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Benny Leonard vs Buster Brown — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

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Buster Brown

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Buster Brown (0-11 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Brown

Tracked record

0–11

counted from 11 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

Leonard leads 2–0

Benny Leonard and Buster Brown have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.

Benny Leonard and Buster Brown have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met1931Nov 231932Apr 11Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Buster BrownFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 4 · Brown 1 of 5 measurable rows
LeonardBrown
Record†
185-22-9 (edge)0-11
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
11

† 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

Heightnot held
Benny Leonard: 5′5″
Buster Brown: No height on file
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
Buster Brown: No reach on file
Agenot held
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
Buster Brown: No date of birth
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
Buster Brown: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Buster Brown right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Benny Leonard185 wins · from 216 tracked bouts

Benny Leonard: 185 tracked wins — 70 by KO/TKO (38%), 17 on the cards (9%) and 98 by another method or unrecorded (53%). Counted from 216 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

70 by KO/TKO 38%17 on the cards 9%98 by another method or unrecorded 53%

Buster Brown0 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Buster Brown: no tracked wins in the 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Brown yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Buster Brown 11 — 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

Benny Leonard had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy McLarnin. Leonard last boxed on Oct 7, 1932.WWWWL

Sarko Aug 1932Rafferty Sep 1932Abbott Sep 1932Sarko Sep 1932McLarnin Oct 193210.3 tracked bouts per year

Buster Brown last boxed on Apr 15, 1936 — 33,060 days ago. Brown had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Leonard Apr 1932Bass May 1933Bass Aug 1933Montalvo Jul 1934Ambers Apr 19361.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and Buster Brown ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Buster Brown have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WApr 11, 1932 · Leonard · PTS

WNov 23, 1931 · Leonard · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Brown?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Buster Brown is 0-11 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Brown0–110%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Brown?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Buster Brown has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

Brown0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Brown have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Leonard and Buster Brown have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Brown?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 11 bouts tracked for Buster Brown. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Brown11bouts

How They Win ↓

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