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.
Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Joe Kahut (1-5 across 6 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.
Gus Lesnevich vs Joe Kahut — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gus Lesnevich leads 1–0- Gus Lesnevich wonLesnevich vs KahutJan 11, 1946 · KO
The Numbers
- 61-14-5 (edge)
- Record
- 1-5
- 79.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 16.7%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 37.7%
- KO rate
- —
- 38% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.8
- 80
- Bouts tracked
- 6
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- —
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 111
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Light Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGus Lesnevich · 61 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
38
Other
0
Joe Kahut · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (80 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gus Lesnevich
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1949
Joe Kahut
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Dec 12, 1951
Common Questions
- Have Gus Lesnevich and Joe Kahut ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Joe Kahut met once on January 11, 1946, and Gus Lesnevich won by KO.
- Who has the better record, Gus Lesnevich or Joe Kahut?
- Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Joe Kahut is 1-5 across the 6 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, Gus Lesnevich or Joe Kahut?
- Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Joe Kahut has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.
- Do Gus Lesnevich and Joe Kahut have any common opponents?
- Gus Lesnevich and Joe Kahut share 2 common opponents: Ezzard Charles and Joey Maxim. Gus Lesnevich fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gus Lesnevich and Joe Kahut?
- This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 6 bouts tracked for Joe Kahut. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.