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Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Stanley Yoakum (1-6-1 across 8 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.

Benny Leonard vs Stanley Yoakum — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

185–22–9

217 tracked bouts

Stanley Yoakum

Tracked record

1–6–1

8 tracked bouts

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

Benny Leonard leads 1–0

The Numbers

185-22-9 (edge)
Record
1-6-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

87.7% (edge)
Win %
18.8%
70 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
37.84%
KO rate
38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
10.3 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

217
Bouts tracked
8

Tale of the Tape

5′5″ (165 cm)
Height
69″ (175 cm)
Reach
130
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Benny Leonard · 186 wins

KO/TKO
70
Decision
18
Other
98

Stanley Yoakum · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (217 and 8 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Benny Leonard

    WUD · Jul 1923WUD · Jul 1923WNWS · Jul 1922

    Lew Tendler

    Stanley Yoakum

    LTKO R4 · Oct 1919
  • Benny Leonard

    WKO R9 · Jul 1920

    Charley White

    Stanley Yoakum

    LPTS · Aug 1919LNWS · Dec 1916DNWS · Oct 1914LKO R19 · Jul 1914
  • Benny Leonard

    WNWS · Feb 1920WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Jun 1919WNWS · Jan 1919LNWS · Nov 1916DNWS · Jun 1916DNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Mar 1915

    Johnny Dundee

    Stanley Yoakum

    LPTS · Jan 1916
  • Benny Leonard

    WNWS · Feb 1917

    Jimmy Reagan

    Stanley Yoakum

    WPTS · May 1915

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

Stanley Yoakum

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Oct 10, 1919

Common Questions

Have Benny Leonard and Stanley Yoakum ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Stanley Yoakum met once on November 10, 1916, and Benny Leonard won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Benny Leonard or Stanley Yoakum?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Stanley Yoakum is 1-6-1 across the 8 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, Benny Leonard or Stanley Yoakum?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Stanley Yoakum has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Benny Leonard and Stanley Yoakum have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and Stanley Yoakum share 4 common opponents: Lew Tendler, Charley White and Johnny Dundee (and 1 other). Benny Leonard fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Leonard and Stanley Yoakum?
This comparison is drawn from 217 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 8 bouts tracked for Stanley Yoakum. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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