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Benny Leonard vs Jimmy McLarnin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

Benny Leonard

Jimmy McLarnin

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Jimmy McLarnin

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

McLarnin

55

Wins21 KO · 38%

11

Losses

3

Draws69 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McLarnin leads 1–0

Benny Leonard and Jimmy McLarnin have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.

Benny Leonard and Jimmy McLarnin have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met1932Oct 7Series
Benny LeonardFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jimmy McLarninFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Leonard 4 · McLarnin 3 of 7 measurable rows
LeonardMcLarnin
Record
185-22-9 (edge)55-11-3
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
81.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
21
KO rate0–100%
37.84%
38.18% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†level0–100%
38%
38%
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
2
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
5.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
69

† 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″
Jimmy McLarnin: No height on file
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
Jimmy McLarnin: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
Jimmy McLarnin: Died aged 96
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox

Benny Leonard left, Jimmy McLarnin 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%

Jimmy McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Jimmy McLarnin: 55 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (38%), 33 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Jimmy McLarnin 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Jimmy McLarnin has won two straight since losses to Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri. McLarnin last boxed on Nov 20, 1936.WLLWW

Ross Sep 1934Ross May 1935Canzoneri May 1936Canzoneri Oct 1936Ambers Nov 19365.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and Jimmy McLarnin ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Jimmy McLarnin met once on October 7, 1932, and Jimmy McLarnin won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

LOct 7, 1932 · McLarnin · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or McLarnin?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

McLarnin55–11–381.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or McLarnin?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Jimmy McLarnin has 21. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

McLarnin2138.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and McLarnin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Leonard and Jimmy McLarnin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and McLarnin?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

McLarnin69bouts

How They Win ↓

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