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Jersey Joe Walcott vs Tiger Red Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jersey Joe Walcott

Tiger Red Lewis

Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and Tiger Red Lewis (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Walcott

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

20

Losses

1

Draw70 tracked bouts

Lewis

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

Walcott leads 1–0

Jersey Joe Walcott and Tiger Red Lewis have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.

Jersey Joe Walcott and Tiger Red Lewis have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.
Met1940Jan 19Series
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tiger Red LewisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Walcott 5 · Lewis 1 of 6 measurable rows
WalcottLewis
Record†
49-20-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
70.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.27%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
63%—
Times stopped‡max 6
6
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
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
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Tiger Red Lewis: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Tiger Red Lewis: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Tiger Red Lewis: No date of birth
Stance
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox
Tiger Red Lewis: Not recorded

Jersey Joe Walcott left, Tiger Red Lewis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Jersey Joe Walcott: 49 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (63%), 17 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Tiger Red Lewis0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Tiger Red Lewis: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Lewis yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jersey Joe Walcott 70, Tiger Red Lewis 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

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

Tiger Red Lewis last boxed on Mar 29, 1940 — 31,620 days ago. Lewis had lost three straight.LLL

Freeman Apr 1937Walcott Jan 1940Marshall Mar 19401 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jersey Joe Walcott and Tiger Red Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and Tiger Red Lewis met once on January 19, 1940, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WJan 19, 1940 · Walcott · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walcott or Lewis?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Tiger Red Lewis is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jersey Joe Walcott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Walcott49–20–170.7%

Lewis0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walcott or Lewis?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Tiger Red Lewis has 0. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walcott3163.3%

Lewis0

The Numbers ↓
Do Walcott and Lewis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jersey Joe Walcott and Tiger Red Lewis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walcott and Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 3 bouts tracked for Tiger Red Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walcott70bouts

Lewis3bouts

How They Win ↓

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