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John Henry Lewis vs Leroy Neblett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Henry Lewis

Leroy Neblett

John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) and Leroy Neblett (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lewis

101

Wins58 KO · 57%

11

Losses

5

Draws117 tracked bouts

Neblett

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Lewis leads 1–0

John Henry Lewis and Leroy Neblett have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.

John Henry Lewis and Leroy Neblett have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met1938Jan 20Series
John Henry LewisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leroy NeblettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 4 · Neblett 0 of 4 measurable rows
LewisNeblett
Record†
101-11-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 58
58 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
57.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
56%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
11.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117
117
1

† 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
John Henry Lewis: 5′11″
Leroy Neblett: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Henry Lewis: 71″
Leroy Neblett: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59
Leroy Neblett: No date of birth
Stance
John Henry Lewis: Orthodox
Leroy Neblett: Not recorded

John Henry Lewis left, Leroy Neblett 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 Henry Lewis101 wins · from 117 tracked bouts

John Henry Lewis: 101 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (56%) and 44 on the cards (44%). Counted from 117 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 56%44 on the cards 44%

Leroy Neblett0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Leroy Neblett: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Neblett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Henry Lewis 117, Leroy Neblett 1 — 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 Henry Lewis had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Lewis last boxed on Jan 25, 1939.WWWWL

Ray May 1938Ceccarelli Aug 1938Adamick Sep 1938Gainer Oct 1938Louis Jan 193911.7 tracked bouts per year

Leroy Neblett last boxed on Jan 20, 1938 — 32,422 days ago. Neblett had lost the most recent, to John Henry Lewis.L

Lewis Jan 1938

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Henry Lewis and Leroy Neblett ever fought each other?
Yes. John Henry Lewis and Leroy Neblett met once on January 20, 1938, and John Henry Lewis won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WJan 20, 1938 · Lewis · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Neblett?
John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5 and Leroy Neblett is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. John Henry Lewis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lewis101–11–588.5%

Neblett0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Neblett?
John Henry Lewis has 58 knockout wins and Leroy Neblett has 0. John Henry Lewis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lewis5857.4%

Neblett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Neblett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Henry Lewis and Leroy Neblett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Neblett?
This comparison is drawn from 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis and 1 bout tracked for Leroy Neblett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis117bouts

Neblett1bout

How They Win ↓

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