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Henry Thomas vs Joe Louis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Henry Thomas

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Joe Louis

Henry Thomas (2-4 across 6 tracked bouts) and Joe Louis (66-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Thomas

Tracked record

2–4

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 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

Louis leads 1–0

Henry Thomas and Joe Louis have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.

Henry Thomas and Joe Louis have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met1938Apr 4Series
Henry ThomasFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe LouisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Thomas 0 · Louis 6 of 6 measurable rows
ThomasLouis
Record†
2-466-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
0
52 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.79%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
79% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.5
0.2
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
6
72

† 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
Henry Thomas: No height on file
Joe Louis: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Henry Thomas: No reach on file
Joe Louis: 76″
Agenot comparable
Henry Thomas: Died aged 74
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Stance
Henry Thomas: Not recorded
Joe Louis: Orthodox

Henry Thomas left, Joe Louis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Henry Thomas2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Henry Thomas: 2 tracked wins — 2 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Joe Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Henry Thomas 6, Joe Louis 72 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Louis better on 2

Thomas

Opponent

Louis

  • Henry Thomas

    Loss, TKO 3

    1938

    GalentoLouis better

    Joe Louis

    Win, TKO 4

    1939

  • Henry Thomas

    Loss, TKO 8

    1937

    SchmelingLouis better

    Joe Louis

    1–1 against

    Win, TKO 1

    1938

    Loss, KO 12

    1936

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Henry Thomas has lost three straight, after one straight win. Thomas last boxed on Nov 14, 1938.LWLLL

Dundee Sep 1912Holberg Sep 1913Schmeling Dec 1937Louis Apr 1938Galento Nov 19380.2 tracked bouts per year

Joe Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Henry Thomas and Joe Louis ever fought each other?
Yes. Henry Thomas and Joe Louis met once on April 4, 1938, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

LApr 4, 1938 · Louis · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thomas or Louis?
Henry Thomas is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Louis is 66-3. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thomas2–433.3%

Louis66–395.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thomas or Louis?
Henry Thomas has 0 knockout wins and Joe Louis has 52. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thomas0

Louis5278.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thomas and Louis have any common opponents?
Henry Thomas and Joe Louis share 2 common opponents: Tony Galento and Max Schmeling. Joe Louis fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Tony GalentoLW

Max SchmelingL1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thomas and Louis?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Henry Thomas and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thomas6bouts

Louis72bouts

How They Win ↓

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