Have Benny Leonard and Chick Simler ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Chick Simler met once on November 28, 1916, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Simler?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Chick Simler is 3-6 across the 9 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.

Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Simler?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Chick Simler has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Simler have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Chick Simler share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Johnny Dundee and Freddie Welsh (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Simler?

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 9 bouts tracked for Chick Simler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Chick Simler — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Chick Simler

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Chick Simler (3-6 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Simler

Tracked record

3–6

counted from 9 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 1–0

Benny Leonard and Chick Simler have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met	1916Nov 28	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Chick SimlerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSLeonard vs Simler	1Meeting

Leonard vs Simler · Nov 28, 1916

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Simler 1 of 6 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingSimler

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)3-6
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
9

† 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″; Chick Simler: No height on file
Reachnot held: Benny Leonard: 69″; Chick Simler: No reach on file
Agenot held: Benny Leonard: Died aged 51; Chick Simler: No date of birth
Stance: Benny Leonard: Orthodox; Chick Simler: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Chick Simler 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

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

Chick Simler3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

3 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Chick Simler 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Leonard better on 2 · Simler better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Benny Leonard better on 2 · Chick Simler better on 1 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

SimlerChick Simler

Benny Leonard
2–0 against
Win, UD
1923Jul 1923
Win, NWS
1922Jul 1922
TendlerLew TendlerUnited States 145–16–8 · WelterweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 2–0 to 0–1
Chick Simler
Loss, TKO 7
1920Dec 1920
Benny Leonard
4–2–2 against
Win, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Jun 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Mar 1915
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 4–2–2 to 0–2
Chick Simler
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1917May 1917
Loss, PTS
1917May 1917
Benny Leonard
2–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
WelshFreddie WelshUnited Kingdom 121–29–17 · LightweightSimler betterChick Simler better — 1–0 to 2–1
Chick Simler
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
Benny Leonard
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
ReaganJimmy ReaganUnited States 25–33–15EvenEven — 1–0 both
Chick Simler
Win, NWS
1916Aug 1916

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

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

Chick Simler last boxed on Dec 25, 1920 — 38,648 days ago. Simler had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Welsh Apr 1917Dundee May 1917Dundee May 1917Chaney Feb 1919Tendler Dec 19201.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Chick Simler ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Chick Simler met once on November 28, 1916, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Simler?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Chick Simler is 3-6 across the 9 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.
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Simler?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Chick Simler has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Simler have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Chick Simler share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Johnny Dundee and Freddie Welsh (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Simler?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 9 bouts tracked for Chick Simler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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