Have Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon met once on April 30, 1924, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, McLarnin or Dillon?

Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Jockey Joe Dillon is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Dillon?

Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Jockey Joe Dillon has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.

Do McLarnin and Dillon have any common opponents?

Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon share 1 common opponent: Sammy Mandell. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Dillon?

This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 5 bouts tracked for Jockey Joe Dillon. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy McLarnin vs Jockey Joe Dillon — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy McLarnin

Jockey Joe Dillon

Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) and Jockey Joe Dillon (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McLarnin

Wins21 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws69 tracked bouts

Dillon

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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

McLarnin leads 1–0

Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met	1924Apr 30	Series
Jimmy McLarninFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jockey Joe DillonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSMcLarnin vs Dillon	1Meeting

McLarnin vs Dillon · Apr 30, 1924

The Numbers

McLarnin 6 · Dillon 1 of 7 measurable rows

McLarninEdge = longer wingDillon

Record^†: 55-11-3 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%: 81.9% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 38.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69: 69
5

† 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 McLarnin: Died aged 96; Jockey Joe Dillon: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox; Jockey Joe Dillon: Not recorded

Jimmy McLarnin left, Jockey Joe Dillon 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 McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

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

Jockey Joe Dillon1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy McLarnin 69, Jockey Joe Dillon 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McLarnin better on 11 shared · Jimmy McLarnin better on 1

McLarninJimmy McLarnin

Opponent

DillonJockey Joe Dillon

Jimmy McLarnin
2–1 against
Win, UD
1930Mar 1930
Win, UD
1929Nov 1929
Loss, UD
1928May 1928
MandellSammy MandellUnited States 147–25–17 · LightweightMcLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 2–1 to 0–1
Jockey Joe Dillon
Loss, NWS
1921Jan 1921

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 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

Jockey Joe Dillon last boxed on May 16, 1925 — 37,061 days ago. Dillon had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Mandell Jan 1921Genaro Apr 1921Valdés Jan 1922McLarnin Apr 1924Valdés May 19251.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon met once on April 30, 1924, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, McLarnin or Dillon?: Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Jockey Joe Dillon is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Dillon?: Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Jockey Joe Dillon has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Do McLarnin and Dillon have any common opponents?: Jimmy McLarnin and Jockey Joe Dillon share 1 common opponent: Sammy Mandell. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Dillon?: This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 5 bouts tracked for Jockey Joe Dillon. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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