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Benny Leonard vs Mel Coogan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

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Mel Coogan

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.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Coogan

120

Wins18 KO · 15%

32

Losses

29

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 1–0

Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1919Dec 10Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel CooganFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Coogan 1 of 7 measurable rows
LeonardCoogan
Record
185-22-9 (edge)120-32-29
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
74.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
18
KO rate0–100%
37.84% (edge)
15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
9

† 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″
Mel Coogan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Benny Leonard: 69″
Mel Coogan: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Benny Leonard: Died aged 51
Mel Coogan: Died aged 61
Stance
Benny Leonard: Orthodox
Mel Coogan: Southpaw

Benny Leonard left, Mel Coogan 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%

Mel Coogan2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Mel Coogan: 2 tracked wins — 2 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 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, Mel Coogan 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Leonard better on 3 · Coogan better on 1

Leonard

Opponent

Coogan

  • Benny Leonard

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1923

    Win, NWS

    1922

    TendlerLeonard better

    Mel Coogan

    No contest, NC 1

    1922

  • Benny Leonard

    Win, TKO

    1923

    MitchellLeonard better

    Mel Coogan

    Loss, NWS

    1919

  • Benny Leonard

    4–2–2 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    DundeeCoogan better

    Mel Coogan

    2–0–1 against

    Draw, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

  • Benny Leonard

    1–1 against

    Win, TKO 3

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    KilbaneLeonard better

    Mel Coogan

    Loss, NWS

    1915

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

Mel Coogan has lost two straight. Coogan last boxed on Nov 13, 1924.LDNCLL

Leonard Dec 1919Dundee May 1920Tendler Feb 1922Dundee Aug 1923Terris Nov 19240.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WDec 10, 1919 · Leonard · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Coogan?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Benny Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Coogan120–32–2974.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Coogan?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

Coogan1815%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and 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.
4 shared opponents

Lew TendlerWNC

Pinky MitchellWL

Johnny Dundee4–2–22–0–1

Johnny Kilbane1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Coogan?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Coogan9bouts

How They Win ↓

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