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Jimmy Joyce vs Willie Pep — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jimmy Joyce

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Willie Pep

Jimmy Joyce (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) 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.

Joyce

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

11

Losses

1

Draw241 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

Pep leads 2–0

Jimmy Joyce and Willie Pep have met 2 times; Pep leads 2–0.

Jimmy Joyce and Willie Pep have met 2 times; Pep leads 2–0.
Met1946Feb 131946May 27Series
Jimmy JoyceFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Willie PepFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Joyce 1 · Pep 5 of 6 measurable rows
JoycePep
Record†
0-6229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65
0
65 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—28.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—29%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 9.4
0.2
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241
6
241

† 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 Joyce: No height on file
Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Jimmy Joyce: No reach on file
Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot held
Jimmy Joyce: No date of birth
Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance
Jimmy Joyce: Not recorded
Willie Pep: Orthodox

Jimmy Joyce left, Willie Pep 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 Joyce0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Jimmy Joyce: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Joyce yet.

Willie Pep229 wins · from 241 tracked bouts

Willie Pep: 229 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (29%) and 163 on the cards (71%). Counted from 241 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

66 by KO/TKO 29%163 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Joyce 6, Willie Pep 241 — 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 Joyce last boxed on Jan 20, 1948 — 28,763 days ago. Joyce had lost six straight.LLLLL

Terris Feb 1923Pep Feb 1946Graham May 1946Pep May 1946Graham Jan 19480.2 tracked bouts per year

Willie Pep had won four in a row before losing a decision to Calvin Woodland. Pep last boxed on Mar 16, 1966.WWWWL

Little Oct 1965Haden Oct 1965Musquiz Oct 1965Coleman Oct 1965Woodland Mar 19669.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

LMay 27, 1946 · Pep · PTS

LFeb 13, 1946 · Pep · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Joyce or Pep?
Jimmy Joyce is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Joyce0–60%

Pep229–11–195.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Joyce or Pep?
Jimmy Joyce has 0 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Joyce0

Pep6528.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Joyce and Pep have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Joyce and Willie Pep have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joyce and Pep?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Jimmy Joyce and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Joyce6bouts

Pep241bouts

How They Win ↓

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