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Joe Louis vs Willie Davies — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Louis

Willie Davies

Joe Louis (66-3) and Willie Davies (8-12-2 across 22 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

Davies

Tracked record

8–12–2

counted from 22 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 Willie Davies have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.

Joe Louis and Willie Davies have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met1934Jul 12Series
Joe LouisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie DaviesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Louis 6 · Davies 1 of 7 measurable rows
LouisDavies
Record†
66-3 (edge)8-12-2
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
40.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.79%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
22

† 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″
Willie Davies: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Louis: 76″
Willie Davies: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Willie Davies: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Louis: Orthodox
Willie Davies: Not recorded

Joe Louis left, Willie Davies 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%

Willie Davies8 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Willie Davies: 8 tracked wins — 7 on the cards (88%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (13%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 on the cards 88%1 by another method or unrecorded 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Louis 72, Willie Davies 22 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Louis

Opponent

Davies

  • Joe Louis

    Win, KO 4

    1935

    BaerEven

    Willie Davies

    Win, PTS

    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

Willie Davies last boxed on Oct 8, 1936 — 32,887 days ago. Davies had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Miler Feb 1933Louis Jul 1934Miller Sep 1935Wright Apr 1936Baer Oct 19362 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Louis and Willie Davies ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Louis and Willie Davies met once on July 12, 1934, and Joe Louis won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WJul 12, 1934 · Louis · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Louis or Davies?
Joe Louis is 66-3 and Willie Davies is 8-12-2 across the 22 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%

Davies8–12–240.9%

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

Louis5278.8%

Davies0

The Numbers ↓
Do Louis and Davies have any common opponents?
Joe Louis and Willie Davies share 1 common opponent: Max Baer. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Max BaerWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Davies?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 22 bouts tracked for Willie Davies. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Louis72bouts

Davies22bouts

How They Win ↓

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