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 Welling (8-13-1 across 22 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.
Benny Leonard vs Joe Welling — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Benny Leonard leads 2–0- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs WellingFeb 24, 1921 · NWS
- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs WellingNov 26, 1920 · TKO · R14
The Numbers
- 185-22-9 (edge)
- Record
- 8-13-1
- 87.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 38.6%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 37.84%
- KO rate
- —
- 38% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.7
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 22
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 Welling · 8 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
5
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 22 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
6 sharedBenny Leonard
WUD · Jul 1923WUD · Jul 1923WNWS · Jul 1922Joe Welling
LNWS · Oct 1920LNWS · Jul 1919LNWS · Feb 1919Benny Leonard
WTKO R8 · Jul 1922WUD · Feb 1922WNWS · Jun 1921WNWS · Feb 1916Joe Welling
LNWS · May 1920Benny Leonard
LDQ R13 · Jun 1922WNWS · Jun 1918WNWS · Oct 1917Joe Welling
LNWS · May 1919LNWS · Sep 1916Benny Leonard
WNWS · Feb 1920WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Jun 1919WNWS · Jan 1919LNWS · Nov 1916DNWS · Jun 1916DNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Mar 1915Joe Welling
WPTS · Sep 1920WNWS · Apr 1920LNWS · Aug 1919WPTS · Dec 1918DNWS · Nov 1918WNWS · Jul 1917LNWS · Jun 1917LNWS · Aug 1916
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 Welling
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Nov 21, 1923
Common Questions
- Have Benny Leonard and Joe Welling ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny Leonard and Joe Welling have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Joe Welling?
- Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Joe Welling is 8-13-1 across the 22 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 Welling?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Welling has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Joe Welling have any common opponents?
- Benny Leonard and Joe Welling share 6 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Rocky Kansas (and 3 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 5 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Joe Welling?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 22 bouts tracked for Joe Welling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.