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Gus Lesnevich vs Sammy Christian — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gus Lesnevich

Sammy Christian

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Sammy Christian (0-2-1 across 3 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

Christian

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 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 Sammy Christian have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Sammy Christian have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met1936May 19Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy ChristianFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Christian 1 of 6 measurable rows
LesnevichChristian
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.7%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
3

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Sammy Christian 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%

Sammy Christian0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Sammy Christian: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Christian yet.

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

Sammy Christian last boxed on Nov 16, 1937 — 32,489 days ago. Christian had lost the most recent, to Archie Moore.LDL

Lesnevich May 1936Moore Aug 1936Moore Nov 19372 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Sammy Christian ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Sammy Christian met once on May 19, 1936, and Gus Lesnevich won by PTS.
The meeting

WMay 19, 1936 · Lesnevich · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Christian?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Sammy Christian is 0-2-1 across the 3 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%

Christian0–2–116.7%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Christian0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Christian have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Sammy Christian have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Christian?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 3 bouts tracked for Sammy Christian. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Christian3bouts

How They Win ↓

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