Have Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 2 times and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Temple or O'Brien?

Larry Temple is 2-7-7 across the 16 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, Temple or O'Brien?

Larry Temple has 1 knockout win and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has more.

Do Temple and O'Brien have any common opponents?

Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien share 4 common opponents: Sam Langford, Barbados Joe Walcott and Jack Blackburn (and 1 other). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Temple and O'Brien?

This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Larry Temple and 188 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Temple vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Larry Temple

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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

Larry Temple (2-7-7 across 16 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.

Temple

Tracked record

2–7–7

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

O'Brien

147

Wins55 KO · 37%

Losses

Draws188 tracked bouts

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

O'Brien leads 2–0

Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 2 times; O'Brien leads 2–0.
Met	1904Dec 10	1908Sep 7	Series
Larry TempleFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Philadelphia Jack O'BrienFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	NWSO'Brien vs Temple	NWSO'Brien vs Temple	2Meetings

The Numbers

Temple 2 · O'Brien 4 of 6 measurable rows

TempleEdge = longer wingO'Brien

Record^†: 2-7-7147-16-24 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 34.4%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 55: 1
55 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —37.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 50% (edge)
37%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 1.9
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 188: 16
188

† 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: Larry Temple: No date of birth; Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Died aged 64
Stance: Larry Temple: Not recorded; Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Orthodox

Larry Temple left, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Larry Temple2 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien147 wins · from 188 tracked bouts

55 by KO/TKO 37%29 on the cards 20%63 by another method or unrecorded 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Temple 16, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 188 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · O'Brien better on 44 shared · Philadelphia Jack O'Brien better on 4

TempleLarry Temple

Opponent

O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien

Larry Temple
1–3–1 against
Loss, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Loss, NWS
1907Aug 1907
Loss, KO
1906Mar 1906
Draw, PTS
1905Sep 1905
Win, PTS
1905Jul 1905
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53O'Brien betterPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien better — 0–1 to 1–3–1
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Loss, TKO 5
1911Aug 1911
Larry Temple
1–1–1 against
Win, TKO
1908Nov 1908
Draw, PTS
1904Jul 1904
Loss, PTS
1903Dec 1903
WalcottBarbados Joe WalcottBarbados 96–31–27 · WelterweightO'Brien betterPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien better — 1–0–1 to 1–1–1
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
1–0–1 against
Draw, PTS
1903Apr 1903
Win, NWS
1902Apr 1902
Larry Temple
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1905Oct 1905
Draw, PTS
1905Sep 1905
BlackburnJack BlackburnUnited States 117–24–22O'Brien betterPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien better — 1–0 to 0–0–2
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Win, NWS
1908Jun 1908
Larry Temple
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1905Jan 1905
Draw, NWS
1904Nov 1904
KidDixie KidUnited States 92–45–21O'Brien betterPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien better — 1–0 to 0–0–2
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Win, NWS
1904Nov 1904

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

Larry Temple last boxed on May 31, 1912 — 41,781 days ago. Temple had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Kid Norfolk.LLLWD

Langford Mar 1908Lewis Jun 1908O'Brien Sep 1908Walcott Nov 1908Norfolk May 19121.9 tracked bouts per year

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has lost three straight, after one straight win. O'Brien last boxed on Aug 15, 1911.LWLLL

Kaufman Apr 1910Schreck May 1910Koch Jun 1910Ramsey Nov 1910Langford Aug 191112.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have met 2 times and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Temple or O'Brien?: Larry Temple is 2-7-7 across the 16 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, Temple or O'Brien?: Larry Temple has 1 knockout win and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has more.
Do Temple and O'Brien have any common opponents?: Larry Temple and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien share 4 common opponents: Sam Langford, Barbados Joe Walcott and Jack Blackburn (and 1 other). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Temple and O'Brien?: This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Larry Temple and 188 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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