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Gus Lesnevich vs Tony Celli — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gus Lesnevich

Tony Celli

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Tony Celli (0-5 across 5 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

Celli

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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 Tony Celli have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Tony Celli have met 2 times; Lesnevich leads 2–0.
Met1935May 251937Feb 20Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Tony CelliFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Lesnevich 5 · Celli 1 of 6 measurable rows
LesnevichCelli
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-5
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
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
5

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Tony Celli 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%

Tony Celli0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Tony Celli: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Celli yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Tony Celli 5 — 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

Tony Celli last boxed on Jul 11, 1941 — 31,148 days ago. Celli had lost five straight.LLLLL

Lesnevich May 1935Krieger Jun 1935Lesnevich Feb 1937Apostoli Oct 1937Soose Jul 19410.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

WFeb 20, 1937 · Lesnevich · PTS

WMay 25, 1935 · Lesnevich · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Celli?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Tony Celli is 0-5 across the 5 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%

Celli0–50%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Celli0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Celli have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Tony Celli have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Celli?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 5 bouts tracked for Tony Celli. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Celli5bouts

How They Win ↓

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