Have John Henry Lewis and Red Burman ever fought each other?

Yes. John Henry Lewis and Red Burman met once on October 2, 1936, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Lewis or Burman?

John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5 and Red Burman is 0-4 across the 4 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.

Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Burman?

John Henry Lewis has 58 knockout wins and Red Burman has 0. John Henry Lewis has more.

Do Lewis and Burman have any common opponents?

John Henry Lewis and Red Burman share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Burman?

This comparison is drawn from 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis and 4 bouts tracked for Red Burman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Henry Lewis vs Red Burman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Henry Lewis

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Red Burman

John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) 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.

Lewis

101

Wins58 KO · 57%

Losses

Draws117 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

Lewis leads 1–0

John Henry Lewis and Red Burman have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met	1936Oct 2	Series
John Henry LewisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Red BurmanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR2Lewis vs Burman	1Meeting

Lewis vs Burman · Oct 2, 1936

The Numbers

Lewis 6 · Burman 0 of 6 measurable rows

LewisEdge = longer wingBurman

Record^†: 101-11-5 (edge)0-4
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^§max 11.7: 11.7 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117: 117
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: John Henry Lewis: 5′11″; Red Burman: No height on file
Reachnot held: John Henry Lewis: 71″; Red Burman: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: John Henry Lewis: Died aged 59; Red Burman: Died aged 80
Stance: John Henry Lewis: Orthodox; Red Burman: Not recorded

John Henry Lewis 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

John Henry Lewis101 wins · from 117 tracked bouts

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

Red Burman0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Burman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Henry Lewis 117, Red Burman 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

LewisJohn Henry Lewis

Opponent

BurmanRed Burman

John Henry Lewis
Loss, KO 1
1939Jan 1939
LouisJoe LouisUnited States 66–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Red Burman
Loss, KO 5
1941Jan 1941

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

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

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 John Henry Lewis and Red Burman ever fought each other?: Yes. John Henry Lewis and Red Burman met once on October 2, 1936, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Lewis or Burman?: John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5 and Red Burman is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Burman?: John Henry Lewis has 58 knockout wins and Red Burman has 0. John Henry Lewis has more.
Do Lewis and Burman have any common opponents?: John Henry Lewis and Red Burman share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Burman?: This comparison is drawn from 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis and 4 bouts tracked for Red Burman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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