Have Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Mills or Lesnevich?

Freddie Mills is 77-18-6 and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Mills or Lesnevich?

Freddie Mills has 55 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Freddie Mills has more.

Do Mills and Lesnevich have any common opponents?

Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich share 3 common opponents: Joey Maxim, Bruce Woodcock and Al Delaney. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Mills or Lesnevich?

Freddie Mills is the taller fighter at 179 cm, 4 cm above the other. Gus Lesnevich also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mills and Lesnevich?

This comparison is drawn from 100 bouts tracked for Freddie Mills and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Mills vs Gus Lesnevich — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Lesnevich

Freddie Mills (77-18-6) 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 3 common opponents.

Mills

Wins55 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws100 tracked bouts

Lesnevich

Wins23 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1946May 14	1948Jul 26	Series
Freddie MillsFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	TKOR10Lesnevich vs Mills	PTSLesnevich vs Mills	2Meetings

The Numbers

Mills 4 · Lesnevich 3 of 7 measurable rows

MillsEdge = longer wingLesnevich

Record: 77-18-661-14-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 79.2%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 55: 55 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%: 71.43% (edge)
37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 71% (edge)
38%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡max 7.2: 7.2 (edge)
5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100: 100
80

† 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

Height+1″: Freddie Mills: 5′10″ (edge); Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
Reach+1″: Freddie Mills: 72″; Gus Lesnevich: 73″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Freddie Mills: Died aged 46; Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance: Freddie Mills: Orthodox; Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Freddie Mills 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

Freddie Mills76 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

54 by KO/TKO 71%22 on the cards 29%

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

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 — Freddie Mills 100, Gus Lesnevich 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Mills better on 1 · Lesnevich better on 1 · even on 13 shared · Freddie Mills better on 1 · Gus Lesnevich better on 1 · even on 1

MillsFreddie Mills

Opponent

LesnevichGus Lesnevich

Freddie Mills
Loss, KO 10
1950Jan 1950
MaximJoey MaximUnited States 83–29–4EvenEven — 0–1 both
Gus Lesnevich
Loss, UD
1949May 1949
Freddie Mills
0–2 against
Loss, KO 14
1949Jun 1949
Loss, PTS
1946Jun 1946
WoodcockBruce WoodcockUnited Kingdom 35–4Lesnevich betterGus Lesnevich better — 0–1 to 0–2
Gus Lesnevich
Loss, KO 8
1946Sep 1946
Freddie Mills
Win, KO 5
1944May 1944
DelaneyAl DelaneyCanadaMills betterFreddie Mills better — 1–0 to 0–1
Gus Lesnevich
Loss, PTS
1940Nov 1940

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

Freddie Mills has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Mills last boxed on Jan 24, 1950.WWWLL

Shaw Apr 1948Lesnevich Jul 1948Ralph Nov 1948Woodcock Jun 1949Maxim Jan 19507.2 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 Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Mills or Lesnevich?: Freddie Mills is 77-18-6 and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Mills or Lesnevich?: Freddie Mills has 55 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Freddie Mills has more.
Do Mills and Lesnevich have any common opponents?: Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich share 3 common opponents: Joey Maxim, Bruce Woodcock and Al Delaney. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Mills or Lesnevich?: Freddie Mills is the taller fighter at 179 cm, 4 cm above the other. Gus Lesnevich also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mills and Lesnevich?: This comparison is drawn from 100 bouts tracked for Freddie Mills and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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