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Alvin Lewis vs Oscar Bonavena — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alvin Lewis

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Oscar Bonavena

Alvin Lewis (30-6) and Oscar Bonavena (58-9-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Lewis

30

Wins19 KO · 63%

6

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Bonavena

58

Wins44 KO · 76%

9

Losses

1

Draw68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bonavena leads 1–0

Alvin Lewis and Oscar Bonavena have met 1 time; Bonavena leads 1–0.

Alvin Lewis and Oscar Bonavena have met 1 time; Bonavena leads 1–0.
Met1971Oct 4Series
Alvin LewisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Oscar BonavenaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR71Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 0 · Bonavena 8 of 8 measurable rows
LewisBonavena
Record
30-658-9-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.3%
86% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
19
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.33%
75.86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
65%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.6
4.9
5.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
36
68

† 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
Alvin Lewis: 6′3″
Oscar Bonavena: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Alvin Lewis: Died aged 75
Oscar Bonavena: Died aged 33
Stance
Alvin Lewis: Orthodox
Oscar Bonavena: Orthodox

Alvin Lewis left, Oscar Bonavena 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%

Oscar Bonavena58 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Oscar Bonavena: 58 tracked wins — 44 by KO/TKO (76%), 13 on the cards (22%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

44 by KO/TKO 76%13 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alvin Lewis 36, Oscar Bonavena 68 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Bonavena better on 1 · even on 5

Lewis

Opponent

Bonavena

  • Alvin Lewis

    Win, UD

    1970

    JoinerEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, UD

    1976

  • Alvin Lewis

    Win, TKO

    1971

    MashburnEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, KO 2

    1974

  • Alvin Lewis

    Loss, TKO 11

    1972

    AliEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Loss, TKO

    1970

  • Alvin Lewis

    0–2 against

    Loss, SD

    1969

    Loss, TKO 9

    1968

    MartinBonavena better

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, UD

    1968

  • Alvin Lewis

    Win, KO 2

    1968

    CorlettiEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, KO 1

    1965

  • Alvin Lewis

    Win, UD

    1967

    WippermanEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, UD

    1964

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

Oscar Bonavena has won seven straight, the most recent against Billy Joiner. Bonavena last boxed on Feb 26, 1976.WWWWW

Mashburn Sep 1974Wright Oct 1974Vaka Nov 1974Gorosito Nov 1975Joiner Feb 19765.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alvin Lewis and Oscar Bonavena ever fought each other?
Yes. Alvin Lewis and Oscar Bonavena met once on October 4, 1971, and Oscar Bonavena won by DQ in round 7.
The meeting

LOct 4, 1971 · Bonavena · DQ R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Bonavena?
Alvin Lewis is 30-6 and Oscar Bonavena is 58-9-1. Oscar Bonavena has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lewis30–683.3%

Bonavena58–9–186%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Bonavena?
Alvin Lewis has 19 knockout wins and Oscar Bonavena has 44. Oscar Bonavena has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lewis1963.3%

Bonavena4475.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Bonavena have any common opponents?
Alvin Lewis and Oscar Bonavena share 6 common opponents: Billy Joiner, Bob Mashburn and Muhammad Ali (and 3 others). Oscar Bonavena fared better against 1 of them.
6 shared opponents

Billy JoinerWW

Bob MashburnWW

Muhammad AliLL

Leotis MartinLW

and 2 more

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Bonavena?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Alvin Lewis and 68 bouts tracked for Oscar Bonavena. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis36bouts

Bonavena68bouts

How They Win ↓

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