Have Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan have met 4 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 2 draws.

Who has the better record, Levinsky or Brennan?

Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Bill Brennan is 77-18-8. Bill Brennan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Brennan?

Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Bill Brennan has 49. Bill Brennan has more.

Do Levinsky and Brennan have any common opponents?

Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan share 3 common opponents: Billy Miske, Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb. Battling Levinsky fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Brennan?

This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 15 bouts tracked for Bill Brennan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Levinsky vs Bill Brennan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Bill Brennan (77-18-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws289 tracked bouts

Brennan

Wins49 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws15 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1 with 2 draws

Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan have met 4 times; Series level 1–1 with 2 draws.
Met	1917Oct 2	1917Oct 23	1917Nov 27	1918Jan 15	Series
Battling LevinskyFighter A	DDraw	LLost	WWon	DDraw	1–1–2W–L–D
Bill BrennanFighter B	DDraw	WWon	LLost	DDraw	1–1–2W–L–D
Result	PTSLevinsky vs Brennan	PTSLevinsky vs Brennan	PTSLevinsky vs Brennan	PTSLevinsky vs Brennan	4Meetings

The Numbers

Levinsky 2 · Brennan 4 of 6 measurable rows

LevinskyEdge = longer wingBrennan

Record: 196-55-3877-18-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 74.4%
78.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 30
49 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 15.31%
63.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 15% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†levelmax 4: 4
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 14: 14 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 289: 289
15

† 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: Battling Levinsky: No height on file; Bill Brennan: 6′1″
Agenot comparable: Battling Levinsky: Died aged 57; Bill Brennan: Died aged 30
Stance: Battling Levinsky: Orthodox; Bill Brennan: Not recorded

Battling Levinsky left, Bill Brennan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Light Heavyweight against Heavyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Battling Levinsky196 wins · from 289 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 15%39 on the cards 20%127 by another method or unrecorded 65%

Bill Brennan1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Levinsky 289, Bill Brennan 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Levinsky better on 2 · Brennan better on 13 shared · Battling Levinsky better on 2 · Bill Brennan better on 1

LevinskyBattling Levinsky

Opponent

BrennanBill Brennan

Battling Levinsky
2–2 against
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Oct 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Oct 1916
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightLevinsky betterBattling Levinsky better — 2–2 to 0–3–1
Bill Brennan
0–3–1 against
Loss, KO 4
1923Nov 1923
Loss, NWS
1921Jun 1921
Draw, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Loss, PTS
1919Apr 1919
Battling Levinsky
Loss, KO 3
1918Nov 1918
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Levinsky betterBattling Levinsky better — 0–1 to 0–2
Bill Brennan
0–2 against
Loss, KO 12
1920Dec 1920
Loss, TKO 6
1918Feb 1918
Battling Levinsky
0–6 against
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Sep 1917
GrebHarry GrebUnited States 261–18–19 · MiddleweightBrennan betterBill Brennan better — 0–4 to 0–6
Bill Brennan
0–4 against
Loss, NWS
1919Aug 1919
Loss, PTS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919

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

Battling Levinsky has won once since losses to Otto von Porat and Herman Weiner. Levinsky last boxed on Oct 21, 1930.LWLLW

Gallagher Dec 1928Corri Jan 1929Porat Jan 1929Weiner Jan 1929Sims Oct 193014 tracked bouts per year

Bill Brennan has lost six straight. Brennan last boxed on Nov 7, 1923.LLLLL

Greb Aug 1919Dempsey Dec 1920Miske Jun 1921Firpo Mar 1923Miske Nov 19232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan have met 4 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 2 draws.
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Brennan?: Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Bill Brennan is 77-18-8. Bill Brennan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Brennan?: Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Bill Brennan has 49. Bill Brennan has more.
Do Levinsky and Brennan have any common opponents?: Battling Levinsky and Bill Brennan share 3 common opponents: Billy Miske, Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb. Battling Levinsky fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Brennan?: This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 15 bouts tracked for Bill Brennan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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