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Al Gainer vs John Henry Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Gainer

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John Henry Lewis

Al Gainer (7-9-2 across 18 tracked bouts) and John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Gainer

Tracked record

7–9–2

counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lewis

101

Wins58 KO · 57%

11

Losses

5

Draws117 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

Lewis leads 2–0

Al Gainer and John Henry Lewis have met 2 times; Lewis leads 2–0.

Al Gainer and John Henry Lewis have met 2 times; Lewis leads 2–0.
Met1936Jul 301938Oct 28Series
Al GainerFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
John Henry LewisFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Gainer 1 · Lewis 6 of 7 measurable rows
GainerLewis
Record†
7-9-2101-11-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
44.4%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 58
1
58 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—57.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
14%
56% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 11.7
2.3
11.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117
18
117

† 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

Heightnot held
Al Gainer: No height on file
John Henry Lewis: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Al Gainer: No reach on file
John Henry Lewis: 71″
Agenot held
Al Gainer: No date of birth
John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59
Stance
Al Gainer: Not recorded
John Henry Lewis: Orthodox

Al Gainer left, John Henry Lewis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Gainer7 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Al Gainer: 7 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (14%) and 6 on the cards (86%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 14%6 on the cards 86%

John Henry Lewis101 wins · from 117 tracked bouts

John Henry Lewis: 101 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (56%) and 44 on the cards (44%). Counted from 117 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 56%44 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Gainer 18, John Henry Lewis 117 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Gainer better on 2 · Lewis better on 1

Gainer

Opponent

Lewis

  • Al Gainer

    2–2–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1933

    Draw, PTS

    1933

    Win, PTS

    1932

    Win, PTS

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1931

    OlinLewis better

    John Henry Lewis

    3–0 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1937

    Win, UD

    1935

    Win, PTS

    1935

  • Al Gainer

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1934

    Draw, PTS

    1934

    RosenbloomGainer better

    John Henry Lewis

    2–3 against

    Loss, PTS

    1935

    Loss, PTS

    1935

    Win, PTS

    1933

    Win, PTS

    1933

    Loss, PTS

    1932

  • Al Gainer

    Win, PTS

    1931

    BraddockGainer better

    John Henry Lewis

    1–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1934

    Win, PTS

    1932

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

Al Gainer last boxed on Jul 17, 1939 — 31,874 days ago. Gainer had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Knight Jun 1936Galento Jun 1936Lewis Jul 1936Lewis Oct 1938Yarosz Jul 19392.3 tracked bouts per year

John Henry Lewis had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Lewis last boxed on Jan 25, 1939.WWWWL

Ray May 1938Ceccarelli Aug 1938Adamick Sep 1938Gainer Oct 1938Louis Jan 193911.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Gainer and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Gainer and John Henry Lewis have met 2 times and John Henry Lewis leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LOct 28, 1938 · Lewis · UD

LJul 30, 1936 · Lewis · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gainer or Lewis?
Al Gainer is 7-9-2 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gainer7–9–244.4%

Lewis101–11–588.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gainer or Lewis?
Al Gainer has 1 knockout win and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gainer1

Lewis5857.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gainer and Lewis have any common opponents?
Al Gainer and John Henry Lewis share 3 common opponents: Bob Olin, Maxie Rosenbloom and James J. Braddock. Al Gainer fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Bob Olin2–2–1W

Maxie Rosenbloom0–1–12–3

James J. BraddockW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gainer and Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Al Gainer and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gainer18bouts

Lewis117bouts

How They Win ↓

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