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 Willie (0-8-4 across 12 tracked bouts) and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (147-16-24) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.
John Willie vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien leads 2–0- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien wonO'Brien vs WillieFeb 1, 1905 · NWS
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien wonO'Brien vs WillieNov 9, 1904 · NWS
The Numbers
- 0-8-4
- Record
- 147-16-24 (edge)
- 16.7%
- Win %
- 85% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 55 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 37.41%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 37%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1
- Bouts per year
- 13 (edge)
- 12
- Bouts tracked
- 190
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
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- Age
- 148
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn Willie · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien · 149 wins
KO/TKO
55
Decision
30
Other
64
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (12 and 190 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedJohn Willie
LKO R2 · Apr 1909LKO R2 · Jul 1908Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
LTKO R5 · Aug 1911John Willie
LDQ R4 · Mar 1908DPTS · Jan 1904Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
LNWS · May 1903WNWS · Nov 1902
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 Willie
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L2 streak · last fought Apr 3, 1909
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
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L3 streak · last fought Aug 15, 1911
Common Questions
- Have John Willie and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?
- Yes. John Willie and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 2 times and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, John Willie or Philadelphia Jack O'Brien?
- John Willie is 0-8-4 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is 147-16-24. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John Willie or Philadelphia Jack O'Brien?
- John Willie has 0 knockout wins and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has more.
- Do John Willie and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have any common opponents?
- John Willie and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien share 4 common opponents: Sam Langford, Jack Blackburn and Marvin Hart (and 1 other). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John Willie and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for John Willie and 190 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.