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Benny Lynch (88-14-17) and Joe Rivers (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Benny Lynch vs Joe Rivers — record, stats and common opponents compared

SCOTTISH

Benny Lynch

88–14–17

119 tracked bouts

Joe Rivers

Tracked record

2–5

7 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 Lynch leads 1–0

The Numbers

88-14-17 (edge)
Record
2-5

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

81.1% (edge)
Win %
28.6%
34 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
38.64%
KO rate
39% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

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

1
Times stopped
1

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

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
16 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

119
Bouts tracked
7

Tale of the Tape

113
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Scottish
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Benny Lynch · 88 wins

KO/TKO
34
Decision
53
Other
1

Joe Rivers · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (119 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Benny Lynch

LLWDW

L2 streak · last fought Oct 3, 1938

Joe Rivers

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought Jun 26, 1931

Common Questions

Have Benny Lynch and Joe Rivers ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Lynch and Joe Rivers met once on June 26, 1931, and Benny Lynch won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Benny Lynch or Joe Rivers?
Benny Lynch is 88-14-17 and Joe Rivers is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Benny Lynch has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Benny Lynch or Joe Rivers?
Benny Lynch has 34 knockout wins and Joe Rivers has 0. Benny Lynch has more.
Do Benny Lynch and Joe Rivers have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Lynch and Joe Rivers have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny Lynch and Joe Rivers?
This comparison is drawn from 119 bouts tracked for Benny Lynch and 7 bouts tracked for Joe Rivers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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