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Joe Louis vs Red Burman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Louis

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Red Burman

Joe Louis (66-3) and Red Burman (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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

Burman

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts 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

Louis leads 1–0

Joe Louis and Red Burman have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.

Joe Louis and Red Burman have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met1941Jan 31Series
Joe LouisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Red BurmanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Louis 5 · Burman 1 of 6 measurable rows
LouisBurman
Record†
66-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.79%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
79%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
4

† 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 Louis: 6′2″
Red Burman: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Louis: 76″
Red Burman: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Red Burman: Died aged 80
Stance
Joe Louis: Orthodox
Red Burman: Not recorded

Joe Louis left, Red Burman 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%

Red Burman0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Red Burman: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Louis 72, Red Burman 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Louis better on 1

Louis

Opponent

Burman

  • Joe Louis

    Win, KO 1

    1939

    LewisLouis better

    Red Burman

    Loss, TKO 2

    1936

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

Red Burman has lost four straight. Burman last boxed on Dec 1, 1941.LLLL

Overlin Jan 1934Lewis Oct 1936Louis Jan 1941Maxim Dec 19410.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Louis and Red Burman ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Louis and Red Burman met once on January 31, 1941, and Joe Louis won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJan 31, 1941 · Louis · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Louis or Burman?
Joe Louis is 66-3 and Red Burman is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Louis66–395.7%

Burman0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Louis or Burman?
Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Red Burman has 0. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Louis5278.8%

Burman0

The Numbers ↓
Do Louis and Burman have any common opponents?
Joe Louis and Red Burman share 1 common opponent: John Henry Lewis. Joe Louis fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

John Henry LewisWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Burman?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 4 bouts tracked for Red Burman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Louis72bouts

Burman4bouts

How They Win ↓

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