Have Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards met once on October 27, 1938, and Ron Richards won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Richards?

Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Ron Richards is 95-25-10. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Lesnevich or Richards?

Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Ron Richards has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.

Do Lesnevich and Richards have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Richards?

This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 3 bouts tracked for Ron Richards. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gus Lesnevich vs Ron Richards — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Lesnevich

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Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Ron Richards (95-25-10) 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

Wins23 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Richards

Wins

Losses

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Richards leads 1–0

Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards have met 1 time; Richards leads 1–0.
Met	1938Oct 27	Series
Gus LesnevichFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ron RichardsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSLesnevich vs Richards	1Meeting

Lesnevich vs Richards · Oct 27, 1938

The Numbers

Lesnevich 7 · Richards 1 of 8 measurable rows

LesnevichEdge = longer wingRichards

Record: 61-14-5 (edge)95-25-10
Win %0–100%: 79.4% (edge)
76.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 37.7% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 80
3

† 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″; Ron Richards: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gus Lesnevich: 73″; Ron Richards: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49; Ron Richards: Died aged 56
Stance: Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox; Ron Richards: Orthodox

Gus Lesnevich left, Ron Richards 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%

Ron Richards1 win · from 3 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, Ron Richards 3 — 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

Ron Richards has lost two straight, after one straight win. Richards last boxed on Jul 11, 1940.WLL

Lesnevich Oct 1938Moore Apr 1940Moore Jul 19401.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards met once on October 27, 1938, and Ron Richards won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Richards?: Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Ron Richards is 95-25-10. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Lesnevich or Richards?: Gus Lesnevich has 23 knockout wins and Ron Richards has 0. Gus Lesnevich has more.
Do Lesnevich and Richards have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Ron Richards have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Richards?: This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 3 bouts tracked for Ron Richards. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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