Buddy Baer (59-7) and Lee Savold (98-40-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Buddy Baer vs Lee Savold — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Buddy Baer leads 1–0- Buddy Baer wonSavold vs BaerOct 30, 1939 · NWS
The Numbers
- 59-7 (edge)
- Record
- 98-40-3
- 89.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 70.6%
- 53
- Wins by knockout
- 72 (edge)
- 89.83% (edge)
- KO rate
- 73.47%
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 69% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 12
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- 8.4 (edge)
- 4
- Bouts tracked
- 155
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 84″ (213 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 74″ (189 cm)
- 111
- Age
- 110
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBuddy Baer · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
1
Lee Savold · 104 wins
KO/TKO
72
Decision
26
Other
6
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (4 and 155 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Buddy Baer
LLWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 9, 1942
Lee Savold
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Feb 13, 1952
Common Questions
- Have Buddy Baer and Lee Savold ever fought each other?
- Yes. Buddy Baer and Lee Savold met once on October 30, 1939, and Buddy Baer won by NWS.
- Who has the better record, Buddy Baer or Lee Savold?
- Buddy Baer is 59-7 and Lee Savold is 98-40-3. Buddy Baer has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Buddy Baer or Lee Savold?
- Buddy Baer has 53 knockout wins and Lee Savold has 72. Lee Savold has more.
- Do Buddy Baer and Lee Savold have any common opponents?
- Buddy Baer and Lee Savold share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Lee Savold fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buddy Baer and Lee Savold?
- This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Buddy Baer and 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.