Have Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid have met 4 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Levinsky or Kid?

Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Zulu Kid is 1-18-2 across the 21 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 Kid?

Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Zulu Kid has 0. Battling Levinsky has more.

Do Levinsky and Kid have any common opponents?

Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid share 4 common opponents: Mike McTigue, Harry Greb and Leo Florian Hauck (and 1 other). Zulu Kid fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 21 bouts tracked for Zulu Kid. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Levinsky vs Zulu Kid — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Battling Levinsky

Zulu Kid

Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Zulu Kid (1-18-2 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws289 tracked bouts

Kid

Tracked record

1–18–2

counted from 21 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

Levinsky leads 4–0

Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid have met 4 times; Levinsky leads 4–0.
Met	1914Nov 21	1915Apr 3	1916Jan 28	1917Oct 31	Series
Battling LevinskyFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Zulu KidFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Result	NWSLevinsky vs Kid	NWSLevinsky vs Kid	NWSLevinsky vs Kid	NWSLevinsky vs Kid	4Meetings

The Numbers

Levinsky 5 · Kid 1 of 6 measurable rows

LevinskyEdge = longer wingKid

Record^†: 196-55-38 (edge)1-18-2
Win %0–100%: 74.4% (edge)
9.5%
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)
3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 289: 289
21

† 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; Zulu Kid: No date of birth
Stance: Battling Levinsky: Orthodox; Zulu Kid: Not recorded

Battling Levinsky left, Zulu Kid 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%

Zulu Kid1 win · from 21 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, Zulu Kid 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Levinsky better on 1 · Kid better on 34 shared · Battling Levinsky better on 1 · Zulu Kid better on 3

LevinskyBattling Levinsky

Opponent

KidZulu Kid

Battling Levinsky
Win, NWS
1921Sep 1921
McTigueMike McTigueIreland 111–45–14 · Light HeavyweightLevinsky betterBattling Levinsky better — 1–0 to 0–3
Zulu Kid
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
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 · MiddleweightKid betterZulu Kid better — 0–5 to 0–6
Zulu Kid
0–5 against
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Loss, NWS 14
1918Jan 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Apr 1917
Battling Levinsky
2–3 against
Win, NWS
1918Dec 1918
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Loss, PTS
1911Oct 1911
Loss, NWS
1911Mar 1911
Loss, NWS
1911Feb 1911
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightKid betterZulu Kid better — 0–1 to 2–3
Zulu Kid
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Battling Levinsky
2–6–2 against
Win, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Sep 1916
Win, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Loss, PTS
1916Apr 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Feb 1916
Loss, NWS
1914May 1914
Loss, PTS
1914Apr 1914
Draw, NWS
1913Apr 1913
Loss, NWS
1911Oct 1911
DillonJack DillonUnited States 191–31–28 · Light HeavyweightKid betterZulu Kid better — 0–2 to 2–6–2
Zulu Kid
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915

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

Zulu Kid last boxed on Feb 6, 1920 — 38,974 days ago. Kid had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Greb Jun 1918Hauck Feb 1919McTigue Apr 1919Greb Nov 1919Greb Feb 19203.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid have met 4 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Kid?: Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Zulu Kid is 1-18-2 across the 21 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 Kid?: Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Zulu Kid has 0. Battling Levinsky has more.
Do Levinsky and Kid have any common opponents?: Battling Levinsky and Zulu Kid share 4 common opponents: Mike McTigue, Harry Greb and Leo Florian Hauck (and 1 other). Zulu Kid fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Kid?: This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 21 bouts tracked for Zulu Kid. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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