Joe Louis (66-3) and John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 10 common opponents.
Joe Louis vs John Henry Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Louis leads 1–0- Joe Louis wonLewis vs LouisJan 25, 1939 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 66-3 (edge)
- Record
- 101-11-5
- 95.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 88.5%
- 52
- Wins by knockout
- 58 (edge)
- 78.79% (edge)
- KO rate
- 57.43%
- 79% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 56%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 11.7 (edge)
- 72
- Bouts tracked
- 117
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (187 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- 76″ (193 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- 112
- Age
- 112
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Louis · 67 wins
KO/TKO
53
Decision
13
Other
1
John Henry Lewis · 101 wins
KO/TKO
57
Decision
44
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (72 and 117 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
10 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Joe Louis
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 10, 1966
John Henry Lewis
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1939
Common Questions
- Have Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis met once on January 25, 1939, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Joe Louis or John Henry Lewis?
- Joe Louis is 66-3 and John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Joe Louis or John Henry Lewis?
- Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and John Henry Lewis has 58. John Henry Lewis has more.
- Do Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis have any common opponents?
- Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis share 10 common opponents: Red Burman, James J. Braddock and Al Ettore (and 7 others). Joe Louis fared better against 2 of them.
- Who is bigger, Joe Louis or John Henry Lewis?
- Joe Louis is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 7 cm above the other. Joe Louis also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis?
- This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.