Have Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper met once on November 24, 1921, and the bout was a draw by PTS.

Who has the better record, Levinsky or Roper?

Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Bob Roper is 1-12-3 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Battling Levinsky has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Roper?

Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Bob Roper has 0. Battling Levinsky has more.

Do Levinsky and Roper have any common opponents?

Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper share 4 common opponents: Harry Greb, Billy Miske and Gunboat Smith (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 16 bouts tracked for Bob Roper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Levinsky vs Bob Roper — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Battling Levinsky

Bob Roper

Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Bob Roper (1-12-3 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws289 tracked bouts

Roper

Tracked record

1–12–3

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1921Nov 24	Series
Battling LevinskyFighter A	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Bob RoperFighter B	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	PTSLevinsky vs Roper	1Meeting

Levinsky vs Roper · Nov 24, 1921

The Numbers

Levinsky 5 · Roper 1 of 6 measurable rows

LevinskyEdge = longer wingRoper

Record^†: 196-55-38 (edge)1-12-3
Win %0–100%: 74.4% (edge)
15.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 15.31%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 15% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14: 14 (edge)
4.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 289: 289
16

† 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

Agenot held: Battling Levinsky: Died aged 57; Bob Roper: No date of birth
Stance: Battling Levinsky: Orthodox; Bob Roper: Not recorded

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

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%

Bob Roper1 win · from 16 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Levinsky 289, Bob Roper 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Levinsky better on 1 · Roper better on 1 · even on 24 shared · Battling Levinsky better on 1 · Bob Roper better on 1 · even on 2

LevinskyBattling Levinsky

Opponent

RoperBob Roper

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 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 0–6 both
Bob Roper
0–6 against
Loss, NWS
1923Jan 1923
Loss, PTS
1922Nov 1922
Loss, NWS
1922Sep 1922
Loss, PTS
1920Dec 1920
Loss, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
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 0–2–1
Bob Roper
0–2–1 against
Draw, PTS
1922Sep 1922
Loss, PTS
1922May 1922
Loss, DQ 6
1922Feb 1922
Battling Levinsky
4–1–1 against
Win, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Win, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Win, NWS
1916May 1916
Loss, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Draw, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Win, NWS
1914Oct 1914
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightRoper betterBob Roper better — 1–0–1 to 4–1–1
Bob Roper
1–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1920Sep 1920
Draw, PTS
1920Aug 1920
Battling Levinsky
Loss, NWS
1917Mar 1917
GibbonsTommy GibbonsUnited States 96–5–4 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Bob Roper
Loss, NWS
1920Apr 1920

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

Bob Roper last boxed on Mar 20, 1923 — 37,833 days ago. Roper had lost five straight.LLLLL

Greb Sep 1922Smith Oct 1922Greb Nov 1922Greb Jan 1923Smith Mar 19234.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper met once on November 24, 1921, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Roper?: Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Bob Roper is 1-12-3 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Battling Levinsky has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Roper?: Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Bob Roper has 0. Battling Levinsky has more.
Do Levinsky and Roper have any common opponents?: Battling Levinsky and Bob Roper share 4 common opponents: Harry Greb, Billy Miske and Gunboat Smith (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Roper?: This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 16 bouts tracked for Bob Roper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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