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.
Joey Maxim (83-29-4) and John Thomas (5-4 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Joey Maxim vs John Thomas — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Joey Maxim wonMaxim vs ThomasSep 17, 1947 · PTS
- John Thomas wonMaxim vs ThomasMar 11, 1946 · PTS
The Numbers
- 83-29-4 (edge)
- Record
- 5-4
- 73.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 55.6%
- 22 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 26.51%
- KO rate
- —
- 26% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 20%
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 115
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 104
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoey Maxim · 82 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
61
Other
0
John Thomas · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (115 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Joey Maxim
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought May 17, 1958
John Thomas
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 28, 1951
Common Questions
- Have Joey Maxim and John Thomas ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joey Maxim and John Thomas have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Joey Maxim or John Thomas?
- Joey Maxim is 83-29-4 and John Thomas is 5-4 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joey Maxim has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Joey Maxim or John Thomas?
- Joey Maxim has 22 knockout wins and John Thomas has 1. Joey Maxim has more.
- Do Joey Maxim and John Thomas have any common opponents?
- Joey Maxim and John Thomas share 1 common opponent: Archie Moore. John Thomas fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joey Maxim and John Thomas?
- This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Joey Maxim and 9 bouts tracked for John Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.