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.
Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Johnny Howard (4-14 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Battling Levinsky vs Johnny Howard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Battling Levinsky leads 2–1- Battling Levinsky wonLevinsky vs HowardJan 23, 1920 · NWS
- Johnny Howard wonLevinsky vs HowardMay 2, 1919 · NWS
- Battling Levinsky wonLevinsky vs HowardJun 20, 1917 · PTS
The Numbers
- 196-55-38 (edge)
- Record
- 4-14
- 74.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 22.2%
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 15.31%
- KO rate
- —
- 15% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 14.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.9
- 293
- Bouts tracked
- 18
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 135
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Light Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBattling Levinsky · 200 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
38
Other
132
Johnny Howard · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
4
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (293 and 18 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedBattling Levinsky
WNWS · Dec 1918WNWS · May 1917LPTS · Oct 1911LNWS · Mar 1911LNWS · Feb 1911Johnny Howard
LNWS · Mar 1920LNWS · Sep 1915Battling Levinsky
LNWS · Sep 1919LNWS · Jul 1919LNWS · Apr 1919LNWS · Feb 1919LNWS · Aug 1918LNWS · Sep 1917Johnny Howard
LTKO R9 · Sep 1917Battling Levinsky
WNWS · Jul 1919WNWS · Jul 1919WNWS · Feb 1917LNWS · Oct 1916LNWS · Oct 1916Johnny Howard
LKO · Aug 1916Battling Levinsky
WPTS · Oct 1916DNWS · Sep 1916WNWS · Jul 1916LPTS · Apr 1916LNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Feb 1916LNWS · May 1914LPTS · Apr 1914DNWS · Apr 1913LNWS · Oct 1911Johnny Howard
LNWS · Jul 1915LNWS · Feb 1915
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Battling Levinsky
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Oct 21, 1930
Johnny Howard
WLLLL
W1 streak · last fought Aug 25, 1920
Common Questions
- Have Battling Levinsky and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Battling Levinsky and Johnny Howard have met 3 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Battling Levinsky or Johnny Howard?
- Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 across the 18 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, Battling Levinsky or Johnny Howard?
- Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Battling Levinsky has more.
- Do Battling Levinsky and Johnny Howard have any common opponents?
- Battling Levinsky and Johnny Howard share 4 common opponents: Leo Florian Hauck, Harry Greb and Billy Miske (and 1 other). Johnny Howard fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Battling Levinsky and Johnny Howard?
- This comparison is drawn from 293 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 18 bouts tracked for Johnny Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.