Have Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Thorpe?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Harvey Thorpe is 2-9-1 across the 12 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 Thorpe?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Harvey Thorpe has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Thorpe have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe share 5 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton (and 2 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 12 bouts tracked for Harvey Thorpe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Harvey Thorpe — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Harvey Thorpe

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Harvey Thorpe (2-9-1 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Thorpe

Tracked record

2–9–1

counted from 12 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 Harvey Thorpe have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met	1916Nov 21	1919Mar 26	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Harvey ThorpeFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	KOLeonard vs Thorpe	NWSLeonard vs Thorpe	2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Thorpe 1 of 7 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingThorpe

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)2-9-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
20.8%
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)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
12

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

Benny Leonard left, Harvey Thorpe 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%

Harvey Thorpe2 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Harvey Thorpe 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Leonard better on 4 · even on 15 shared · Benny Leonard better on 4 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

ThorpeHarvey Thorpe

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
Harvey Thorpe
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Oct 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Benny Leonard
Win, TKO
1923May 1923
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Harvey Thorpe
Loss, NWS
1923Apr 1923
Benny Leonard
2–1 against
Loss, DQ 13
1922Jun 1922
Win, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Win, NWS
1917Oct 1917
BrittonJack BrittonUnited States 237–60–43 · WelterweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 2–1 to 0–1
Harvey Thorpe
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 1–3
Harvey Thorpe
1–3 against
Loss, NWS
1920Sep 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Win, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Loss, PTS
1916Feb 1916
Benny Leonard
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
ReaganJimmy ReaganUnited States 25–33–15EvenEven — Benny Leonard 1–0, Harvey Thorpe 1–0–1
Harvey Thorpe
1–0–1 against
Win, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Draw, PTS
1915Aug 1915

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

Harvey Thorpe last boxed on Apr 13, 1923 — 37,813 days ago. Thorpe had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Leonard Mar 1919Tendler Oct 1919Britton Nov 1919White Sep 1920Mitchell Apr 19231.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Thorpe?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Harvey Thorpe is 2-9-1 across the 12 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 Thorpe?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Harvey Thorpe has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Thorpe have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe share 5 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton (and 2 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Thorpe?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 12 bouts tracked for Harvey Thorpe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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