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, Leonard or 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, Leonard or Welling?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Welling has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and 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 Leonard and Welling?

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 22 bouts tracked for Joe Welling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Joe Welling — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Joe Welling

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.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Welling

Tracked record

8–13–1

counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Leonard leads 2–0

Benny Leonard and Joe Welling have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met	1920Nov 26	1921Feb 24	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Joe WellingFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR14Leonard vs Welling	NWSLeonard vs Welling	2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Welling 1 of 6 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingWelling

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)8-13-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
38.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
22

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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″; Joe Welling: No height on file
Reachnot held: Benny Leonard: 69″; Joe Welling: No reach on file
Agenot held: Benny Leonard: Died aged 51; Joe Welling: No date of birth
Stance: Benny Leonard: Orthodox; Joe Welling: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Joe Welling 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

70 by KO/TKO 38%17 on the cards 9%98 by another method or unrecorded 53%

Joe Welling8 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

3 on the cards 38%5 by another method or unrecorded 63%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Joe Welling 22 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Leonard better on 5 · even on 16 shared · Benny Leonard better on 5 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

WellingJoe Welling

Benny Leonard
2–0 against
Win, UD
1923Jul 1923
Win, NWS
1922Jul 1922
TendlerLew TendlerUnited States 145–16–8 · WelterweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 2–0 to 0–3
Joe Welling
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1920Oct 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Benny Leonard
Win, TKO
1923May 1923
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Welling
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Benny Leonard
4–0 against
Win, TKO 8
1922Jul 1922
Win, UD
1922Feb 1922
Win, NWS
1921Jun 1921
Win, NWS
1916Feb 1916
KansasRocky KansasUnited States 123–27–15 · LightweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 4–0 to 0–1
Joe Welling
Loss, NWS
1920May 1920
Benny Leonard
2–1 against
Loss, DQ 13
1922Jun 1922
Win, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Win, NWS
1917Oct 1917
BrittonJack BrittonUnited States 237–60–43 · WelterweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 2–1 to 0–2
Joe Welling
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, NWS
1916Sep 1916
Benny Leonard
4–2–2 against
Win, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Jun 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Mar 1915
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 4–2–2 to 4–3–1
Joe Welling
4–3–1 against
Win, PTS
1920Sep 1920
Win, NWS
1920Apr 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Aug 1919
Win, PTS
1918Dec 1918
Draw, NWS
1918Nov 1918
Win, NWS
1917Jul 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Aug 1916
Benny Leonard
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
ReaganJimmy ReaganUnited States 25–33–15EvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Welling
Win, PTS
1916Jun 1916

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Joe Welling last boxed on Nov 21, 1923 — 37,589 days ago. Welling had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Dundee Sep 1920Tendler Oct 1920Leonard Nov 1920Leonard Feb 1921Dundee Nov 19232.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Leonard or 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, Leonard or Welling?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Welling has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and 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 Leonard and Welling?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 22 bouts tracked for Joe Welling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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