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Dave Clark vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Clark

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gus Lesnevich

Dave Clark (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) and Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Clark

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 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

Lesnevich leads 2–0

Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.

Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.
Met1939Jun 221940Jan 1Series
Dave ClarkFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Clark 1 · Lesnevich 6 of 7 measurable rows
ClarkLesnevich
Record†
2-561-14-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
28.6%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.2
0.1
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
7
80

† 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 Clark: No height on file
Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Dave Clark: No reach on file
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Agenot held
Dave Clark: No date of birth
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance
Dave Clark: Not recorded
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Dave Clark left, Gus Lesnevich 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 Clark2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Dave Clark: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Gus Lesnevich: 61 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (38%) and 38 on the cards (62%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 38%38 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Clark 7, Gus Lesnevich 80 — 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

Dave Clark last boxed on Nov 4, 1992 — 12,402 days ago. Clark had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Lesnevich Jan 1940Jannazzo Jun 1945Burley Sep 1945Robinson Jan 1946McKart Nov 19920.1 tracked bouts per year

Gus Lesnevich has lost two straight, after one straight win. Lesnevich last boxed on Aug 10, 1949.WLWLL

Fox Mar 1948Mills Jul 1948Eatman Mar 1949Maxim May 1949Charles Aug 19495.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times and Gus Lesnevich leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJan 1, 1940 · Lesnevich · UD

LJun 22, 1939 · Lesnevich · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Clark or Lesnevich?
Dave Clark is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Clark2–528.6%

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Clark or Lesnevich?
Dave Clark has 0 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Clark0

Lesnevich2337.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Clark and Lesnevich have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Clark and Lesnevich?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Dave Clark and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Clark7bouts

Lesnevich80bouts

How They Win ↓

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