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Jimmy Griffiths vs Jimmy McLarnin — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jimmy Griffiths

🇮🇪FLYWEIGHT

Jimmy McLarnin

Jimmy Griffiths (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) and Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Griffiths

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McLarnin

55

Wins21 KO · 38%

11

Losses

3

Draws69 tracked bouts

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

McLarnin leads 2–0

Jimmy Griffiths and Jimmy McLarnin have met 2 times; McLarnin leads 2–0.

Jimmy Griffiths and Jimmy McLarnin have met 2 times; McLarnin leads 2–0.
Met1924Apr 41924May 2Series
Jimmy GriffithsFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Jimmy McLarninFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Griffiths 1 · McLarnin 6 of 7 measurable rows
GriffithsMcLarnin
Record†
1-355-11-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
81.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—38.18%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.3
0.3
5.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
4
69

† 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

Agenot held
Jimmy Griffiths: No date of birth
Jimmy McLarnin: Died aged 96
Stance
Jimmy Griffiths: Not recorded
Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox

Jimmy Griffiths left, Jimmy McLarnin 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 Griffiths1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Jimmy Griffiths: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Jimmy McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Jimmy McLarnin: 55 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (38%), 33 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Griffiths 4, Jimmy McLarnin 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Griffiths last boxed on Apr 17, 1939 — 31,972 days ago. Griffiths had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dick Turpin.LLWL

McLarnin Apr 1924McLarnin May 1924Turpin Mar 1939Turpin Apr 19390.3 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy McLarnin has won two straight since losses to Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri. McLarnin last boxed on Nov 20, 1936.WLLWW

Ross Sep 1934Ross May 1935Canzoneri May 1936Canzoneri Oct 1936Ambers Nov 19365.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Griffiths and Jimmy McLarnin ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Griffiths and Jimmy McLarnin have met 2 times and Jimmy McLarnin leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMay 2, 1924 · McLarnin · PTS

LApr 4, 1924 · McLarnin · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffiths or McLarnin?
Jimmy Griffiths is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Griffiths1–325%

McLarnin55–11–381.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Griffiths or McLarnin?
Jimmy Griffiths has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy McLarnin has 21. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Griffiths0

McLarnin2138.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffiths and McLarnin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Griffiths and Jimmy McLarnin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffiths and McLarnin?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Jimmy Griffiths and 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffiths4bouts

McLarnin69bouts

How They Win ↓

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