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Benny Leonard vs Marty Goldman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

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Marty Goldman

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Marty Goldman (35-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Goldman

35

Wins10 KO · 29%

11

Losses

3

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 1–0

Benny Leonard and Marty Goldman have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Benny Leonard and Marty Goldman have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1932May 16Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Marty GoldmanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Goldman 2 of 8 measurable rows
LeonardGoldman
Record
185-22-9 (edge)35-11-3
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
74.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
37.84% (edge)
28.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
38%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
2

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

Benny Leonard left, Marty Goldman 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%

Marty Goldman1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Marty Goldman: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Marty Goldman 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Marty Goldman last boxed on May 16, 1932 — 34,495 days ago. Goldman had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Benny Leonard.WL

Martin Aug 1930Leonard May 19321.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and Marty Goldman ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Marty Goldman met once on May 16, 1932, and Benny Leonard won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 16, 1932 · Leonard · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Goldman?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Marty Goldman is 35-11-3. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Goldman35–11–374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Goldman?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Marty Goldman has 10. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

Goldman1028.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Goldman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Leonard and Marty Goldman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Goldman?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 2 bouts tracked for Marty Goldman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Goldman2bouts

How They Win ↓

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