Have Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy met once on December 16, 1898, and Kid McCoy won by DQ in round 5.

Who has the better record, Goddard or McCoy?

Joe Goddard is 32-15-7 and Kid McCoy is 79-6-11. Kid McCoy has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Goddard or McCoy?

Joe Goddard has 30 knockout wins and Kid McCoy has 59. Kid McCoy has more.

Do Goddard and McCoy have any common opponents?

Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy share 5 common opponents: Peter Maher, Jack McCormick and Tom Sharkey (and 2 others). Kid McCoy fared better against 5 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goddard and McCoy?

This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Joe Goddard and 97 bouts tracked for Kid McCoy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Goddard vs Kid McCoy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Kid McCoy

Joe Goddard (32-15-7) and Kid McCoy (79-6-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Goddard

Wins30 KO · 94%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

McCoy

Wins59 KO · 75%

Losses

Draws97 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCoy leads 1–0

Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy have met 1 time; McCoy leads 1–0.
Met	1898Dec 16	Series
Joe GoddardFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Kid McCoyFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	DQR5McCoy vs Goddard	1Meeting

McCoy vs Goddard · Dec 16, 1898

The Numbers

Goddard 3 · McCoy 4 of 7 measurable rows

GoddardEdge = longer wingMcCoy

Record: 32-15-779-6-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 65.7%
88% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 59: 30
59 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 93.75% (edge)
74.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 91% (edge)
75%
Times stopped^†max 8: 8
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.9: 4.9 (edge)
4.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 97: 64
97

† 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: Joe Goddard: 6′0″; Kid McCoy: No height on file
Reachnot held: Joe Goddard: 72″; Kid McCoy: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Joe Goddard: Died aged 45; Kid McCoy: Died aged 67
Stance: Joe Goddard: Orthodox; Kid McCoy: Not recorded

Joe Goddard left, Kid McCoy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Joe Goddard32 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 91%2 on the cards 6%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Kid McCoy79 wins · from 97 tracked bouts

59 by KO/TKO 75%12 on the cards 15%8 by another method or unrecorded 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Goddard 64, Kid McCoy 97 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · McCoy better on 55 shared · Kid McCoy better on 5

GoddardJoe Goddard

Opponent

McCoyKid McCoy

Joe Goddard
Win, KO
1892Dec 1892
MaherPeter MaherIreland 142–28–6McCoy betterKid McCoy better — 2–0 to 1–0
Kid McCoy
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1908Jul 1908
Win, KO 5
1900Jan 1900
Joe Goddard
0–1–1 against
Loss, KO
1899Nov 1899
Draw, NWS
1898Nov 1898
McCormickJack McCormickMcCoy betterKid McCoy better — 2–1 to 0–1–1
Kid McCoy
2–1 against
Win, NWS
1903Feb 1903
Win, TKO 8
1899Sep 1899
Loss, KO 1
1899Aug 1899
Joe Goddard
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 4
1900Feb 1900
Loss, KO 6
1897Nov 1897
SharkeyTom SharkeyUnited States 37–9–6 · HeavyweightMcCoy betterKid McCoy better — 0–1 to 0–2
Kid McCoy
Loss, KO 10
1899Jan 1899
Joe Goddard
2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1898Sep 1898
Win, KO 4
1891Jul 1891
Win, KO 4
1891Feb 1891
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightMcCoy betterKid McCoy better — 2–0–1 to 2–1
Kid McCoy
2–0–1 against
Win, RTD 4
1900Jan 1900
Draw, PTS
1899Oct 1899
Win, PTS
1899Mar 1899
Joe Goddard
0–2 against
Loss, DQ
1899Mar 1899
Loss, NWS
1898Oct 1898
RuhlinGus RuhlinUnited StatesMcCoy betterKid McCoy better — 1–0 to 0–2
Kid McCoy
Win, PTS
1898Mar 1898

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

Joe Goddard has lost two straight. Goddard last boxed on Apr 24, 1902.LLDLL

McCormick Nov 1899Sharkey Feb 1900Klondike Nov 1900Jeffords Jul 1901Cole Apr 19024.9 tracked bouts per year

Kid McCoy has won 11 straight, the most recent against P.O. Matthew Curran. McCoy last boxed on Jan 20, 1912.WWWWW

Elle Sep 1911Savage Oct 1911Croxon Dec 1911Gunther Jan 1912Curran Jan 19124.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy met once on December 16, 1898, and Kid McCoy won by DQ in round 5.
Who has the better record, Goddard or McCoy?: Joe Goddard is 32-15-7 and Kid McCoy is 79-6-11. Kid McCoy has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Goddard or McCoy?: Joe Goddard has 30 knockout wins and Kid McCoy has 59. Kid McCoy has more.
Do Goddard and McCoy have any common opponents?: Joe Goddard and Kid McCoy share 5 common opponents: Peter Maher, Jack McCormick and Tom Sharkey (and 2 others). Kid McCoy fared better against 5 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goddard and McCoy?: This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Joe Goddard and 97 bouts tracked for Kid McCoy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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