Have Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz met once on November 19, 1937, and Gus Lesnevich won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Katz?

Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Herbie Katz 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 Katz?

Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Herbie Katz has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.

Do Lesnevich and Katz have any common opponents?

Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz share 1 common opponent: Joey Maxim. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

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

Gus Lesnevich vs Herbie Katz — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Lesnevich

Herbie Katz

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Herbie Katz (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 1 common opponent.

Lesnevich

Wins23 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Katz

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 Herbie Katz have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met	1937Nov 19	Series
Gus LesnevichFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Herbie KatzFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSLesnevich vs Katz	1Meeting

Lesnevich vs Katz · Nov 19, 1937

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Katz 1 of 6 measurable rows

LesnevichEdge = longer wingKatz

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
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
0.5
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″; Herbie Katz: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gus Lesnevich: 73″; Herbie Katz: No reach on file
Agenot held: Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49; Herbie Katz: No date of birth
Stance: Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox; Herbie Katz: Not recorded

Gus Lesnevich left, Herbie Katz 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%

Herbie Katz0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Katz yet.

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

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

LesnevichGus Lesnevich

Opponent

KatzHerbie Katz

Gus Lesnevich
Loss, UD
1949May 1949
MaximJoey MaximUnited States 83–29–4EvenEven — 0–1 both
Herbie Katz
Loss, KO
1942Mar 1942

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

Herbie Katz last boxed on Nov 24, 1947 — 28,822 days ago. Katz had lost five straight.LLLLL

Lesnevich Nov 1937Krieger Apr 1940Maxim Mar 1942Galento Jun 1943Johnson Nov 19470.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz met once on November 19, 1937, and Gus Lesnevich won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Katz?: Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Herbie Katz 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 Katz?: Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Herbie Katz has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Do Lesnevich and Katz have any common opponents?: Gus Lesnevich and Herbie Katz share 1 common opponent: Joey Maxim. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Katz?: This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 5 bouts tracked for Herbie Katz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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