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Art Sykes (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Joe Louis (66-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Art Sykes vs Joe Louis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Art Sykes

Tracked record

0–6

6 tracked bouts

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Joe Louis

66–3

72 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

Joe Louis leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-6
Record
66-3 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
95.7% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
52 (edge)
KO rate
78.79%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
79%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5
Times stopped
3 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.3
Bouts per year
2.2 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

6
Bouts tracked
72

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′2″ (187 cm)
Reach
76″ (193 cm)
113
Age
112
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Art Sykes · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Joe Louis · 67 wins

KO/TKO
53
Decision
13
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 72 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Art Sykes

    LKO R4 · Mar 1938

    Jersey Joe Walcott

    Joe Louis

    WKO R11 · Jun 1948WSD · Dec 1947
  • Art Sykes

    LKO R3 · Feb 1937

    Arturo Godoy

    Joe Louis

    WTKO R8 · Jun 1940WSD · Feb 1940
  • Art Sykes

    LKO R6 · Jan 1937

    John Henry Lewis

    Joe Louis

    WKO R1 · Jan 1939
  • Art Sykes

    LPTS · Sep 1934

    King Levinsky

    Joe Louis

    WTKO R1 · Aug 1935

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Art Sykes

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought Mar 25, 1938

Joe Louis

LWLLW

L1 streak · last fought Dec 10, 1966

Common Questions

Have Art Sykes and Joe Louis ever fought each other?
Yes. Art Sykes and Joe Louis met once on October 24, 1934, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Art Sykes or Joe Louis?
Art Sykes is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Louis is 66-3. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Art Sykes or Joe Louis?
Art Sykes has 0 knockout wins and Joe Louis has 52. Joe Louis has more.
Do Art Sykes and Joe Louis have any common opponents?
Art Sykes and Joe Louis share 4 common opponents: Jersey Joe Walcott, Arturo Godoy and John Henry Lewis (and 1 other). Joe Louis fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Art Sykes and Joe Louis?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Art Sykes and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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