Have Benny Leonard and Pal Moran ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Pal Moran have met 3 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Moran?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Pal Moran is 4-13-1 across the 18 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 Moran?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Pal Moran has 1. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Moran have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Pal Moran share 5 common opponents: Rocky Kansas, Johnny Dundee and Charley White (and 2 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 18 bouts tracked for Pal Moran. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Pal Moran — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Pal Moran

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Pal Moran (4-13-1 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Moran

Tracked record

4–13–1

counted from 18 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 Pal Moran have met 3 times; Leonard leads 3–0.
Met	1920Sep 25	1922Feb 25	1924Aug 11	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Pal MoranFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	NWSLeonard vs Moran	NWSLeonard vs Moran	NWSLeonard vs Moran	3Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Moran 1 of 7 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingMoran

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)4-13-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
25%
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
18

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

Benny Leonard left, Pal Moran 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%

Pal Moran4 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 25%1 on the cards 25%2 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Pal Moran 18 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Leonard better on 4 · Moran better on 15 shared · Benny Leonard better on 4 · Pal Moran better on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

MoranPal Moran

Benny Leonard
4–0 against
Win, TKO 8
1922Jul 1922
Win, UD
1922Feb 1922
Win, NWS
1921Jun 1921
Win, NWS
1916Feb 1916
KansasRocky KansasUnited States 123–27–15 · LightweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 4–0 to 1–0
Pal Moran
Win, NWS
1926Apr 1926
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 · FeatherweightLeonard betterBenny Leonard better — 4–2–2 to 0–3–1
Pal Moran
0–3–1 against
Loss, PTS
1924Feb 1924
Draw, PTS
1920Dec 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Dec 1919
Loss, PTS
1918Jan 1918
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Moran betterPal Moran better — 3–0 to 1–0
Pal Moran
3–0 against
Win, TKO 14
1923Oct 1923
Win, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Win, PTS
1920Jul 1920
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
Pal Moran
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1923Jun 1923
Loss, PTS
1923Jan 1923
Benny Leonard
Win, TKO
1923May 1923
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Pal Moran
Loss, NWS
1922Apr 1922

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

Pal Moran last boxed on Apr 12, 1926 — 36,718 days ago. Moran had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Leonard Aug 1924Kaplan Aug 1924Terris Mar 1925Terris Jun 1925Kansas Apr 19262.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Pal Moran ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Pal Moran have met 3 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Moran?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Pal Moran is 4-13-1 across the 18 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 Moran?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Pal Moran has 1. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Moran have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Pal Moran share 5 common opponents: Rocky Kansas, Johnny Dundee and Charley White (and 2 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Moran?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 18 bouts tracked for Pal Moran. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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