Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Mel Coogan (120-32-29) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Benny Leonard vs Mel Coogan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Benny Leonard leads 1–0- Benny Leonard wonLeonard vs CooganDec 10, 1919 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 185-22-9 (edge)
- Record
- 120-32-29
- 87.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 74.3%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 18
- 37.84% (edge)
- KO rate
- 15%
- 38% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.9
- 217
- Bouts tracked
- 9
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
- 130
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBenny Leonard · 186 wins
KO/TKO
70
Decision
18
Other
98
Mel Coogan · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedBenny Leonard
WNWS · Feb 1920WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Jun 1919WNWS · Jan 1919LNWS · Nov 1916DNWS · Jun 1916DNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Mar 1915Mel Coogan
DNWS · May 1920WNWS · Nov 1919WNWS · Aug 1919
Shared 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
Mel Coogan
LLNCDL
L2 streak · last fought Nov 13, 1924
Common Questions
- Have Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan met once on December 10, 1919, and Benny Leonard won by TKO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Mel Coogan?
- Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Benny Leonard or Mel Coogan?
- Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Benny Leonard has more.
- Do Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan have any common opponents?
- Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan?
- This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.