Have Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey have met 6 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 5-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Levinsky or Coffey?

Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Jim Coffey is 49-15-3. Jim Coffey has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Coffey?

Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Jim Coffey has 38. Jim Coffey has more.

Do Levinsky and Coffey have any common opponents?

Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey share 2 common opponents: Gunboat Smith and Andrew Chiariglione. Battling Levinsky fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 13 bouts tracked for Jim Coffey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Levinsky vs Jim Coffey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Jim Coffey (49-15-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws289 tracked bouts

Coffey

Wins38 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws13 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Levinsky leads 5–0 with 1 draw

Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey have met 6 times; Levinsky leads 5–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1913Dec 22	1914Jan 3	1914Mar 9	1917Sep 11	1918Jun 6	1919Feb 12	Series
Battling LevinskyFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	DDraw	WWon	WWon	5–0–1W–L–D
Jim CoffeyFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	DDraw	LLost	LLost	0–5–1W–L–D
Result	NWSLevinsky vs Coffey	NWSLevinsky vs Coffey	NWSLevinsky vs Coffey	PTSLevinsky vs Coffey	NWSLevinsky vs Coffey	PTSLevinsky vs Coffey	6Meetings

The Numbers

Levinsky 1 · Coffey 6 of 7 measurable rows

LevinskyEdge = longer wingCoffey

Record: 196-55-3849-15-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 74.4%
75.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 30
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 15.31%
77.55% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 15%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 14: 14 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 289: 289
13

† 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; Jim Coffey: 6′3″
Agenot comparable: Battling Levinsky: Died aged 57; Jim Coffey: Died aged 69
Stance: Battling Levinsky: Orthodox; Jim Coffey: Orthodox

Battling Levinsky left, Jim Coffey 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%

Jim Coffey3 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Levinsky 289, Jim Coffey 13 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Levinsky better on 22 shared · Battling Levinsky better on 2

LevinskyBattling Levinsky

Opponent

CoffeyJim Coffey

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 · HeavyweightLevinsky betterBattling Levinsky better — 4–1–1 to 1–2
Jim Coffey
1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1916Sep 1916
Win, KO 4
1915Nov 1915
Loss, NWS
1914Dec 1914
Battling Levinsky
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1915Dec 1915
Win, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Win, NWS
1913Dec 1913
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26Levinsky betterBattling Levinsky better — 3–0 to 2–0–1
Jim Coffey
2–0–1 against
Win, KO 9
1915May 1915
Win, KO 4
1914Apr 1914
Draw, NWS
1913May 1913

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

Jim Coffey has lost the most recent, to Battling Levinsky. Coffey last boxed on Feb 12, 1919.LDLDL

Smith Sep 1916Levinsky Sep 1917Levinsky Jun 1918Shade Jun 1918Levinsky Feb 19192.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey have met 6 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 5-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Coffey?: Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Jim Coffey is 49-15-3. Jim Coffey has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Coffey?: Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Jim Coffey has 38. Jim Coffey has more.
Do Levinsky and Coffey have any common opponents?: Battling Levinsky and Jim Coffey share 2 common opponents: Gunboat Smith and Andrew Chiariglione. Battling Levinsky fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Coffey?: This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 13 bouts tracked for Jim Coffey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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