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Gus Lesnevich vs Willie Kline — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gus Lesnevich

Willie Kline

Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) and Willie Kline (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Kline

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Willie Kline have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.

Gus Lesnevich and Willie Kline have met 1 time; Lesnevich leads 1–0.
Met1934Jun 9Series
Gus LesnevichFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie KlineFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Lesnevich 4 · Kline 1 of 5 measurable rows
LesnevichKline
Record†
61-14-5 (edge)0-1
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
1

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

Gus Lesnevich left, Willie Kline 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%

Willie Kline0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Willie Kline: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kline yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Lesnevich 80, Willie Kline 1 — 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

Willie Kline last boxed on Jun 9, 1934 — 33,746 days ago. Kline had lost the most recent, to Gus Lesnevich.L

Lesnevich Jun 1934

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gus Lesnevich and Willie Kline ever fought each other?
Yes. Gus Lesnevich and Willie Kline met once on June 9, 1934, and Gus Lesnevich won by PTS.
The meeting

WJun 9, 1934 · Lesnevich · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lesnevich or Kline?
Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5 and Willie Kline is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Kline0–10%

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

Lesnevich2337.7%

Kline0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lesnevich and Kline have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gus Lesnevich and Willie Kline have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lesnevich and Kline?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich and 1 bout tracked for Willie Kline. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lesnevich80bouts

Kline1bout

How They Win ↓

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