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Benny Leonard vs James Red Herring — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

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James Red Herring

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and James Red Herring (189-44-43) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Herring

189

Wins80 KO · 42%

44

Losses

43

Draws6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 1–0

Benny Leonard and James Red Herring have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Benny Leonard and James Red Herring have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1919Dec 19Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James Red HerringFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Leonard 4 · Herring 3 of 7 measurable rows
LeonardHerring
Record
185-22-9 (edge)189-44-43
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
76.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 80
70
80 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
37.84%
42.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
6

† 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

Height+2″
Benny Leonard: 5′5″
James Red Herring: 5′7″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
James Red Herring: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
James Red Herring: Died aged 78
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
James Red Herring: Orthodox

Benny Leonard left, James Red Herring 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%

James Red Herring2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

James Red Herring: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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, James Red Herring 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Herring better on 1 · even on 1

Leonard

Opponent

Herring

  • Benny Leonard

    2–1 against

    Loss, DQ 13

    1922

    Win, NWS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1917

    BrittonHerring better

    James Red Herring

    Win, PTS

    1929

  • Benny Leonard

    Win, TKO

    1923

    MitchellEven

    James Red Herring

    Win, DQ 6

    1925

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

James Red Herring has won once since losing by stoppage to Jack Thompson. Herring last boxed on Apr 22, 1929.DLWLW

Stribling Sep 1922Stribling Oct 1922Mitchell Mar 1925Thompson Jan 1929Britton Apr 19290.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and James Red Herring ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and James Red Herring met once on December 19, 1919, and Benny Leonard won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WDec 19, 1919 · Leonard · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Herring?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and James Red Herring is 189-44-43. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Herring189–44–4376.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Herring?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and James Red Herring has 80. James Red Herring has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

Herring8042.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Herring have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and James Red Herring share 2 common opponents: Jack Britton and Pinky Mitchell. James Red Herring fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jack Britton2–1W

Pinky MitchellWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Leonard or Herring?
James Red Herring is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Leonard165 cm175 cm reach

Herring169 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Herring?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 6 bouts tracked for James Red Herring. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Herring6bouts

How They Win ↓

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