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Joe Louis vs Johnny Paychek — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Louis

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Johnny Paychek

Joe Louis (66-3) and Johnny Paychek (38-6-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 tracked bouts

Paychek

38

Wins28 KO · 74%

6

Losses

2

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Louis leads 1–0

Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.

Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met1940Mar 29Series
Joe LouisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny PaychekFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Louis 6 · Paychek 2 of 8 measurable rows
LouisPaychek
Record
66-3 (edge)38-6-2
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%
78.79% (edge)
73.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
79%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
3

† 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

Height+2″
Joe Louis: 6′2″ (edge)
Johnny Paychek: 6′0″
Reach+1″
Joe Louis: 76″ (edge)
Johnny Paychek: 75″
Agenot comparable
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Johnny Paychek: Died aged 74
Stance
Joe Louis: Orthodox
Johnny Paychek: Orthodox

Joe Louis left, Johnny Paychek 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 Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Johnny Paychek2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Paychek: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Louis 72, Johnny Paychek 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Louis

Opponent

Paychek

  • Joe Louis

    Win, TKO 1

    1935

    LevinskyEven

    Johnny Paychek

    Win, TKO 3

    1938

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Paychek had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Paychek last boxed on Mar 29, 1940.WWL

Levinsky Jul 1938Miler Oct 1938Louis Mar 19401.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek met once on March 29, 1940, and Joe Louis won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMar 29, 1940 · Louis · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Louis or Paychek?
Joe Louis is 66-3 and Johnny Paychek is 38-6-2. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Louis66–395.7%

Paychek38–6–284.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Louis or Paychek?
Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Johnny Paychek has 28. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Louis5278.8%

Paychek2873.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Louis and Paychek have any common opponents?
Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek share 1 common opponent: King Levinsky. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

King LevinskyWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Louis or Paychek?
Joe Louis is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 3 cm above the other. Joe Louis also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Louis187 cm193 cm reach

Paychek184 cm190 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Paychek?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Paychek. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Louis72bouts

Paychek3bouts

How They Win ↓

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