and the head will die
Joe Louis (66-3) and Lou Nova (49-9-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Louis
66
Wins52 KO · 79%
3
Losses
0
Draws72 tracked bouts
Nova
49
Wins31 KO · 63%
9
Losses
5
Draws7 tracked bouts
Joe Louis and Lou Nova have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
| Met | 1941Sep 29 | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Joe LouisFighter A | WWon | 1–0W–L |
| Lou NovaFighter B | LLost | 0–1W–L |
| Result | TKOR6 | 1Meeting |
† 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.
Joe Louis left, Lou Nova right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.
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%
Lou Nova: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 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, Lou Nova 7 — not from a career-complete method table.
3 shared · Louis better on 2 · Nova better on 13 shared · Joe Louis better on 2 · Lou Nova better on 1
LouisJoe Louis
Opponent
NovaLou Nova
Joe Louis
1951Jun 1951
Lou Nova
0–2 against
1943Aug 1943
1942May 1942
Joe Louis
1935Sep 1935
Lou Nova
2–0 against
1941Apr 1941
1939Jun 1939
Joe Louis
1939Jun 1939
Lou Nova
1939Sep 1939
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.
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
Lou Nova has lost three straight, after one straight win. Nova last boxed on Aug 9, 1943.LWLLL
Galento Sep 1939Baer Apr 1941Louis Sep 1941Savold May 1942Savold Aug 19431.4 tracked bouts per year
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