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Hans Birkie (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Hans Birkie vs John Henry Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Hans Birkie

Tracked record

1–7

8 tracked bouts

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

John Henry Lewis

101–11–5

117 tracked bouts

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

John Henry Lewis leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-7
Record
101-11-5 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

12.5%
Win %
88.5% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
58 (edge)
KO rate
57.43%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
56% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.2
Bouts per year
11.7 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

8
Bouts tracked
117

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′11″ (180 cm)
Reach
71″ (180 cm)
Age
112
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Light Heavyweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Hans Birkie · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

John Henry Lewis · 101 wins

KO/TKO
57
Decision
44
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 117 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Hans Birkie

    LTKO · Jan 1935

    Joe Louis

    John Henry Lewis

    LKO R1 · Jan 1939
  • Hans Birkie

    WPTS · Jan 1933

    James J. Braddock

    John Henry Lewis

    LPTS · Nov 1934WPTS · Sep 1932

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Hans Birkie

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Dec 18, 1938

John Henry Lewis

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1939

Common Questions

Have Hans Birkie and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. Hans Birkie and John Henry Lewis met once on March 15, 1937, and John Henry Lewis won by UD.
Who has the better record, Hans Birkie or John Henry Lewis?
Hans Birkie is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Hans Birkie or John Henry Lewis?
Hans Birkie has 0 knockout wins and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
Do Hans Birkie and John Henry Lewis have any common opponents?
Hans Birkie and John Henry Lewis share 2 common opponents: Joe Louis and James J. Braddock. Hans Birkie fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hans Birkie and John Henry Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Hans Birkie and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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