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Alabama Kid vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared

Alabama Kid

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gus Lesnevich

Alabama Kid (1-6-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kid

Tracked record

1–6–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 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

Lesnevich leads 2–0

Alabama Kid and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.

Alabama Kid and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.
Met1937Sep 31939Jan 13Series
Alabama KidFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSRTDR92Meetings

The Numbers

Kid 1 · Lesnevich 6 of 7 measurable rows
KidLesnevich
Record†
1-6-161-14-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
18.8%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.2
0.5
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
8
80

† 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
Alabama Kid: No height on file
Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Alabama Kid: No reach on file
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Agenot held
Alabama Kid: No date of birth
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance
Alabama Kid: Not recorded
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Alabama Kid left, Gus Lesnevich right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alabama Kid1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Alabama Kid: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Gus Lesnevich: 61 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (38%) and 38 on the cards (62%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 38%38 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alabama Kid 8, Gus Lesnevich 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alabama Kid last boxed on Mar 4, 1949 — 28,356 days ago. Kid had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Lesnevich Jan 1939Sands Feb 1948Godoy Aug 1948Moore Jan 1949Moore Mar 19490.5 tracked bouts per year

Gus Lesnevich has lost two straight, after one straight win. Lesnevich last boxed on Aug 10, 1949.WLWLL

Fox Mar 1948Mills Jul 1948Eatman Mar 1949Maxim May 1949Charles Aug 19495.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alabama Kid and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?
Yes. Alabama Kid and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times and Gus Lesnevich leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJan 13, 1939 · Lesnevich · RTD R9

LSep 3, 1937 · Lesnevich · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kid or Lesnevich?
Alabama Kid is 1-6-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kid1–6–118.8%

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kid or Lesnevich?
Alabama Kid has 0 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kid0

Lesnevich2337.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kid and Lesnevich have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alabama Kid and Gus Lesnevich have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kid and Lesnevich?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Alabama Kid and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kid8bouts

Lesnevich80bouts

How They Win ↓

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