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Elmer Ray vs Jack Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Jack Lewis

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Jack Lewis (2-8-2 across 12 tracked bouts) 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.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Lewis

Tracked record

2–8–2

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ray leads 1–0

Elmer Ray and Jack Lewis have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.

Elmer Ray and Jack Lewis have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.
Met1940Apr 29Series
Elmer RayFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jack LewisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Lewis 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayLewis
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)2-8-2
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
12

† 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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Jack Lewis: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Jack Lewis: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Jack Lewis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Jack Lewis2 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Jack Lewis: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Jack Lewis 12 — 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

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Jack Lewis last boxed on Dec 3, 1945 — 29,547 days ago. Lewis had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Mills Dec 1937Mills Mar 1938Ray Apr 1940Finch Nov 1945Finch Dec 19450.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Jack Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Jack Lewis met once on April 29, 1940, and Elmer Ray won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WApr 29, 1940 · Ray · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Lewis?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Jack Lewis is 2-8-2 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Lewis2–8–225%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Lewis?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Jack Lewis has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Lewis1

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Lewis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elmer Ray and Jack Lewis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 12 bouts tracked for Jack Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Lewis12bouts

How They Win ↓

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