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Jimmy McLarnin vs Sammy Lee — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy McLarnin

Sammy Lee

Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) and Sammy Lee (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.

McLarnin

55

Wins21 KO · 38%

11

Losses

3

Draws69 tracked bouts

Lee

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

McLarnin leads 1–0

Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Lee have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.

Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Lee have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met1924Mar 26Series
Jimmy McLarninFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy LeeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

McLarnin 4 · Lee 1 of 5 measurable rows
McLarninLee
Record†
55-11-3 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
38.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
69
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
Jimmy McLarnin: No height on file
Sammy Lee: 6′1″
Agenot held
Jimmy McLarnin: Died aged 96
Sammy Lee: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox
Sammy Lee: Southpaw

Jimmy McLarnin left, Sammy Lee right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jimmy McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Jimmy McLarnin: 55 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (38%), 33 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Sammy Lee0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Sammy Lee: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Lee yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy McLarnin 69, Sammy Lee 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

Jimmy McLarnin has won two straight since losses to Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri. McLarnin last boxed on Nov 20, 1936.WLLWW

Ross Sep 1934Ross May 1935Canzoneri May 1936Canzoneri Oct 1936Ambers Nov 19365.3 tracked bouts per year

Sammy Lee last boxed on Mar 26, 1924 — 37,478 days ago. Lee had lost the most recent, to Jimmy McLarnin.L

McLarnin Mar 1924

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Lee ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Lee met once on March 26, 1924, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 26, 1924 · McLarnin · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McLarnin or Lee?
Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Sammy Lee is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McLarnin55–11–381.9%

Lee0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Lee?
Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Sammy Lee has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McLarnin2138.2%

Lee0

The Numbers ↓
Do McLarnin and Lee have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Lee have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Lee?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 1 bout tracked for Sammy Lee. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McLarnin69bouts

Lee1bout

How They Win ↓

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