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Battling Levinsky vs Joe Grim — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Battling Levinsky

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Joe Grim

Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Joe Grim (24-104-22) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

55

Losses

38

Draws289 tracked bouts

Grim

24

Wins10 KO · 42%

104

Losses

22

Draws15 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Levinsky leads 1–0

Battling Levinsky and Joe Grim have met 1 time; Levinsky leads 1–0.

Battling Levinsky and Joe Grim have met 1 time; Levinsky leads 1–0.
Met1912Jan 11Series
Battling LevinskyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe GrimFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Levinsky 4 · Grim 2 of 6 measurable rows
LevinskyGrim
Record
196-55-38 (edge)24-104-22
Win %0–100%
74.4% (edge)
23.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
15.31%
41.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
15%—
Times stopped†max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 14
14 (edge)
1.7
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
Joe Grim: 5′7″
Agenot comparable
Battling Levinsky: Died aged 57
Joe Grim: Died aged 57
Stance
Battling Levinsky: Orthodox
Joe Grim: Orthodox

Battling Levinsky left, Joe Grim 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

Battling Levinsky: 196 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (15%), 39 on the cards (20%) and 127 by another method or unrecorded (65%). Counted from 289 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Joe Grim0 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

Joe Grim: no tracked wins in the 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Grim yet.

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

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Joe Grim has lost the most recent, to Battling Levinsky. Grim last boxed on Jan 11, 1912.DLLDL

Kid Feb 1905Johnson Jul 1905McVey Jun 1910McCarty Apr 1911Levinsky Jan 19121.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Battling Levinsky and Joe Grim ever fought each other?
Yes. Battling Levinsky and Joe Grim met once on January 11, 1912, and Battling Levinsky won by NWS.
The meeting

WJan 11, 1912 · Levinsky · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Grim?
Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Joe Grim is 24-104-22. Battling Levinsky has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Levinsky196–55–3874.4%

Grim24–104–2223.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Grim?
Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Joe Grim has 10. Battling Levinsky has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Levinsky3015.3%

Grim1041.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Levinsky and Grim have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Battling Levinsky and Joe Grim have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Grim?
This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 15 bouts tracked for Joe Grim. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Levinsky289bouts

Grim15bouts

How They Win ↓

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