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Gus Lesnevich vs Joey Parks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gus Lesnevich

Joey Parks

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Joey Parks (0-5-2 across 7 tracked bouts) 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

Parks

Tracked record

0–5–2

counted from 7 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Gus Lesnevich and Joey Parks have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Gus Lesnevich and Joey Parks have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1938Jan 7Series
Gus LesnevichFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Joey ParksFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Parks 1 of 6 measurable rows
LesnevichParks
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-5-2
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
14.3%
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§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
7

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Joey Parks 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%

Joey Parks0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Joey Parks: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Parks yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Joey Parks 7 — 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

Joey Parks last boxed on Feb 25, 1963 — 23,252 days ago. Parks had lost three straight.LDLLL

Perkins Apr 1958Brown Sep 1959Brown Dec 1959Brown Mar 1961Cokes Feb 19630.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Joey Parks ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Joey Parks met once on January 7, 1938, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DJan 7, 1938 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Parks?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Joey Parks is 0-5-2 across the 7 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.
Records · win %

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

Parks0–5–214.3%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Parks0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Parks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Joey Parks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Parks?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 7 bouts tracked for Joey Parks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Parks7bouts

How They Win ↓

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