Record
47-7-2 (edge)38-13
Win %0–100%
85.7% (edge)
74.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
19
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40.43%
71.05% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
40%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
51

† 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+3″
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Micky Ward: 5′8″ (edge)
Reach+4″
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Micky Ward: 70″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Jesse James Leija: 60
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Jesse James Leija left, Micky Ward right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jesse James Leija47 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Jesse James Leija: 47 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (40%), 23 on the cards (49%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 40%23 on the cards 49%5 by another method or unrecorded 11%

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Micky Ward 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Leija better on 1 · even on 1

Leija

Opponent

Ward

  • Jesse James Leija

    Loss, KO 5

    2005

    GattiLeija better

    Micky Ward

    1–2 against

    Loss, UD

    2003

    Loss, UD

    2002

    Win, MD

    2002

  • Jesse James Leija

    Win, UD

    1991

    FernandezEven

    Micky Ward

    Win, KO 3

    1998

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

Jesse James Leija last boxed on Jan 29, 2005 — 7,934 days ago. Leija had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Gatti.WWWWL

Casillas May 2003Mena Nov 2003Logan Apr 2004Bojado Jul 2004Gatti Jan 20053.5 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,536 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward met once on January 5, 2002, and Jesse James Leija won by TD in round 5.
The meeting

WJan 5, 2002 · Leija · TD R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leija or Ward?
Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Micky Ward is 38-13. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leija47–7–285.7%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leija or Ward?
Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leija1940.4%

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leija and Ward have any common opponents?
Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward share 2 common opponents: Arturo Gatti and Mark Fernandez. Jesse James Leija fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Arturo GattiL1–2

Mark FernandezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Leija or Ward?
Micky Ward is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 8 cm above the other. Micky Ward also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Leija165 cm168 cm reach

Ward173 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leija57bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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