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Benny Leonard vs Johnny McCarthy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

Johnny McCarthy

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Johnny McCarthy (0-6-4 across 10 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.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

McCarthy

Tracked record

0–6–4

counted from 10 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 1–0

Benny Leonard and Johnny McCarthy have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Benny Leonard and Johnny McCarthy have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1918May 10Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny McCarthyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Leonard 4 · McCarthy 1 of 5 measurable rows
LeonardMcCarthy
Record†
185-22-9 (edge)0-6-4
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
10

† 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″
Johnny McCarthy: No height on file
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
Johnny McCarthy: No reach on file
Agenot held
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
Johnny McCarthy: No date of birth
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
Johnny McCarthy: Not recorded

Benny Leonard left, Johnny McCarthy 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

Benny Leonard: 185 tracked wins — 70 by KO/TKO (38%), 17 on the cards (9%) and 98 by another method or unrecorded (53%). Counted from 216 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Johnny McCarthy0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Johnny McCarthy: no tracked wins in the 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Johnny McCarthy 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Leonard better on 3

Leonard

Opponent

McCarthy

  • Benny Leonard

    2–1 against

    Loss, DQ 13

    1922

    Win, NWS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1917

    BrittonLeonard better

    Johnny McCarthy

    Loss, PTS

    1911

  • Benny Leonard

    1–1 against

    Win, TKO

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1919

    RitchieLeonard better

    Johnny McCarthy

    0–2–4 against

    Loss, PTS

    1917

    Draw, PTS

    1916

    Loss, PTS

    1916

    Draw, PTS

    1911

    Draw, PTS

    1911

    Draw, PTS

    1911

  • Benny Leonard

    Draw, NWS

    1918

    LewisLeonard better

    Johnny McCarthy

    Loss, PTS

    1917

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

Johnny McCarthy last boxed on May 10, 1918 — 39,609 days ago. McCarthy had lost three straight.LDLLL

Ritchie Oct 1916Ritchie Nov 1916Ritchie Aug 1917Lewis Nov 1917Leonard May 19181.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and Johnny McCarthy ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Johnny McCarthy met once on May 10, 1918, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.
The meeting

WMay 10, 1918 · Leonard · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or McCarthy?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Johnny McCarthy is 0-6-4 across the 10 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.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

McCarthy0–6–420%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or McCarthy?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Johnny McCarthy has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

McCarthy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and McCarthy have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and Johnny McCarthy share 3 common opponents: Jack Britton, Willie Ritchie and Ted "Kid" Lewis. Benny Leonard fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Jack Britton2–1L

Willie Ritchie1–10–2–4

Ted "Kid" LewisDL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and McCarthy?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 10 bouts tracked for Johnny McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

McCarthy10bouts

How They Win ↓

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