Have Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper met once on September 5, 1940, and Gus Lesnevich won by RTD.

Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Cooper?

Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Henry Cooper is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Lesnevich or Cooper?

Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Henry Cooper has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.

Do Lesnevich and Cooper have any common opponents?

Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper share 2 common opponents: Joey Maxim and Billy Conn. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 5 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gus Lesnevich vs Henry Cooper — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Lesnevich

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Henry Cooper

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Henry Cooper (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Lesnevich

Wins23 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Cooper

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Lesnevich leads 1–0

Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met	1940Sep 5	Series
Gus LesnevichFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Henry CooperFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDLesnevich vs Cooper	1Meeting

Lesnevich vs Cooper · Sep 5, 1940

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Cooper 1 of 6 measurable rows

LesnevichEdge = longer wingCooper

Record^†: 61-14-5 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 79.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.7%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 38%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 80
5

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Henry Cooper right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

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

Henry Cooper0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Cooper yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Henry Cooper 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

LesnevichGus Lesnevich

Opponent

CooperHenry Cooper

Gus Lesnevich
Loss, UD
1949May 1949
MaximJoey MaximUnited States 83–29–4EvenEven — 0–1 both
Henry Cooper
Loss, PTS
1946Aug 1946
Gus Lesnevich
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1940Jun 1940
Loss, UD
1939Nov 1939
ConnBilly ConnUnited States 64–11–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–2 both
Henry Cooper
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1942Jan 1942
Loss, UD
1940Jan 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

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

Henry Cooper last boxed on Aug 14, 1946 — 29,288 days ago. Cooper had lost five straight.LLLLL

Conn Jan 1940Lesnevich Sep 1940Conn Jan 1942Ray Sep 1945Maxim Aug 19460.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper met once on September 5, 1940, and Gus Lesnevich won by RTD.
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Cooper?: Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Henry Cooper is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Lesnevich or Cooper?: Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Henry Cooper has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Do Lesnevich and Cooper have any common opponents?: Gus Lesnevich and Henry Cooper share 2 common opponents: Joey Maxim and Billy Conn. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Cooper?: This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 5 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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