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Eddie Whalen vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eddie Whalen

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Gus Lesnevich

Eddie Whalen (0-5 across 5 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 once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Whalen

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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 1–0

Eddie Whalen and Gus Lesnevich have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.

Eddie Whalen and Gus Lesnevich have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met1936Feb 4Series
Eddie WhalenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Whalen 0 · Lesnevich 5 of 5 measurable rows
WhalenLesnevich
Record†
0-561-14-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—38%
Times stopped‡levelmax 5
5
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.2
1.2
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
5
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
Eddie Whalen: No height on file
Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Eddie Whalen: No reach on file
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Agenot held
Eddie Whalen: No date of birth
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance
Eddie Whalen: Not recorded
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Eddie Whalen 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
Eddie Whalen0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Eddie Whalen: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Whalen yet.

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 — Eddie Whalen 5, 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

Eddie Whalen last boxed on Feb 4, 1936 — 33,137 days ago. Whalen had lost five straight.LLLLL

Jeby Dec 1931Krieger Oct 1933Krieger Jul 1935Walker Sep 1935Lesnevich Feb 19361.2 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 Eddie Whalen and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Whalen and Gus Lesnevich met once on February 4, 1936, and Gus Lesnevich won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LFeb 4, 1936 · Lesnevich · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Whalen or Lesnevich?
Eddie Whalen is 0-5 across the 5 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 %

Whalen0–50%

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

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

Whalen0

Lesnevich2337.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Whalen and Lesnevich have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Whalen and Gus Lesnevich have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Whalen and Lesnevich?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Eddie Whalen and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Whalen5bouts

Lesnevich80bouts

How They Win ↓

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