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 Welsh (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Benny Leonard vs Joe Welsh — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Benny Leonard leads 2–0- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs WelshJun 4, 1917 · NWS
- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs WelshJan 1, 1916 · KO · R5
The Numbers
- 185-22-9 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4
- 87.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 37.84%
- KO rate
- —
- 38%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.4
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 4
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 Welsh · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared 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 Welsh
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Nov 23, 1918
Common Questions
- Have Benny Leonard and Joe Welsh ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny Leonard and Joe Welsh have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Joe Welsh?
- Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Joe Welsh is 0-4 across the 4 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 Welsh?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Joe Welsh has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Joe Welsh have any common opponents?
- Benny Leonard and Joe Welsh share 1 common opponent: Lew Tendler. Benny Leonard fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Joe Welsh?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 4 bouts tracked for Joe Welsh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.