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.
John Thomas (5-4 across 9 tracked bouts) and Willie Joyce (71-21-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
John Thomas vs Willie Joyce — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- John Thomas wonJoyce vs ThomasMar 21, 1944 · UD
- Willie Joyce wonJoyce vs ThomasFeb 9, 1943 · MD
The Numbers
- 5-4
- Record
- 71-21-10 (edge)
- 55.6%
- Win %
- 74.5% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 16 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 22.54%
- 20%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 23% (edge)
- 1
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1
- Bouts per year
- 11 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 103
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
- —
- Age
- 108
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn Thomas · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Willie Joyce · 71 wins
KO/TKO
16
Decision
55
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 103 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJohn Thomas
WUD · Jul 1944LSD · Apr 1944Willie Joyce
LPTS · Aug 1944WUD · Jun 1944LUD · Jul 1943WMD · Mar 1943
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John Thomas
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 28, 1951
Willie Joyce
LDLWL
L1 streak · last fought Mar 24, 1947
Common Questions
- Have John Thomas and Willie Joyce ever fought each other?
- Yes. John Thomas and Willie Joyce have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, John Thomas or Willie Joyce?
- John Thomas is 5-4 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Joyce is 71-21-10. Willie Joyce has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John Thomas or Willie Joyce?
- John Thomas has 1 knockout win and Willie Joyce has 16. Willie Joyce has more.
- Do John Thomas and Willie Joyce have any common opponents?
- John Thomas and Willie Joyce share 2 common opponents: Henry Armstrong and Lew Jenkins. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John Thomas and Willie Joyce?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for John Thomas and 103 bouts tracked for Willie Joyce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.