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John Henry Lewis vs Lou Poster — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Henry Lewis

Lou Poster

John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) and Lou Poster (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

Poster

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Lewis leads 1–0

John Henry Lewis and Lou Poster have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.

John Henry Lewis and Lou Poster have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met1935Jul 8Series
John Henry LewisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lou PosterFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 5 · Poster 0 of 5 measurable rows
LewisPoster
Record†
101-11-5 (edge)0-2
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‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
11.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117
117
2

† 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″
Lou Poster: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Henry Lewis: 71″
Lou Poster: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59
Lou Poster: No date of birth
Stance
John Henry Lewis: Orthodox
Lou Poster: Not recorded

John Henry Lewis left, Lou Poster 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%

Lou Poster0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Lou Poster: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Poster yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Henry Lewis 117, Lou Poster 2 — 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

Lou Poster last boxed on Aug 12, 1935 — 33,309 days ago. Poster had lost two straight.LL

Lewis Jul 1935Walker Aug 1935

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Henry Lewis and Lou Poster ever fought each other?
Yes. John Henry Lewis and Lou Poster met once on July 8, 1935, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WJul 8, 1935 · Lewis · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Poster?
John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5 and Lou Poster is 0-2 across the 2 bouts 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%

Poster0–20%

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

Lewis5857.4%

Poster0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Poster have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Henry Lewis and Lou Poster have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Poster?
This comparison is drawn from 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis and 2 bouts tracked for Lou Poster. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis117bouts

Poster2bouts

How They Win ↓

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