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John Henry Lewis vs Salvatore Ruggirello — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

John Henry Lewis

Salvatore Ruggirello

John Henry Lewis (101-11-5) and Salvatore Ruggirello (2-14 across 16 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

Ruggirello

Tracked record

2–14

counted from 16 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 Salvatore Ruggirello have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.

John Henry Lewis and Salvatore Ruggirello have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met1937Nov 26Series
John Henry LewisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Salvatore RuggirelloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 6 · Ruggirello 1 of 7 measurable rows
LewisRuggirello
Record†
101-11-5 (edge)2-14
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 58
58 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
57.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
56%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 12
1 (edge)
12
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 11.7
11.7 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 117
117
16

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

John Henry Lewis left, Salvatore Ruggirello 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%

Salvatore Ruggirello2 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Salvatore Ruggirello: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Henry Lewis 117, Salvatore Ruggirello 16 — 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

Salvatore Ruggirello last boxed on Nov 26, 1937 — 32,477 days ago. Ruggirello had lost six straight.LLLLL

Walker Sep 1933Levinsky Sep 1934Levinsky Mar 1935Knight Sep 1935Lewis Nov 19371.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Henry Lewis and Salvatore Ruggirello ever fought each other?
Yes. John Henry Lewis and Salvatore Ruggirello met once on November 26, 1937, and John Henry Lewis won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WNov 26, 1937 · Lewis · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Ruggirello?
John Henry Lewis is 101-11-5 and Salvatore Ruggirello is 2-14 across the 16 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%

Ruggirello2–1412.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Ruggirello?
John Henry Lewis has 58 knockout wins and Salvatore Ruggirello has 2. John Henry Lewis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lewis5857.4%

Ruggirello2

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Ruggirello have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Henry Lewis and Salvatore Ruggirello have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Ruggirello?
This comparison is drawn from 117 bouts tracked for John Henry Lewis and 16 bouts tracked for Salvatore Ruggirello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis117bouts

Ruggirello16bouts

How They Win ↓

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