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Gus Lesnevich vs Melio Bettina — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gus Lesnevich

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Melio Bettina

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Melio Bettina (4-6-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 tracked bouts

Bettina

Tracked record

4–6–1

counted from 11 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 Melio Bettina have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Melio Bettina have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met1947May 23Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melio BettinaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Lesnevich 6 · Bettina 1 of 7 measurable rows
LesnevichBettina
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)4-6-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
40.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.7%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
38% (edge)
25%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
11

† 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″
Melio Bettina: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Melio Bettina: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Melio Bettina: Died aged 80
Stance
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox
Melio Bettina: Not recorded

Gus Lesnevich left, Melio Bettina 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%

Melio Bettina4 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Melio Bettina: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 on the cards (75%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Melio Bettina 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Lesnevich better on 1 · Bettina better on 1 · even on 1

Lesnevich

Opponent

Bettina

  • Gus Lesnevich

    Loss, UD

    1942

    BivinsBettina better

    Melio Bettina

    1–1–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1945

    Loss, UD

    1943

    Win, UD

    1941

  • Gus Lesnevich

    Win, UD

    1941

    ChristoforidisLesnevich better

    Melio Bettina

    Loss, UD

    1941

  • Gus Lesnevich

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1940

    Loss, UD

    1939

    ConnEven

    Melio Bettina

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1939

    Loss, UD

    1939

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

Melio Bettina has lost the most recent, to Gus Lesnevich. Bettina last boxed on May 23, 1947.LWLDL

Christoforidis Jan 1941Bivins Nov 1941Bivins Sep 1943Bivins Mar 1945Lesnevich May 19471.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Melio Bettina ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Melio Bettina met once on May 23, 1947, and Gus Lesnevich won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMay 23, 1947 · Lesnevich · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Bettina?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Melio Bettina is 4-6-1 across the 11 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%

Bettina4–6–140.9%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Bettina0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Bettina have any common opponents?
Gus Lesnevich and Melio Bettina share 3 common opponents: Jimmy Bivins, Anton Christoforidis and Billy Conn. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
3 shared opponents

Jimmy BivinsL1–1–1

Anton ChristoforidisWL

Billy ConnLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Bettina?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 11 bouts tracked for Melio Bettina. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Bettina11bouts

How They Win ↓

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