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Benny Lynch vs Johnny Griffiths — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Lynch

Johnny Griffiths

Benny Lynch (88-14-17) and Johnny Griffiths (6-18-7 across 31 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.

Lynch

88

Wins34 KO · 39%

14

Losses

17

Draws119 tracked bouts

Griffiths

Tracked record

6–18–7

counted from 31 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

Lynch leads 1–0

Benny Lynch and Johnny Griffiths have met 1 time; Lynch leads 1–0.

Benny Lynch and Johnny Griffiths have met 1 time; Lynch leads 1–0.
Met1934Nov 29Series
Benny LynchFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny GriffithsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Lynch 7 · Griffiths 0 of 7 measurable rows
LynchGriffiths
Record†
88-14-17 (edge)6-18-7
Win %0–100%
81.1% (edge)
30.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
38.64%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
39% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 16
16 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 119
119
31

† 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

Agenot held
Benny Lynch: Died aged 33
Johnny Griffiths: No date of birth
Stance
Benny Lynch: Orthodox
Johnny Griffiths: Not recorded

Benny Lynch left, Johnny Griffiths 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 Lynch88 wins · from 119 tracked bouts

Benny Lynch: 88 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (39%), 53 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 119 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 39%53 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Johnny Griffiths6 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Johnny Griffiths: 6 tracked wins — 6 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

6 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Lynch 119, Johnny Griffiths 31 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Benny Lynch has lost two straight, after one straight win. Lynch last boxed on Oct 3, 1938.WDWLL

Filhol Feb 1938Kane Mar 1938Jurich Jun 1938Morgan Sep 1938Toma Oct 193816 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Griffiths last boxed on Nov 29, 1934 — 33,562 days ago. Griffiths had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Walker Jan 1922Walker Feb 1922Walker Feb 1923Slattery May 1923Lynch Nov 19341.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Lynch and Johnny Griffiths ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Lynch and Johnny Griffiths met once on November 29, 1934, and Benny Lynch won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 29, 1934 · Lynch · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lynch or Griffiths?
Benny Lynch is 88-14-17 and Johnny Griffiths is 6-18-7 across the 31 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.
Records · win %

Lynch88–14–1781.1%

Griffiths6–18–730.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lynch or Griffiths?
Benny Lynch has 34 knockout wins and Johnny Griffiths has 0. Benny Lynch has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lynch3438.6%

Griffiths0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lynch and Griffiths have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Lynch and Johnny Griffiths have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lynch and Griffiths?
This comparison is drawn from 119 bouts tracked for Benny Lynch and 31 bouts tracked for Johnny Griffiths. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lynch119bouts

Griffiths31bouts

How They Win ↓

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