Have Al Hostak and Ben Brown ever fought each other?

Yes. Al Hostak and Ben Brown met once on April 1, 1941, and Al Hostak won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Hostak or Brown?

Al Hostak is 64-9-11 and Ben Brown is 3-8-3 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Al Hostak has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Hostak or Brown?

Al Hostak has 41 knockout wins and Ben Brown has 1. Al Hostak has more.

Do Hostak and Brown have any common opponents?

Al Hostak and Ben Brown share 4 common opponents: Ken Overlin, Tony Zale and Solly Krieger (and 1 other). Al Hostak fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hostak and Brown?

This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Al Hostak and 14 bouts tracked for Ben Brown. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Al Hostak vs Ben Brown — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Al Hostak

Ben Brown

Al Hostak (64-9-11) and Ben Brown (3-8-3 across 14 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Hostak

Wins41 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws84 tracked bouts

Brown

Tracked record

3–8–3

counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Hostak leads 1–0

Al Hostak and Ben Brown have met 1 time; Hostak leads 1–0.
Met	1941Apr 1	Series
Al HostakFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ben BrownFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR3Hostak vs Brown	1Meeting

Hostak vs Brown · Apr 1, 1941

The Numbers

Hostak 6 · Brown 0 of 6 measurable rows

HostakEdge = longer wingBrown

Record^†: 64-9-11 (edge)3-8-3
Win %0–100%: 82.7% (edge)
32.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 41: 41 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 64.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 64% (edge)
33%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5: 5 (edge)
3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84: 84
14

† 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 Hostak: 6′0″; Ben Brown: No height on file
Reachnot held: Al Hostak: 73″; Ben Brown: No reach on file
Agenot held: Al Hostak: Died aged 90; Ben Brown: No date of birth
Stance: Al Hostak: Orthodox; Ben Brown: Not recorded

Al Hostak left, Ben Brown 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 Hostak64 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

41 by KO/TKO 64%23 on the cards 36%

Ben Brown3 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Hostak 84, Ben Brown 14 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Hostak better on 2 · Brown better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Al Hostak better on 2 · Ben Brown better on 1 · even on 1

HostakAl Hostak

Opponent

BrownBen Brown

Al Hostak
Loss, UD
1941Nov 1941
OverlinKen OverlinUnited States 136–19–10 · MiddleweightHostak betterAl Hostak better — 0–1 to 0–4–2
Ben Brown
0–4–2 against
Loss, PTS
1940Aug 1940
Loss, PTS
1940Jun 1940
Draw, PTS
1939Dec 1939
Loss, PTS
1939Nov 1939
Draw, PTS
1939Oct 1939
Loss, PTS
1936Nov 1936
Al Hostak
0–3 against
Loss, KO 2
1941May 1941
Loss, TKO 13
1940Jul 1940
Loss, UD
1940Jan 1940
ZaleTony ZaleUnited States 67–18–2 · MiddleweightBrown betterBen Brown better — 0–1 to 0–3
Ben Brown
Loss, KO 3
1940Mar 1940
Al Hostak
1–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1939Jun 1939
Loss, MD
1938Nov 1938
KriegerSolly KriegerUnited States 82–25–6Hostak betterAl Hostak better — 1–1 to 0–1
Ben Brown
Loss, TKO 9
1939Feb 1939
Al Hostak
Win, KO 7
1937Jul 1937
RiskoEddie Babe RiskoUnited States 65–26–12 · MiddleweightEvenEven — Al Hostak 1–0, Ben Brown 1–0–1
Ben Brown
1–0–1 against
Win, KO 9
1938Sep 1938
Draw, PTS
1938Jul 1938

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 Hostak has won two straight since three bouts without a win. Hostak last boxed on Jan 7, 1949.DLDWW

Duke Oct 1947Snapp Mar 1948Perkins Nov 1948Perkins Dec 1948Snapp Jan 19495 tracked bouts per year

Ben Brown last boxed on Apr 1, 1941 — 31,246 days ago. Brown had lost four straight.DLLLL

Overlin Dec 1939Zale Mar 1940Overlin Jun 1940Overlin Aug 1940Hostak Apr 19413.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Al Hostak and Ben Brown ever fought each other?: Yes. Al Hostak and Ben Brown met once on April 1, 1941, and Al Hostak won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Hostak or Brown?: Al Hostak is 64-9-11 and Ben Brown is 3-8-3 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Al Hostak has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Hostak or Brown?: Al Hostak has 41 knockout wins and Ben Brown has 1. Al Hostak has more.
Do Hostak and Brown have any common opponents?: Al Hostak and Ben Brown share 4 common opponents: Ken Overlin, Tony Zale and Solly Krieger (and 1 other). Al Hostak fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hostak and Brown?: This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Al Hostak and 14 bouts tracked for Ben Brown. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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