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John Barnes vs Kenny Lane — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Barnes

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Kenny Lane

John Barnes (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Kenny Lane (82-16-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Barnes

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lane

82

Wins19 KO · 23%

16

Losses

2

Draws100 tracked bouts

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

Barnes leads 2–1

John Barnes and Kenny Lane have met 3 times; Barnes leads 2–1.

John Barnes and Kenny Lane have met 3 times; Barnes leads 2–1.
Met1954Feb 11954Mar 221954Aug 12Series
John BarnesFighter AWWonWWonLLost2–1W–L
Kenny LaneFighter BLLostLLostWWon1–2W–L
ResultTKOR1UDUD3Meetings

The Numbers

Barnes 2 · Lane 3 of 5 measurable rows
BarnesLane
Record†
2-282-16-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
83% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
1
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—23.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50% (edge)
23%
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100
4
100

† 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

Agenot held
John Barnes: No date of birth
Kenny Lane: Died aged 76
Stance
John Barnes: Not recorded
Kenny Lane: Southpaw

John Barnes left, Kenny Lane right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Barnes2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

John Barnes: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Kenny Lane82 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

Kenny Lane: 82 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (23%) and 63 on the cards (77%). Counted from 100 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 23%63 on the cards 77%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Barnes 4, Kenny Lane 100 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

John Barnes last boxed on Jan 18, 1955 — 26,207 days ago. Barnes had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Lane Feb 1954Lane Mar 1954Lane Aug 1954Moore Jan 1955

Kenny Lane had won three in a row before losing a decision to Dave Guerra. Lane last boxed on Nov 2, 1983.LWWWL

Perkins Oct 1965Plegge Jul 1982Lewis Apr 1983McIntosh Jun 1983Guerra Nov 19833.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Barnes and Kenny Lane ever fought each other?
Yes. John Barnes and Kenny Lane have met 3 times and John Barnes leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

LAug 12, 1954 · Lane · UD

WMar 22, 1954 · Barnes · UD

WFeb 1, 1954 · Barnes · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barnes or Lane?
John Barnes is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Kenny Lane is 82-16-2. Kenny Lane has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barnes2–250%

Lane82–16–283%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barnes or Lane?
John Barnes has 1 knockout win and Kenny Lane has 19. Kenny Lane has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barnes1

Lane1923.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barnes and Lane have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Barnes and Kenny Lane have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barnes and Lane?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for John Barnes and 100 bouts tracked for Kenny Lane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barnes4bouts

Lane100bouts

How They Win ↓

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