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Joe Knight vs Les Kennedy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Knight

Les Kennedy

Joe Knight (125-19-18) and Les Kennedy (1-6 across 7 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.

Knight

125

Wins66 KO · 53%

19

Losses

18

Draws164 tracked bouts

Kennedy

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 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

Knight leads 1–0

Joe Knight and Les Kennedy have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.

Joe Knight and Les Kennedy have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.
Met1934Mar 16Series
Joe KnightFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Les KennedyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Knight 7 · Kennedy 0 of 7 measurable rows
KnightKennedy
Record†
125-19-18 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 66
66 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.8%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 15.6
15.6 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
7

† 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
Joe Knight: 6′0″
Les Kennedy: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Knight: 74″
Les Kennedy: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Knight: Died aged 67
Les Kennedy: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Knight: Southpaw
Les Kennedy: Not recorded

Joe Knight left, Les Kennedy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Knight125 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

Joe Knight: 125 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (53%), 58 on the cards (46%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 164 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

66 by KO/TKO 53%58 on the cards 46%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Les Kennedy1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Les Kennedy: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Knight 164, Les Kennedy 7 — 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

Joe Knight has won four straight since losing a decision to Melio Bettina. Knight last boxed on Apr 19, 1938.LWWWW

Bettina Jun 1937Anderson Mar 1938Boyle Mar 1938McDuff Apr 1938Gideon Apr 193815.6 tracked bouts per year

Les Kennedy last boxed on Mar 16, 1934 — 33,821 days ago. Kennedy had lost six straight.LLLLL

Baer Nov 1931Carnera Nov 1932Braddock Jun 1933Walker Dec 1933Knight Mar 19341.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Knight and Les Kennedy ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Knight and Les Kennedy met once on March 16, 1934, and Joe Knight won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WMar 16, 1934 · Knight · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Knight or Kennedy?
Joe Knight is 125-19-18 and Les Kennedy is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Knight has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Knight125–19–1882.7%

Kennedy1–614.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Knight or Kennedy?
Joe Knight has 66 knockout wins and Les Kennedy has 0. Joe Knight has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Knight6652.8%

Kennedy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Knight and Kennedy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Knight and Les Kennedy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Knight and Kennedy?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Joe Knight and 7 bouts tracked for Les Kennedy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Knight164bouts

Kennedy7bouts

How They Win ↓

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