Have Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Hammer?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Ever Hammer is 3-7-1 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.

Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Hammer?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Ever Hammer has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Hammer have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Charley White and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 11 bouts tracked for Ever Hammer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Ever Hammer — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Ever Hammer

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Ever Hammer (3-7-1 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 4 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Hammer

Tracked record

3–7–1

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 Ever Hammer have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met	1916Oct 18	1922Aug 5	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Ever HammerFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR12Leonard vs Hammer	NWSLeonard vs Hammer	2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Hammer 1 of 7 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingHammer

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)3-7-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
31.8%
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 reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
1.4
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″; Ever Hammer: No height on file
Reachnot held: Benny Leonard: 69″; Ever Hammer: No reach on file
Agenot held: Benny Leonard: Died aged 51; Ever Hammer: No date of birth
Stance: Benny Leonard: Orthodox; Ever Hammer: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Ever Hammer 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%

Ever Hammer3 wins · from 11 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, Ever Hammer 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Leonard better on 2 · Hammer better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Benny Leonard better on 2 · Ever Hammer better on 1 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

HammerEver Hammer

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 0–2
Ever Hammer
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1922Sep 1922
Loss, NWS
1918Dec 1918
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13EvenEven — 1–0 both
Ever Hammer
Win, NWS
1922Jun 1922
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
Ever Hammer
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1916Sep 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Benny Leonard
2–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
WelshFreddie WelshUnited Kingdom 121–29–17 · LightweightHammer betterEver Hammer better — 1–0 to 2–1
Ever Hammer
Win, NWS
1916Apr 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

Ever Hammer last boxed on Nov 1, 1923 — 37,611 days ago. Hammer had lost three straight, after one straight win.DWLLL

Shade Jun 1920White Jun 1922Leonard Aug 1922Tendler Sep 1922Dundee Nov 19231.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Hammer?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Ever Hammer is 3-7-1 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.
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Hammer?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Ever Hammer has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Hammer have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Ever Hammer share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Charley White and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Hammer?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 11 bouts tracked for Ever Hammer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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