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Gus Lesnevich vs Jack Kirkland — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gus Lesnevich

Jack Kirkland

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Jack Kirkland (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 tracked bouts

Kirkland

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Jack Kirkland have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Jack Kirkland have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met1938Feb 24Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jack KirklandFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Lesnevich 4 · Kirkland 1 of 5 measurable rows
LesnevichKirkland
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-1
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
1

† 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″
Jack Kirkland: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Jack Kirkland: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Jack Kirkland: No date of birth
Stance
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox
Jack Kirkland: Not recorded

Gus Lesnevich left, Jack Kirkland 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

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%

Jack Kirkland0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Jack Kirkland: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kirkland yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Jack Kirkland 1 — 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

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

Jack Kirkland last boxed on Feb 24, 1938 — 32,381 days ago. Kirkland had lost the most recent, to Gus Lesnevich.L

Lesnevich Feb 1938

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Jack Kirkland ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Jack Kirkland met once on February 24, 1938, and Gus Lesnevich won by KO.
The meeting

WFeb 24, 1938 · Lesnevich · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Kirkland?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Jack Kirkland is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

Kirkland0–10%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Kirkland0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Kirkland have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Jack Kirkland have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Kirkland?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 1 bout tracked for Jack Kirkland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Kirkland1bout

How They Win ↓

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