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 Jimmy McVeigh (1-0 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.
Benny Leonard vs Jimmy McVeigh — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jimmy McVeigh leads 1–0- Jimmy McVeigh wonLeonard vs McVeighDec 12, 1912 · NWS
The Numbers
- 185-22-9
- Record
- 1-0 (edge)
- 87.7%
- Win %
- 100% (edge)
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 37.84%
- KO rate
- —
- 38% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3
- Bouts per year
- —
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 1
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
Jimmy McVeigh · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 1 respectively), 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
Benny Leonard
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Oct 7, 1932
Jimmy McVeigh
W
W1 streak · last fought Dec 12, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Benny Leonard and Jimmy McVeigh ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny Leonard and Jimmy McVeigh met once on December 12, 1912, and Jimmy McVeigh won by NWS.
- Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Jimmy McVeigh?
- Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Jimmy McVeigh is 1-0 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy McVeigh 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 Jimmy McVeigh?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Jimmy McVeigh has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Jimmy McVeigh have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Leonard and Jimmy McVeigh have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Jimmy McVeigh?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 1 bout tracked for Jimmy McVeigh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.