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Bob Tow vs John Henry Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob Tow

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John Henry Lewis

Bob Tow (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tow

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lewis

101

Wins58 KO · 57%

11

Losses

5

Draws117 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

Lewis leads 1–0

Bob Tow and John Henry Lewis have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.

Bob Tow and John Henry Lewis have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met1938Apr 4Series
Bob TowFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John Henry LewisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Tow 0 · Lewis 6 of 6 measurable rows
TowLewis
Record†
1-5101-11-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 58
0
58 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—57.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
56% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 11.7
0.7
11.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117
6
117

† 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

Heightnot held
Bob Tow: No height on file
John Henry Lewis: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Bob Tow: No reach on file
John Henry Lewis: 71″
Agenot held
Bob Tow: No date of birth
John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59
Stance
Bob Tow: Not recorded
John Henry Lewis: Orthodox

Bob Tow 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 Tow1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Bob Tow: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

John Henry Lewis101 wins · from 117 tracked bouts

John Henry Lewis: 101 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (56%) and 44 on the cards (44%). Counted from 117 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 Tow 6, John Henry Lewis 117 — 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

Bob Tow last boxed on Dec 23, 1938 — 32,079 days ago. Tow had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Knight Sep 1932Galento Jun 1934Galento Nov 1934Lewis Apr 1938Walcott Dec 19380.7 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 Tow and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Tow and John Henry Lewis met once on April 4, 1938, and John Henry Lewis won by UD.
The meeting

LApr 4, 1938 · Lewis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tow or Lewis?
Bob Tow is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tow1–516.7%

Lewis101–11–588.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tow or Lewis?
Bob Tow has 0 knockout wins and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tow0

Lewis5857.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tow and Lewis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Tow and John Henry Lewis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tow and Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Bob Tow and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tow6bouts

Lewis117bouts

How They Win ↓

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