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.
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.
Al Gainer vs John Henry Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John Henry Lewis leads 2–0- John Henry Lewis wonLewis vs GainerOct 28, 1938 · UD
- John Henry Lewis wonLewis vs GainerJul 30, 1936 · PTS
The Numbers
- 7-9-2
- Record
- 101-11-5 (edge)
- 44.4%
- Win %
- 88.5% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 58 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 57.43%
- 14%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 56% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 2.3
- Bouts per year
- 11.7 (edge)
- 18
- Bouts tracked
- 117
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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- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
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- Age
- 112
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- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
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- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyAl Gainer · 7 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
6
Other
0
John Henry Lewis · 101 wins
KO/TKO
57
Decision
44
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (18 and 117 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedAl Gainer
LPTS · Dec 1933DPTS · Aug 1933WPTS · Sep 1932WPTS · Sep 1931LPTS · Jul 1931John Henry Lewis
WTKO R8 · Jun 1937WUD · Oct 1935WPTS · Apr 1935Al Gainer
LPTS · Dec 1934DPTS · Apr 1934John Henry Lewis
LPTS · Nov 1935LPTS · Jul 1935WPTS · Jul 1933WPTS · Jul 1933LPTS · Nov 1932
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Al Gainer
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 17, 1939
John Henry Lewis
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1939
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Al Gainer or John Henry 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Al Gainer or John Henry Lewis?
- Al Gainer has 1 knockout win and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
- Do Al Gainer and John Henry 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Al Gainer and John Henry 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.