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Benny Leonard vs Young George Erne — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Leonard

Young George Erne

Benny Leonard (185-22-9) and Young George Erne (0-5-1 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Leonard

185

Wins70 KO · 38%

22

Losses

9

Draws216 tracked bouts

Erne

Tracked record

0–5–1

counted from 6 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 Young George Erne have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.

Benny Leonard and Young George Erne have met 2 times; Leonard leads 2–0.
Met1917Oct 231919May 21Series
Benny LeonardFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Young George ErneFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultNWSKOR62Meetings

The Numbers

Leonard 5 · Erne 1 of 6 measurable rows
LeonardErne
Record†
185-22-9 (edge)0-5-1
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
8.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.84%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 10.3
10.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 216
216
6

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

Benny Leonard left, Young George Erne 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

Benny Leonard: 185 tracked wins — 70 by KO/TKO (38%), 17 on the cards (9%) and 98 by another method or unrecorded (53%). Counted from 216 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

70 by KO/TKO 38%17 on the cards 9%98 by another method or unrecorded 53%

Young George Erne0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Young George Erne: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Erne yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Leonard 216, Young George Erne 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Leonard better on 1 · Erne better on 1

Leonard

Opponent

Erne

  • Benny Leonard

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1923

    Win, NWS

    1922

    TendlerLeonard better

    Young George Erne

    Loss, KO 2

    1919

  • Benny Leonard

    4–2–2 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    DundeeErne better

    Young George Erne

    Draw, PTS

    1920

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

Young George Erne last boxed on Jun 5, 1923 — 37,768 days ago. Erne had lost the most recent, to Pete Latzo.LLLDL

Chaney Mar 1919Leonard May 1919Tendler Nov 1919Dundee Jun 1920Latzo Jun 19231.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Leonard and Young George Erne ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Leonard and Young George Erne have met 2 times and Benny Leonard leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMay 21, 1919 · Leonard · KO R6

WOct 23, 1917 · Leonard · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leonard or Erne?
Benny Leonard is 185-22-9 and Young George Erne is 0-5-1 across the 6 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.
Records · win %

Leonard185–22–987.7%

Erne0–5–18.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leonard or Erne?
Benny Leonard has 70 knockout wins and Young George Erne has 0. Benny Leonard has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leonard7037.8%

Erne0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leonard and Erne have any common opponents?
Benny Leonard and Young George Erne share 2 common opponents: Lew Tendler and Johnny Dundee. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Lew TendlerWL

Johnny Dundee4–2–2D

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leonard and Erne?
This comparison is drawn from 216 bouts tracked for Benny Leonard and 6 bouts tracked for Young George Erne. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leonard216bouts

Erne6bouts

How They Win ↓

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