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Billy Conn vs Joe Louis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Conn

Billy Conn

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Joe Louis

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Joe Louis

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Joe Louis (66-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Conn

64

Wins15 KO · 23%

11

Losses

1

Draw76 tracked bouts

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Louis leads 2–0

Billy Conn and Joe Louis have met 2 times; Louis leads 2–0.

Billy Conn and Joe Louis have met 2 times; Louis leads 2–0.
Met1941Jun 181946Jun 19Series
Billy ConnFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Joe LouisFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR13KOR82Meetings

The Numbers

Conn 2 · Louis 5 of 7 measurable rows
ConnLouis
Record
64-11-166-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84.9%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
15
52 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
23.44%
78.79% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
23%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
72

† 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

HeightLevel
Billy Conn: 6′2″
Joe Louis: 6′2″
Reach+4″
Billy Conn: 72″
Joe Louis: 76″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Billy Conn: Died aged 75
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Stance
Billy Conn: Orthodox
Joe Louis: Orthodox

Billy Conn left, Joe Louis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Conn64 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Billy Conn: 64 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (23%) and 49 on the cards (77%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 23%49 on the cards 77%

Joe Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Joe Louis 72 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Louis better on 1 · even on 3

Conn

Opponent

Louis

  • Billy Conn

    Win, UD

    1940

    SavoldEven

    Joe Louis

    Win, KO 6

    1951

  • Billy Conn

    Win, TKO 8

    1939

    DorazioEven

    Joe Louis

    Win, KO 2

    1941

  • Billy Conn

    Win, UD

    1940

    McCoyEven

    Joe Louis

    Win, RTD 5

    1940

  • Billy Conn

    Win, KO 13

    1940

    PastorLouis better

    Joe Louis

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 11

    1939

    Win, UD

    1937

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

Billy Conn has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Conn last boxed on Nov 25, 1948.WWLWW

Turner Jan 1942Zale Feb 1942Louis Jun 1946O'Dowd Nov 1948Lyons Nov 19485.3 tracked bouts per year

Joe Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Conn and Joe Louis ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Conn and Joe Louis have met 2 times and Joe Louis leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJun 19, 1946 · Louis · KO R8

LJun 18, 1941 · Louis · KO R13

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conn or Louis?
Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Joe Louis is 66-3. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Conn64–11–184.9%

Louis66–395.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Conn or Louis?
Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Joe Louis has 52. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Conn1523.4%

Louis5278.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Conn and Louis have any common opponents?
Billy Conn and Joe Louis share 4 common opponents: Lee Savold, Gus Dorazio and Al McCoy (and 1 other). Joe Louis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Louis?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conn76bouts

Louis72bouts

How They Win ↓

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