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Billy Fox vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Billy Fox

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gus Lesnevich

Billy Fox (49-9-1) and Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Fox

49

Wins48 KO · 98%

9

Losses

1

Draw4 tracked bouts

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lesnevich leads 2–0

Billy Fox and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.

Billy Fox and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.
Met1947Feb 281948Mar 5Series
Billy FoxFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Fox 6 · Lesnevich 2 of 8 measurable rows
FoxLesnevich
Record
49-9-1 (edge)61-14-5
Win %0–100%
83.9% (edge)
79.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%
97.96% (edge)
37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
38%
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.2
3.9
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
4
80

† 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
Billy Fox: No height on file
Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Billy Fox: No reach on file
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Agenot held
Billy Fox: No date of birth
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance
Billy Fox: Orthodox
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Billy Fox left, Gus Lesnevich 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 Fox2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Billy Fox: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Gus Lesnevich: 61 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (38%) and 38 on the cards (62%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 38%38 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Fox 4, Gus Lesnevich 80 — 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

Billy Fox last boxed on Mar 5, 1948 — 28,718 days ago. Fox had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Gus Lesnevich.LWWL

Lesnevich Feb 1947Levine Jun 1947LaMotta Nov 1947Lesnevich Mar 19483.9 tracked bouts per year

Gus Lesnevich has lost two straight, after one straight win. Lesnevich last boxed on Aug 10, 1949.WLWLL

Fox Mar 1948Mills Jul 1948Eatman Mar 1949Maxim May 1949Charles Aug 19495.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

LMar 5, 1948 · Lesnevich · KO

LFeb 28, 1947 · Lesnevich · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fox or Lesnevich?
Billy Fox is 49-9-1 and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Billy Fox has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Fox49–9–183.9%

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fox or Lesnevich?
Billy Fox has 48 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Billy Fox has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fox4898%

Lesnevich2337.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Fox and Lesnevich have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Fox and Gus Lesnevich have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fox and Lesnevich?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Billy Fox and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fox4bouts

Lesnevich80bouts

How They Win ↓

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