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Jack Johnson vs Stanley Ketchel

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Jack Johnson and Stanley Ketchel met once (1909). Jack Johnson won in 1909 by ko.

Side by side

Jack JohnsonStanley Ketchel
74″ (188 cm)Reach70″ (177.8 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height69″ (175.3 cm)
+2.79%Reach advantage+1.43%
68–11Record51–7
50%Finish rate90%
22Longest unbeaten run31
81Recorded bouts54
OrthodoxStance

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJack JohnsonStanley Ketchel
Sam Langford W L
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien D W

Careers side by side

Jack Johnson

1900 1910 1920 1930 win vs Ed Johnson (1897)win vs Charley Brooks (1897)win vs Cherokee (1898)loss vs Klondike Haynes (1899)win vs Klondike Haynes (1900)win vs Jim McCormick (1900)? vs William McNeill (1900)draw vs Hank Griffin (1901)draw vs Mexican Pete Everett (1901)draw vs Billy Stift (1901)loss vs Joe Choynski (1901)draw vs Jim Scanlon (1901)win vs Fred Russell (1902)win vs George Gardiner (1902)win vs Frank Childs (1902)draw vs Hank Griffin (1902)win vs Jack Jeffries (1902)win vs Joe Kennedy (1902)win vs Sandy Ferguson (1903)win vs Sam McVey (1903)win vs Joe Butler (1903)win vs Denver Ed Martin (1903)win vs Denver Ed Martin (1904)win vs Frank Childs (1904)win vs Sam McVey (1904)win vs Black Bill (1904)? vs Sandy Ferguson (1904)win vs Joe Jennette (1905)win vs Young Peter Jackson (1905)win vs Joe Grim (1905)win vs Sandy Ferguson (1905)win vs Morris Harris (1905)win vs Black Bill (1905)win vs Jack Munroe (1905)win vs Walter Johnson (1905)win vs Jim Jeffords (1905)loss vs Marvin Hart (1905)draw vs Joe Jennette (1906)win vs Jim Jeffords (1906)draw vs Billy Dunning (1906)win vs Charlie Haghey (1906)win vs Sam Langford (1906)win vs Black Bill (1906)win vs Fireman Jim Flynn (1907)win vs Sailor Burke (1907)win vs Charles Cutler (1907)win vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1907)win vs Bill Lang (1907)win vs Peter Felix (1907)win vs Tommy Burns (1908)win vs Ben Taylor (1908)win vs Stanley Ketchel (1909)win vs Al Kaufman (1909)win vs Tony Ross (1909)draw vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1909)win vs James J. Jeffries (1910)win vs Fireman Jim Flynn (1912)draw vs Battling Jim Johnson (1913)win vs Frank Moran (1914)loss vs Jess Willard (1915)win vs Jack Murray (1915)win vs Arthur Cravan (1916)win vs Frank Crozier (1916)win vs Blink McCloskey (1918)win vs Marty Cutler (1919)nc vs Jerry Smith (1919)win vs Tom Cowler (1919)win vs Bob Roper (1919)win vs Bill Flint (1919)win vs George Roberts (1920)win vs Bob Wilson (1920)win vs Jack Thompson (1923)win vs Farmer Lodge (1923)win vs Homer Smith (1924)loss vs Brad Simmons (1926)loss vs Bob Lawson (1926)win vs Pat Lester (1926)win vs Rough House Wilson (1928)loss vs Bill Hartwell (1928)loss vs Bearcat Wright (1928)win vs Brad Simmons (1931)
winlossdraw / NC1897–1931

Stanley Ketchel

1910 loss vs Maurice Thompson (1903)win vs Kid Tracy (1903)win vs Kid Foley (1904)win vs Jack Grimes (1904)win vs Kid Herrick (1904)win vs Joe Mudro (1904)loss vs Kid Lee (1904)win vs Jimmy Kelly (1904)loss vs Maurice Thompson (1904)win vs Bob Merrywell (1904)win vs Jimmy Murray (1904)win vs Johnny Gilsey (1904)win vs Kid Leroy (1904)win vs Jim Kid McGuire (1904)win vs Jimmy Quinn (1904)win vs Kid Foley (1905)win vs Jerry McCarthy (1905)win vs Jack Bennett (1905)win vs Marysville Kid (1905)win vs Bob Senate (1905)win vs Kid Fredericks (1905)win vs Roy Hart (1905)win vs Jimmy Kelly (1905)win vs Kid Lee (1905)win vs Kid Pecor (1905)win vs Curley Rhue (1905)win vs Sid LaFontise (1905)draw vs Rudolph Hinz (1905)win vs Kid Thomas (1905)win vs Kid Foley (1906)win vs Mike Tierney (1906)win vs Paddy Hall (1906)nc vs Warren Zurbrick (1906)draw vs Montana Jack Sullivan (1906)win vs Joe Thomas (1907)win vs George Brown (1907)win vs Benny Hart (1907)win vs Mike McClure (1907)win vs Billy Papke (1908)win vs Joe Thomas (1908)win vs Hugo Kelly (1908)win vs Jack Twin Sullivan (1908)win vs Mike Twin Sullivan (1908)loss vs Jack Johnson (1909)win vs Billy Papke (1909)win vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1909)win vs Tony Caponi (1909)win vs Hugh McGann (1909)win vs Jim Smith (1910)win vs Willie Lewis (1910)win vs Porky Flynn (1910)loss vs Sam Langford (1910)loss vs Frank Klaus (1910)
winlossdraw / NC1903–1910

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