Have Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin met once on February 22, 1965, and Leotis Martin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Bailey or Martin?

Dave Bailey is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Leotis Martin is 31-5. Leotis Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Bailey or Martin?

Dave Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Leotis Martin has 19. Leotis Martin has more.

Do Bailey and Martin have any common opponents?

Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin share 1 common opponent: Sonny Liston. Leotis Martin fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bailey and Martin?

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Bailey and 37 bouts tracked for Leotis Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Bailey vs Leotis Martin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Bailey

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Leotis Martin

Dave Bailey (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Leotis Martin (31-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Bailey

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Martin

Wins19 KO · 61%

Losses

Draws37 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

Martin leads 1–0

Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.
Met	1965Feb 22	Series
Dave BaileyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Leotis MartinFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSMartin vs Bailey	1Meeting

Martin vs Bailey · Feb 22, 1965

The Numbers

Bailey 0 · Martin 5 of 5 measurable rows

BaileyEdge = longer wingMartin

Record^†: 0-631-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
86.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19: 0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —61.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —61%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.7: 0.7
4.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37: 6
37

† 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: Dave Bailey: No height on file; Leotis Martin: 6′0″
Reachnot held: Dave Bailey: No reach on file; Leotis Martin: 76″
Agenot comparable: Dave Bailey: Died aged 65; Leotis Martin: Died aged 56
Stance: Dave Bailey: Not recorded; Leotis Martin: Orthodox

Dave Bailey left, Leotis Martin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dave Bailey0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bailey yet.

Leotis Martin31 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 61%12 on the cards 39%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Bailey 6, Leotis Martin 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Martin better on 11 shared · Leotis Martin better on 1

BaileyDave Bailey

Opponent

MartinLeotis Martin

Dave Bailey
Loss, KO 1
1967Mar 1967
ListonSonny ListonUnited States 50–4 · HeavyweightMartin betterLeotis Martin better — 1–0 to 0–1
Leotis Martin
Win, KO 9
1969Dec 1969

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

Dave Bailey has lost six straight. Bailey last boxed on Dec 7, 1971.LLLLL

Foster Feb 1964Martin Feb 1965Chuvalo Jun 1965Liston Mar 1967Lubbers Dec 19710.7 tracked bouts per year

Leotis Martin has won five straight, the most recent against Sonny Liston. Martin last boxed on Dec 6, 1969.WWWWW

Lewis Nov 1968Lewis Feb 1969Newton Oct 1969Russell Nov 1969Liston Dec 19694.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin met once on February 22, 1965, and Leotis Martin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Bailey or Martin?: Dave Bailey is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Leotis Martin is 31-5. Leotis Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bailey or Martin?: Dave Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Leotis Martin has 19. Leotis Martin has more.
Do Bailey and Martin have any common opponents?: Dave Bailey and Leotis Martin share 1 common opponent: Sonny Liston. Leotis Martin fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bailey and Martin?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Bailey and 37 bouts tracked for Leotis Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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