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, Leonard or 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, Leonard or Yoakum?

Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Stanley Yoakum has 0. Benny Leonard has more.

Do Leonard and 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 Leonard and Yoakum?

This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 8 bouts tracked for Stanley Yoakum. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Leonard vs Stanley Yoakum — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Leonard

Stanley Yoakum

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.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws216 tracked bouts

Yoakum

Tracked record

1–6–1

counted from 8 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 Stanley Yoakum have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met	1916Nov 10	Series
Benny LeonardFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Stanley YoakumFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSLeonard vs Yoakum	1Meeting

Leonard vs Yoakum · Nov 10, 1916

The Numbers

Leonard 6 · Yoakum 1 of 7 measurable rows

LeonardEdge = longer wingYoakum

Record^†: 185-22-9 (edge)1-6-1
Win %0–100%: 87.7% (edge)
18.8%
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
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216: 216
8

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

Benny Leonard left, Stanley Yoakum 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%

Stanley Yoakum1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Stanley Yoakum 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Leonard better on 2 · Yoakum better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Benny Leonard better on 2 · Stanley Yoakum better on 1 · even on 1

LeonardBenny Leonard

Opponent

YoakumStanley Yoakum

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
Stanley Yoakum
Loss, TKO 4
1919Oct 1919
Benny Leonard
Win, KO 9
1920Jul 1920
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Leonard betterBenny Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–3–1
Stanley Yoakum
0–3–1 against
Loss, PTS
1919Aug 1919
Loss, NWS
1916Dec 1916
Draw, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Loss, KO 19
1914Jul 1914
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 · FeatherweightYoakum betterStanley Yoakum better — 0–1 to 4–2–2
Stanley Yoakum
Loss, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Benny Leonard
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
ReaganJimmy ReaganUnited States 25–33–15EvenEven — 1–0 both
Stanley Yoakum
Win, PTS
1915May 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

Stanley Yoakum last boxed on Oct 10, 1919 — 39,094 days ago. Yoakum had lost five straight.LLLLL

Dundee Jan 1916Leonard Nov 1916White Dec 1916White Aug 1919Tendler Oct 19191.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Leonard or 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, Leonard or Yoakum?: Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Stanley Yoakum has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Do Leonard and 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 Leonard and Yoakum?: This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 8 bouts tracked for Stanley Yoakum. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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