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Gus Lesnevich vs Tom Chester — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gus Lesnevich

Tom Chester

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Tom Chester (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 tracked bouts

Chester

Tracked record

0–3

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 2–0

Gus Lesnevich and Tom Chester have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Tom Chester have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.
Met1934Nov 31935May 4Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Tom ChesterFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Chester 1 of 6 measurable rows
LesnevichChester
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
0%
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)
2.9
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″
Tom Chester: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Tom Chester: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Tom Chester: No date of birth
Stance
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox
Tom Chester: Not recorded

Gus Lesnevich left, Tom Chester 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%

Tom Chester0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Tom Chester: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Chester yet.

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

Tom Chester last boxed on Nov 19, 1935 — 33,218 days ago. Chester had lost three straight.LLL

Lesnevich Nov 1934Lesnevich May 1935Krieger Nov 19352.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Tom Chester ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Tom Chester have met 2 times and Gus Lesnevich leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMay 4, 1935 · Lesnevich · PTS

WNov 3, 1934 · Lesnevich · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Chester?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Tom Chester is 0-3 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%

Chester0–30%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Chester0

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

Lesnevich80bouts

Chester3bouts

How They Win ↓

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