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Alvin Lewis vs Muhammad Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alvin Lewis

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Muhammad Ali

Alvin Lewis (30-6) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Lewis

30

Wins19 KO · 63%

6

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Ali

56

Wins37 KO · 66%

5

Losses

0

Draws62 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ali leads 1–0

Alvin Lewis and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.

Alvin Lewis and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.
Met1972Jul 19Series
Alvin LewisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Muhammad AliFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 1 · Ali 7 of 8 measurable rows
LewisAli
Record
30-656-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.3%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37
19
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.33%
66.07% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
65%
67% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 10
0
10 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
36
62

† 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

HeightLevel
Alvin Lewis: 6′3″
Muhammad Ali: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Alvin Lewis: No reach on file
Muhammad Ali: 78″
Agenot comparable
Alvin Lewis: Died aged 75
Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Stance
Alvin Lewis: Orthodox
Muhammad Ali: Orthodox

Alvin Lewis left, Muhammad Ali right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alvin Lewis31 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Alvin Lewis: 31 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (65%) and 11 on the cards (35%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 65%11 on the cards 35%

Muhammad Ali57 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Muhammad Ali: 57 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (67%) and 19 on the cards (33%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

38 by KO/TKO 67%19 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alvin Lewis 36, Muhammad Ali 62 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ali better on 1 · even on 1

Lewis

Opponent

Ali

  • Alvin Lewis

    Loss, DQ 7

    1971

    BonavenaAli better

    Muhammad Ali

    Win, TKO

    1970

  • Alvin Lewis

    Win, TKO 4

    1970

    WilliamsEven

    Muhammad Ali

    Win, TKO 3

    1966

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

Alvin Lewis has won three straight since losing a decision to Jack O'Halloran. Lewis last boxed on Nov 14, 1973.WLWWW

Reno Jan 1973O'Halloran Mar 1973McBride Jul 1973Cross Sep 1973McCauley Nov 19734.9 tracked bouts per year

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alvin Lewis and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?
Yes. Alvin Lewis and Muhammad Ali met once on July 19, 1972, and Muhammad Ali won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

LJul 19, 1972 · Ali · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Ali?
Alvin Lewis is 30-6 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lewis30–683.3%

Ali56–591.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Ali?
Alvin Lewis has 19 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Muhammad Ali has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lewis1963.3%

Ali3766.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Ali have any common opponents?
Alvin Lewis and Muhammad Ali share 2 common opponents: Oscar Bonavena and Cleveland Williams. Muhammad Ali fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Oscar BonavenaLW

Cleveland WilliamsWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Ali?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Alvin Lewis and 62 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis36bouts

Ali62bouts

How They Win ↓

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