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Carmen Basilio vs Lew Jenkins — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

Carmen Basilio

Lew Jenkins

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Lew Jenkins

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Lew Jenkins (74-41-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Jenkins

74

Wins52 KO · 70%

41

Losses

5

Draws120 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Basilio leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Lew Jenkins have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Lew Jenkins have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1950Mar 6Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lew JenkinsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 4 · Jenkins 4 of 8 measurable rows
BasilioJenkins
Record
56-16-7 (edge)74-41-5
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
63.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
27
52 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
48.21%
70.27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48%
70% (edge)
Times stopped†max 12
2 (edge)
12
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 8.1
6.4
8.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 120
79
120

† 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
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Lew Jenkins: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Lew Jenkins: Died aged 64
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Lew Jenkins: Orthodox

Carmen Basilio left, Lew Jenkins right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

Lew Jenkins74 wins · from 120 tracked bouts

Lew Jenkins: 74 tracked wins — 52 by KO/TKO (70%), 21 on the cards (28%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 120 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

52 by KO/TKO 70%21 on the cards 28%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Lew Jenkins 120 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Basilio

Opponent

Jenkins

  • Carmen Basilio

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1951

    Loss, PTS

    1950

    GiosaEven

    Lew Jenkins

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1949

    Loss, SD

    1949

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

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Lew Jenkins has lost four straight, after one straight win. Jenkins last boxed on Apr 14, 1950.WLLLL

Pennino Jan 1950Haines Jan 1950Lastre Jan 1950Basilio Mar 1950Jack Apr 19508.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Lew Jenkins ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Lew Jenkins met once on March 6, 1950, and Carmen Basilio won by MD.
The meeting

WMar 6, 1950 · Basilio · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Jenkins?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Lew Jenkins is 74-41-5. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Jenkins74–41–563.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basilio or Jenkins?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Lew Jenkins has 52. Lew Jenkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basilio2748.2%

Jenkins5270.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Jenkins have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Lew Jenkins share 1 common opponent: Eddie Giosa. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Eddie Giosa1–11–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Jenkins?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 120 bouts tracked for Lew Jenkins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Jenkins120bouts

How They Win ↓

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