Have Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman met once on November 22, 1921, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Leonard or Friedman?

Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Sailor Friedman is 1-13-1 across the 15 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 Friedman?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Sailor Friedman has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and Friedman have any common opponents?

Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 15 bouts tracked for Sailor Friedman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Sailor Friedman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Sailor Friedman

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Sailor Friedman (1-13-1 across 15 tracked bouts) 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%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Friedman

Tracked record

1–13–1

counted from 15 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 1–0

Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met	1921Nov 22	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Sailor FriedmanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSLeonard vs Friedman	1Meeting

Leonard vs Friedman · Nov 22, 1921

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Friedman 1 of 6 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingFriedman

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
15

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

Benny Leonard left, Sailor Friedman 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%

Sailor Friedman1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 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, Sailor Friedman 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Leonard better on 2 · Friedman better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Benny Leonard better on 2 · Sailor Friedman better on 1 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

FriedmanSailor Friedman

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 0–5
Sailor Friedman
0–5 against
Loss, PTS
1924Apr 1924
Loss, PTS
1921Dec 1921
Loss, NWS
1921Sep 1921
Loss, NWS
1921Aug 1921
Loss, NWS
1921Feb 1921
Benny Leonard
Win, TKO
1923May 1923
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sailor Friedman
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
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 · FeatherweightFriedman betterSailor Friedman better — 0–0–1 to 4–2–2
Sailor Friedman
Draw, NWS
1921May 1921
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13EvenEven — 1–0 both
Sailor Friedman
Win, DQ
1921Jan 1921

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

Sailor Friedman last boxed on Nov 25, 1925 — 36,854 days ago. Friedman had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Dundee Jun 1924Dundee Nov 1924Dundee Feb 1925Walker Aug 1925Walker Nov 19252.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman met once on November 22, 1921, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Leonard or Friedman?: Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Sailor Friedman is 1-13-1 across the 15 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 Friedman?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Sailor Friedman has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and Friedman have any common opponents?: Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Pinky Mitchell and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Friedman?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 15 bouts tracked for Sailor Friedman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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