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.
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.
Benny Leonard vs Harvey Thorpe — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Benny Leonard leads 2–0- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs ThorpeMar 26, 1919 · NWS
- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs ThorpeNov 21, 1916 · KO
The Numbers
- 185-22-9 (edge)
- Record
- 2-9-1
- 87.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 20.8%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 37.84%
- KO rate
- —
- 38% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.6
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 12
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′5″ (165 cm)
- Height
- —
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 130
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBenny Leonard · 186 wins
KO/TKO
70
Decision
18
Other
98
Harvey Thorpe · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 12 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedBenny Leonard
WUD · Jul 1923WUD · Jul 1923WNWS · Jul 1922Harvey Thorpe
LNWS · Oct 1919LNWS · Aug 1918Benny Leonard
LDQ R13 · Jun 1922WNWS · Jun 1918WNWS · Oct 1917Harvey Thorpe
LNWS · Nov 1919Benny Leonard
WKO R9 · Jul 1920Harvey Thorpe
LNWS · Sep 1920LNWS · Mar 1919WNWS · Jul 1918LPTS · Feb 1916
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Benny Leonard
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Oct 7, 1932
Harvey Thorpe
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Apr 13, 1923
Common Questions
- 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, Benny Leonard or Harvey 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, Benny Leonard or Harvey Thorpe?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Harvey Thorpe has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Harvey 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 Benny Leonard and Harvey Thorpe?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 12 bouts tracked for Harvey Thorpe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.