Have Joe Louis and Lee Savold ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Louis and Lee Savold met once on June 15, 1951, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Louis or Savold?

Joe Louis is 66-3 and Lee Savold is 104-46-4. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Louis or Savold?

Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Lee Savold has 0. Joe Louis has more.

Do Louis and Savold have any common opponents?

Joe Louis and Lee Savold share 12 common opponents: Rocky Marciano, Jimmy Bivins and Steve Ketchel (and 9 others). Joe Louis fared better against 7 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Savold?

This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Louis vs Lee Savold — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Louis (66-3) and Lee Savold (104-46-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 12 common opponents.

Louis

Wins52 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws72 tracked bouts

Savold

104

Wins

Losses

Draws155 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Louis leads 1–0

Joe Louis and Lee Savold have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met	1951Jun 15	Series
Joe LouisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lee SavoldFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR6Savold vs Louis	1Meeting

Savold vs Louis · Jun 15, 1951

The Numbers

Louis 7 · Savold 1 of 8 measurable rows

LouisEdge = longer wingSavold

Record: 66-3 (edge)104-46-4
Win %0–100%: 95.7% (edge)
68.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 52: 52 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 78.79% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 79% (edge)
69%
Times stopped^†max 12: 3 (edge)
12
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 8.4: 2.5
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 155: 72
155

† 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 Louis: 6′2″; Lee Savold: No height on file
Reach+2″: Joe Louis: 76″ (edge); Lee Savold: 74″
Agenot comparable: Joe Louis: Died aged 66; Lee Savold: Died aged 56
Stance: Joe Louis: Orthodox; Lee Savold: Orthodox

Joe Louis left, Lee Savold 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

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

Lee Savold104 wins · from 155 tracked bouts

72 by KO/TKO 69%26 on the cards 25%6 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Louis 72, Lee Savold 155 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

12 shared

12 shared · Louis better on 7 · Savold better on 1 · even on 412 shared · Joe Louis better on 7 · Lee Savold better on 1 · even on 4

LouisJoe Louis

Opponent

SavoldLee Savold

Joe Louis
Loss, TKO 8
1951Oct 1951
MarcianoRocky MarcianoUnited States 49–0 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Lee Savold
Loss, RTD 6
1952Feb 1952
Joe Louis
Win, UD
1951Aug 1951
BivinsJimmy BivinsUnited States 86–26–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightLouis betterJoe Louis better — 1–0 to 0–1
Lee Savold
Loss, UD
1942Nov 1942
Joe Louis
Win, KO 2
1937Jan 1937
KetchelSteve KetchelEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lee Savold
Win, KO 3
1946Sep 1946
Joe Louis
Win, KO 1
1946Sep 1946
MaurielloTami MaurielloUnited States 82–13–1Louis betterJoe Louis better — 1–0 to 0–2
Lee Savold
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1943Nov 1943
Loss, UD
1942Oct 1942
Joe Louis
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1946Jun 1946
Win, KO 13
1941Jun 1941
ConnBilly ConnUnited States 64–11–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightLouis betterJoe Louis better — 2–0 to 0–1
Lee Savold
Loss, UD
1940Nov 1940
Joe Louis
2–0 against
Win, TKO 8
1940Jun 1940
Win, SD
1940Feb 1940
GodoyArturo GodoyChile 92–22–12 · HeavyweightLouis betterJoe Louis better — 2–0 to 0–0
Lee Savold
No contest, NC 8
1946Mar 1946
Joe Louis
Win, KO 2
1941Feb 1941
DorazioGus DorazioEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lee Savold
Win, UD
1944Dec 1944
Joe Louis
Win, TKO 6
1941Sep 1941
NovaLou NovaUnited States 49–9–5Savold betterLee Savold better — 2–0 to 1–0
Lee Savold
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1943Aug 1943
Win, TKO 8
1942May 1942
Joe Louis
Win, TKO 9
1941Apr 1941
MustoTony MustoLouis betterJoe Louis better — 1–0 to 1–1
Lee Savold
1–1 against
Win, UD
1942Sep 1942
Loss, SD
1942Aug 1942
Joe Louis
2–0 against
Win, KO 1
1942Jan 1942
Win, DQ 7
1941May 1941
BaerBuddy BaerUnited States 59–7 · HeavyweightLouis betterJoe Louis better — 2–0 to 0–1
Lee Savold
Loss, NWS
1939Oct 1939
Joe Louis
Win, TKO 1
1936Dec 1936
SimmsEddie SimmsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lee Savold
Win, NWS
1939Dec 1939
Joe Louis
Win, TKO 2
1934Jul 1934
UdellLarry UdellLouis betterJoe Louis better — 1–0 to 1–1
Lee Savold
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1935Jan 1935
Loss, TKO 4
1934Feb 1934

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

Lee Savold has lost two straight, after one straight win. Savold last boxed on Feb 13, 1952.WLWLL

Louthis May 1948Woodcock Dec 1948Woodcock Jun 1950Louis Jun 1951Marciano Feb 19528.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Joe Louis and Lee Savold ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Louis and Lee Savold met once on June 15, 1951, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Louis or Savold?: Joe Louis is 66-3 and Lee Savold is 104-46-4. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Louis or Savold?: Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Lee Savold has 0. Joe Louis has more.
Do Louis and Savold have any common opponents?: Joe Louis and Lee Savold share 12 common opponents: Rocky Marciano, Jimmy Bivins and Steve Ketchel (and 9 others). Joe Louis fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Savold?: This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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