Have Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis met once on May 29, 1936, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Godwin or Lewis?

Bob Godwin is 95-24-15 and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Godwin or Lewis?

Bob Godwin has 31 knockout wins and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.

Do Godwin and Lewis have any common opponents?

Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis share 2 common opponents: Bob Olin and Maxie Rosenbloom. John Henry Lewis fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Godwin or Lewis?

Bob Godwin is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 2 cm above the other. Bob Godwin also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Godwin and Lewis?

This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Bob Godwin and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Godwin vs John Henry Lewis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Henry Lewis

Bob Godwin (95-24-15) and John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Godwin

Wins31 KO · 33%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Lewis

101

Wins58 KO · 57%

Losses

Draws117 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lewis leads 1–0

Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met	1936May 29	Series
Bob GodwinFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John Henry LewisFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR1Lewis vs Godwin	1Meeting

Lewis vs Godwin · May 29, 1936

The Numbers

Godwin 0 · Lewis 8 of 8 measurable rows

GodwinEdge = longer wingLewis

Record: 95-24-15101-11-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 76.5%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 58: 31
58 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 32.63%
57.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
56% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 11.7: 3.6
11.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117: 23
117

† 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

Height+1″: Bob Godwin: 6′0″ (edge); John Henry Lewis: 5′11″
Reach+3″: Bob Godwin: 74″ (edge); John Henry Lewis: 71″
Agenot comparable: Bob Godwin: Died aged 69; John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59
Stance: Bob Godwin: Orthodox; John Henry Lewis: Orthodox

Bob Godwin left, John Henry Lewis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Godwin8 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

8 on the cards 100%

John Henry Lewis101 wins · from 117 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 56%44 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Godwin 23, John Henry Lewis 117 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Lewis better on 22 shared · John Henry Lewis better on 2

GodwinBob Godwin

Opponent

LewisJohn Henry Lewis

Bob Godwin
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1934Jun 1934
Loss, TKO 1
1934May 1934
OlinBob OlinUnited States 55–27–4 · Light HeavyweightLewis betterJohn Henry Lewis better — 3–0 to 0–2
John Henry Lewis
3–0 against
Win, TKO 8
1937Jun 1937
Win, UD
1935Oct 1935
Win, PTS
1935Apr 1935
Bob Godwin
1–3–3 against
Loss, PTS
1935Feb 1935
Win, PTS
1934Jan 1934
Draw, SD
1933Dec 1933
Loss, TKO 4
1933Mar 1933
Draw, PTS
1932Aug 1932
Loss, PTS
1932Aug 1932
Draw, PTS
1932Feb 1932
RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomUnited States 223–44–29Lewis betterJohn Henry Lewis better — 2–3 to 1–3–3
John Henry Lewis
2–3 against
Loss, PTS
1935Nov 1935
Loss, PTS
1935Jul 1935
Win, PTS
1933Jul 1933
Win, PTS
1933Jul 1933
Loss, PTS
1932Nov 1932

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

Bob Godwin had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to John Henry Lewis. Godwin last boxed on May 29, 1936.LLLWL

Olin May 1934Olin Jun 1934Rosenbloom Feb 1935Knight Apr 1936Lewis May 19363.6 tracked bouts per year

John Henry Lewis had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Lewis last boxed on Jan 25, 1939.WWWWL

Ray May 1938Ceccarelli Aug 1938Adamick Sep 1938Gainer Oct 1938Louis Jan 193911.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis met once on May 29, 1936, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Godwin or Lewis?: Bob Godwin is 95-24-15 and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Godwin or Lewis?: Bob Godwin has 31 knockout wins and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
Do Godwin and Lewis have any common opponents?: Bob Godwin and John Henry Lewis share 2 common opponents: Bob Olin and Maxie Rosenbloom. John Henry Lewis fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Godwin or Lewis?: Bob Godwin is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 2 cm above the other. Bob Godwin also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Godwin and Lewis?: This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Bob Godwin and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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