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 in round 1.

Who has the better record, Lesnevich or 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, Lesnevich or Kahut?

Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Joe Kahut has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.

Do Lesnevich and 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 Lesnevich and 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.

Gus Lesnevich vs Joe Kahut — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Lesnevich

Joe Kahut

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.

Lesnevich

Wins23 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Kahut

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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 Joe Kahut have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met	1946Jan 11	Series
Gus LesnevichFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Joe KahutFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Lesnevich vs Kahut	1Meeting

Lesnevich vs Kahut · Jan 11, 1946

The Numbers

Lesnevich 6 · Kahut 1 of 7 measurable rows

LesnevichEdge = longer wingKahut

Record^†: 61-14-5 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%: 79.4% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 37.7%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 80
6

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Joe Kahut 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%

Joe Kahut1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Joe Kahut 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Lesnevich better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Gus Lesnevich better on 1 · even on 1

LesnevichGus Lesnevich

Opponent

KahutJoe Kahut

Gus Lesnevich
Loss, RTD 7
1949Aug 1949
CharlesEzzard CharlesUnited States 95–25–1EvenEven — 0–1 both
Joe Kahut
Loss, KO 8
1951Dec 1951
Gus Lesnevich
Loss, UD
1949May 1949
MaximJoey MaximUnited States 83–29–4Lesnevich betterGus Lesnevich better — 0–1 to 1–2
Joe Kahut
1–2 against
Loss, TKO
1949Oct 1949
Win, SD
1948Oct 1948
Loss, UD
1948Jun 1948

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

Joe Kahut last boxed on Dec 12, 1951 — 27,345 days ago. Kahut had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Lesnevich Jan 1946Maxim Jun 1948Maxim Oct 1948Maxim Oct 1949Charles Dec 19510.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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 in round 1.
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or 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, Lesnevich or Kahut?: Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Joe Kahut has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Do Lesnevich and 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 Lesnevich and 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.

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