Have Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman have met 3 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Tillman?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Johnny Tillman is 3-16-2 across the 21 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 Tillman?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Johnny Tillman has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Tillman have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman share 6 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton (and 3 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 5 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Tillman?

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 21 bouts tracked for Johnny Tillman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Johnny Tillman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Johnny Tillman

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Johnny Tillman (3-16-2 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Tillman

Tracked record

3–16–2

counted from 21 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 3–0

Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman have met 3 times; Leonard leads 3–0.
Met	1916Sep 25	1917Mar 12	1920Oct 18	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Johnny TillmanFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	NWSLeonard vs Tillman	NWSLeonard vs Tillman	PTSLeonard vs Tillman	3Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Tillman 1 of 7 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingTillman

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)3-16-2
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
19%
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
21

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

Benny Leonard left, Johnny Tillman 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%

Johnny Tillman3 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

3 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Johnny Tillman 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Leonard better on 5 · Tillman better on 16 shared · Benny Leonard better on 5 · Johnny Tillman better on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

TillmanJohnny Tillman

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 0–2
Johnny Tillman
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1920Nov 1920
Loss, NWS
1920May 1920
Benny Leonard
Win, TKO
1923May 1923
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1–1
Johnny Tillman
0–1–1 against
Loss, NWS
1923Feb 1923
Draw, NWS
1922Aug 1922
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 0–6
Johnny Tillman
0–6 against
Loss, NWS
1921May 1921
Loss, NWS
1920Sep 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Loss, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, PTS
1917Dec 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Nov 1917
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 2–1
Johnny Tillman
2–1 against
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
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 · FeatherweightTillman betterJohnny Tillman better — 0–0–1 to 4–2–2
Johnny Tillman
Draw, NWS
1916Dec 1916
Benny Leonard
Draw, NWS
1918Sep 1918
LewisTed "Kid" LewisUnited Kingdom 232–46–23 · Light HeavyweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Johnny Tillman
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1918May 1918
Loss, NWS
1918Feb 1918

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 Tillman last boxed on Sep 28, 1923 — 37,644 days ago. Tillman had lost two straight.LLDLL

Tendler Nov 1920Britton May 1921Mitchell Aug 1922Mitchell Feb 1923Freeman Sep 19232.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman have met 3 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Tillman?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Johnny Tillman is 3-16-2 across the 21 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 Tillman?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Johnny Tillman has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Tillman have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Johnny Tillman share 6 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton (and 3 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 5 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Tillman?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 21 bouts tracked for Johnny Tillman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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