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.
John Thomas (5-4 across 9 tracked bouts) and Lew Jenkins (74-41-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
John Thomas vs Lew Jenkins — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John Thomas leads 1–0- John Thomas wonJenkins vs ThomasDec 22, 1942 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 5-4
- Record
- 74-41-5 (edge)
- 55.6%
- Win %
- 63.8% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 52 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 70.27%
- 20%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 70% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 12
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 1
- Bouts per year
- 8.1 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 120
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Age
- 109
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn Thomas · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Lew Jenkins · 74 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
21
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 120 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJohn Thomas
WUD · Jul 1944LSD · Apr 1944Lew Jenkins
LTKO R8 · Dec 1942LTKO R6 · Jul 1940John Thomas
WUD · Mar 1944LMD · Feb 1943Lew Jenkins
LSD · Feb 1939LSD · Feb 1939DSD · Jan 1939
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John Thomas
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 28, 1951
Lew Jenkins
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Apr 14, 1950
Common Questions
- Have John Thomas and Lew Jenkins ever fought each other?
- Yes. John Thomas and Lew Jenkins met once on December 22, 1942, and John Thomas won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, John Thomas or Lew Jenkins?
- John Thomas is 5-4 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Lew Jenkins is 74-41-5. Lew Jenkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John Thomas or Lew Jenkins?
- John Thomas has 1 knockout win and Lew Jenkins has 52. Lew Jenkins has more.
- Do John Thomas and Lew Jenkins have any common opponents?
- John Thomas and Lew Jenkins share 2 common opponents: Henry Armstrong and Willie Joyce. John Thomas fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John Thomas and Lew Jenkins?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for John Thomas and 120 bouts tracked for Lew Jenkins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.