Professional Boxing Record
| 19 Wins (14 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Loss, 2 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 19-1-2 |
Jack Johnson | TKO | 15 (45) | 07/04/1910 | Reno, Nevada, United States | For World Heavyweight title. Reportedly the first time a venue was constructed specifically for one boxing show. Jeffries had to lose 100 pounds in order to get in shape for the fight. |
| Win | 19-0-2 |
Jack Munroe | TKO | 2 | 08/26/1904 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. Retired afterwards. |
| Win | 18-0-2 |
James J. Corbett | TKO | 10 (20) | 08/14/1903 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 17-0-2 |
Bob Fitzsimmons | KO | 8 (20) | 07/25/1902 | The Arena, San Francisco, California, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 16-0-2 |
Gus Ruhlin | TKO | 5 (20) | 11/15/1901 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 15-0-2 |
Joe Kennedy | KO | 2 (4) | 09/24/1901 | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, United States | A short left to the jaw put Kennedy on the canvas and half through the ropes where he was counted out. |
| NC | 14-0-2 |
Hank Griffin | ND | 4 (4) | 09/17/1901 | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States | Griffin went down from a push in the first round and was knocked down twice by clean punches in the second. |
| Win | 14-0-2 | James J. Corbett | KO | 23 (25) | 05/11/1900 | Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 13-0-2 | John Finnegan | PTS | 25 (25) | 04/06/1900 | Cadillac A.C., Detroit, Michigan, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 12-0-2 | Tom Sharkey | PTS | 25 (25) | 11/03/1899 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States | Retained World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 11-0-2 | Bob Fitzsimmons | KO | 11 (20) | 06/09/1899 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States | Won World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 10-0-2 | Bob Armstrong | PTS | 10 (10) | 08/05/1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 9-0-2 | Tom Sharkey | PTS | 20 (20) | 05/06/1898 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Sharkey was down in the 11th round. |
| Win | 8-0-2 | Mexican Pete Everett | TKO | 3 (20) | 04/22/1898 | Olympic A.C., San Francisco, California, United States | Everett was down twice in the 2nd round, and one more time in the 3rd when the referee stopped the fight. |
| Win | 7-0-2 | Peter Jackson | TKO | 3 (20) | 03/22/1898 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Jackson down twice in the 2nd round. |
| Win | 6-0-2 | Joe Goddard | TKO | 4 (15) | 02/28/1898 | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Draw | 5-0-2 | Joe Choynski | PTS | 20 (20) | 11/30/1897 | National A.C., San Francisco, California, United States | |
| Draw | 5-0-1 | Gus Ruhlin | PTS | 20 (20) | 07/16/1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States | Ruhlin down and "almost out by a terrific right swing on the jaw and only the call of time saved him. The referee declared the fight a draw, a decision which was received with mingled cheers and hisses." - Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
| Win | 5–0 | Henry Baker | TKO | 9 (20) | 05/18/1897 | National A.C., San Francisco, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Theodore Van Buskirk | KO | 2 | 04/09/1897 | National A.C., San Francisco, California, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Hank Griffin | KO | 14 | 12/01/1896 | Oakland Tribune, Los Angeles, California, United States | Exact date is uncertain. |
| Win | 2–0 | Dan Long | KO | 2 (10) | 07/02/1896 | Occidental A.C., San Francisco, California, United States | Long was knocked down twice in the 1st round. |
| Win | 1–0 | Hank Lorraine | KO | 2 (4) | 10/29/1895 | Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, United States | Jeffries' professional debut. |
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