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Joe Knight vs Tex Leavelle — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Knight

Tex Leavelle

Joe Knight (125-19-18) and Tex Leavelle (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.

Knight

125

Wins66 KO · 53%

19

Losses

18

Draws164 tracked bouts

Leavelle

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

Knight leads 1–0

Joe Knight and Tex Leavelle have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.

Joe Knight and Tex Leavelle have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.
Met1934Apr 17Series
Joe KnightFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tex LeavelleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Knight 5 · Leavelle 0 of 5 measurable rows
KnightLeavelle
Record†
125-19-18 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 66
66 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.8%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
15.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
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
Joe Knight: 6′0″
Tex Leavelle: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Knight: 74″
Tex Leavelle: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Knight: Died aged 67
Tex Leavelle: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Knight: Southpaw
Tex Leavelle: Not recorded

Joe Knight left, Tex Leavelle 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%

Tex Leavelle0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Tex Leavelle: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Leavelle yet.

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

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

Tex Leavelle last boxed on Apr 17, 1934 — 33,790 days ago. Leavelle had lost the most recent, to Joe Knight.L

Knight Apr 1934

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Knight and Tex Leavelle ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Knight and Tex Leavelle met once on April 17, 1934, and Joe Knight won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WApr 17, 1934 · Knight · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Knight or Leavelle?
Joe Knight is 125-19-18 and Tex Leavelle is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Leavelle0–10%

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

Knight6652.8%

Leavelle0

The Numbers ↓
Do Knight and Leavelle have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Knight and Tex Leavelle have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Knight and Leavelle?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Joe Knight and 1 bout tracked for Tex Leavelle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Knight164bouts

Leavelle1bout

How They Win ↓

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