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Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Joe Thomas (4-13-1 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Benny Leonard vs Joe Thomas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

185–22–9

217 tracked bouts

Joe Thomas

Tracked record

4–13–1

18 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Benny Leonard leads 1–0

The Numbers

185-22-9 (edge)
Record
4-13-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

87.7% (edge)
Win %
25%
70 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
37.84%
KO rate
38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
25%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5 (edge)
Times stopped
8

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
10.3 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

217
Bouts tracked
18

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 only

Benny Leonard · 186 wins

KO/TKO
70
Decision
18
Other
98

Joe Thomas · 4 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
3

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 18 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Benny Leonard

    WTKO R8 · Jul 1922WUD · Feb 1922WNWS · Jun 1921WNWS · Feb 1916

    Rocky Kansas

    Joe Thomas

    LNWS · Aug 1918
  • Benny Leonard

    LDQ R13 · Jun 1922WNWS · Jun 1918WNWS · Oct 1917

    Jack Britton

    Joe Thomas

    LPTS · Jan 1913
  • Benny Leonard

    WKO R9 · Jul 1920

    Charley White

    Joe Thomas

    LTKO R2 · May 1913LKO R8 · Apr 1913

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 Thomas

LLLLL

L10 streak · last fought Aug 25, 1929

Common Questions

Have Benny Leonard and Joe Thomas ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Joe Thomas met once on September 16, 1914, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Joe Thomas?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Joe Thomas is 4-13-1 across the 18 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 Thomas?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Thomas has 1. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Benny Leonard and Joe Thomas have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and Joe Thomas share 3 common opponents: Rocky Kansas, Jack Britton and Charley White. Benny Leonard fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Joe Thomas?
This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 18 bouts tracked for Joe Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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