Have Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Mitchell?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Richie Mitchell is 4-9-3 across the 16 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 Mitchell?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Richie Mitchell has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Mitchell have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell share 6 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Charley White and Johnny Dundee (and 3 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 16 bouts tracked for Richie Mitchell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Richie Mitchell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Richie Mitchell

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Richie Mitchell (4-9-3 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Mitchell

Tracked record

4–9–3

counted from 16 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 2–0

Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met	1917Apr 19	1921Jan 14	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Richie MitchellFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR7Leonard vs Mitchell	TKOR6Leonard vs Mitchell	2Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Mitchell 0 of 5 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingMitchell

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)4-9-3
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
34.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 5: 5
5
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
16

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

Benny Leonard left, Richie Mitchell 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%

Richie Mitchell4 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

4 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, Richie Mitchell 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Leonard better on 4 · Mitchell better on 26 shared · Benny Leonard better on 4 · Richie Mitchell better on 2

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

MitchellRichie Mitchell

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 0–1
Richie Mitchell
Loss, NWS
1920Jun 1920
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–2–1
Richie Mitchell
0–2–1 against
Loss, KO 4
1923Jul 1923
Loss, TKO 10
1922Dec 1922
Draw, NWS
1916Jun 1916
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 0–2–1
Richie Mitchell
0–2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1923Jun 1923
Draw, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, NWS
1915Aug 1915
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 0–2
Richie Mitchell
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1921Mar 1921
Loss, KO 1
1921Feb 1921
Benny Leonard
1–1 against
Win, TKO 3
1917Jul 1917
Loss, NWS
1915Apr 1915
KilbaneJohnny KilbaneUnited States 110–17–15 · FeatherweightMitchell betterRichie Mitchell better — 2–0 to 1–1
Richie Mitchell
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1916Jan 1916
Win, NWS
1915Sep 1915
Benny Leonard
2–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
WelshFreddie WelshUnited Kingdom 121–29–17 · LightweightMitchell betterRichie Mitchell better — 1–0–1 to 2–1
Richie Mitchell
1–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1917Jan 1917
Draw, NWS
1916Apr 1916

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

Richie Mitchell last boxed on Jul 18, 1923 — 37,715 days ago. Mitchell had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Kansas Feb 1921Kansas Mar 1921White Dec 1922Dundee Jun 1923White Jul 19232 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Mitchell?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Richie Mitchell is 4-9-3 across the 16 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 Mitchell?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Richie Mitchell has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Mitchell have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell share 6 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Charley White and Johnny Dundee (and 3 others). Benny Leonard fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Mitchell?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 16 bouts tracked for Richie Mitchell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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