Have Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell met once on April 17, 1948, and Jimmy Carter won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Carter or Russell?

Jimmy Carter is 85-31-9 and Willie Russell is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Carter or Russell?

Jimmy Carter has 34 knockout wins and Willie Russell has 0. Jimmy Carter has more.

Do Carter and Russell have any common opponents?

Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell share 2 common opponents: Ike Williams and Joe Brown. Jimmy Carter fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Russell?

This comparison is drawn from 127 bouts tracked for Jimmy Carter and 3 bouts tracked for Willie Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Carter vs Willie Russell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Jimmy Carter

Willie Russell

Jimmy Carter (85-31-9) and Willie Russell (0-3 across 3 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.

Carter

Wins34 KO · 40%

Losses

Draws127 tracked bouts

Russell

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Carter leads 1–0

Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell have met 1 time; Carter leads 1–0.
Met	1948Apr 17	Series
Jimmy CarterFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Willie RussellFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSCarter vs Russell	1Meeting

Carter vs Russell · Apr 17, 1948

The Numbers

Carter 5 · Russell 1 of 6 measurable rows

CarterEdge = longer wingRussell

Record^†: 85-31-9 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%: 71.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 40%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 40%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6: 6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.4: 4.4 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 127: 127
3

† 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: Jimmy Carter: 5′6″; Willie Russell: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jimmy Carter: 68″; Willie Russell: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jimmy Carter: Died aged 70; Willie Russell: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Carter: Orthodox; Willie Russell: Not recorded

Jimmy Carter left, Willie Russell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Carter85 wins · from 127 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 40%51 on the cards 60%

Willie Russell0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Russell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Carter 127, Willie Russell 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Carter better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Jimmy Carter better on 1 · even on 1

CarterJimmy Carter

Opponent

RussellWillie Russell

Jimmy Carter
Win, TKO 14
1951May 1951
WilliamsIke WilliamsUnited States 128–24–5 · LightweightCarter betterJimmy Carter better — 1–0 to 0–1
Willie Russell
Loss, UD
1947Apr 1947
Jimmy Carter
Loss, PTS
1947Apr 1947
BrownJoe BrownUnited States 122–47–14 · LightweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Russell
Loss, UD
1949Jun 1949

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

Jimmy Carter has lost four straight, after one straight win. Carter last boxed on May 6, 1975.WLLLL

Nunez Nov 1959Ramponi Nov 1959Grow Feb 1960Garduno Apr 1960Hansen May 19754.4 tracked bouts per year

Willie Russell last boxed on Jun 6, 1949 — 28,268 days ago. Russell had lost three straight.LLL

Williams Apr 1947Carter Apr 1948Brown Jun 19491.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell met once on April 17, 1948, and Jimmy Carter won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Carter or Russell?: Jimmy Carter is 85-31-9 and Willie Russell is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Carter or Russell?: Jimmy Carter has 34 knockout wins and Willie Russell has 0. Jimmy Carter has more.
Do Carter and Russell have any common opponents?: Jimmy Carter and Willie Russell share 2 common opponents: Ike Williams and Joe Brown. Jimmy Carter fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Russell?: This comparison is drawn from 127 bouts tracked for Jimmy Carter and 3 bouts tracked for Willie Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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