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

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Benny Leonard

Harlem Eddie Kelly

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Harlem Eddie Kelly (0-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

0–8

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 2–0

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

Benny Leonard and Harlem Eddie Kelly have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met1919Jan 131920Nov 17Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Harlem Eddie KellyFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultNWSDQR52Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Kelly 1 of 6 measurable rows
LeonardKelly
Record†
185-22-9 (edge)0-8
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
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
2
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″
Harlem Eddie Kelly: No height on file
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
Harlem Eddie Kelly: No reach on file
Agenot held
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
Harlem Eddie Kelly: No date of birth
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
Harlem Eddie Kelly: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Harlem Eddie Kelly 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%

Harlem Eddie Kelly0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Harlem Eddie Kelly: no tracked wins in the 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kelly yet.

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

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Leonard better on 3

Leonard

Opponent

Kelly

  • Benny Leonard

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1923

    Win, NWS

    1922

    TendlerLeonard better

    Harlem Eddie Kelly

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO 5

    1920

    Loss, NWS

    1919

  • Benny Leonard

    4–0 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1922

    Win, UD

    1922

    Win, NWS

    1921

    Win, NWS

    1916

    KansasLeonard better

    Harlem Eddie Kelly

    Loss, KO 2

    1921

  • Benny Leonard

    Win, KO 9

    1920

    WhiteLeonard better

    Harlem Eddie Kelly

    Loss, KO 5

    1920

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

Harlem Eddie Kelly last boxed on May 9, 1922 — 38,156 days ago. Kelly had a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Mickey Walker.LLLLNC

Tendler Nov 1920Leonard Nov 1920Walker Feb 1921Kansas May 1921Walker May 19222 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

WNov 17, 1920 · Leonard · DQ R5

WJan 13, 1919 · Leonard · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Kelly?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Harlem Eddie Kelly is 0-8 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.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Kelly0–80%

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

Leonard7037.8%

Kelly0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Kelly have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and Harlem Eddie Kelly share 3 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Rocky Kansas and Charley White. Benny Leonard fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Lew TendlerWL

Rocky KansasWL

Charley WhiteWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Kelly?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 9 bouts tracked for Harlem Eddie Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Kelly9bouts

How They Win ↓

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