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 Joe Shugrue (5-6-2 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Benny Leonard vs Joe Shugrue — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Shugrue leads 1–0- Joe Shugrue wonLeonard vs ShugrueMar 5, 1912 · TKO · R4
The Numbers
- 185-22-9 (edge)
- Record
- 5-6-2
- 87.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 46.2%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 37.84%
- KO rate
- —
- 38%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 40% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.5
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 13
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
Joe Shugrue · 5 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 13 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedBenny Leonard
WNWS · Feb 1920WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Jun 1919WNWS · Jan 1919LNWS · Nov 1916DNWS · Jun 1916DNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Mar 1915Joe Shugrue
LPTS · Feb 1914LNWS · Jan 1914DNWS · Jul 1912LNWS · Jul 1911DNWS · May 1911Benny Leonard
WTKO R9 · May 1917LNWS · Jul 1916WNWS · Mar 1916Joe Shugrue
WNWS · Feb 1915WNWS · Dec 1914
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
Joe Shugrue
WWWLL
W3 streak · last fought Feb 9, 1915
Common Questions
- Have Benny Leonard and Joe Shugrue ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny Leonard and Joe Shugrue met once on March 5, 1912, and Joe Shugrue won by TKO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Joe Shugrue?
- Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Joe Shugrue is 5-6-2 across the 13 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 Joe Shugrue?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Shugrue has 2. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Joe Shugrue have any common opponents?
- Benny Leonard and Joe Shugrue share 4 common opponents: Charley White, Johnny Dundee and Ted "Kid" Lewis (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Joe Shugrue?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 13 bouts tracked for Joe Shugrue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.