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Benny Leonard vs Eddie Powers — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

Eddie Powers

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Eddie Powers (2-0 across 2 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

Powers

Tracked record

2–0

counted from 2 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

Powers leads 2–0

Benny Leonard and Eddie Powers have met 2 times; Powers leads 2–0.

Benny Leonard and Eddie Powers have met 2 times; Powers leads 2–0.
Met1913May 31913May 22Series
Benny LeonardFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Eddie PowersFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultNWSNWS2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 3 · Powers 3 of 6 measurable rows
LeonardPowers
Record†
185-22-92-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
87.7%
100% (edge)
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
10.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
2

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

Benny Leonard left, Eddie Powers 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%

Eddie Powers2 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Eddie Powers: 2 tracked wins — 2 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 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, Eddie Powers 2 — 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

Eddie Powers last boxed on May 22, 1913 — 41,430 days ago. Powers had won two straight, the most recent against Benny Leonard.WW

Leonard May 1913Leonard May 1913

Common Questions

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

LMay 22, 1913 · Powers · NWS

LMay 3, 1913 · Powers · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Powers?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Eddie Powers is 2-0 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Powers 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%

Powers2–0100%

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

Leonard7037.8%

Powers0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Powers have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Leonard and Eddie Powers have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Powers?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 2 bouts tracked for Eddie Powers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Powers2bouts

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