Have Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan have met 3 times and Mel Coogan leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Dundee or Coogan?

Johnny Dundee is 201-73-46 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Mel Coogan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Dundee or Coogan?

Johnny Dundee has 17 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Mel Coogan has more.

Do Dundee and Coogan have any common opponents?

Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan share 4 common opponents: Sid Terris, Lew Tendler and Benny Leonard (and 1 other). Mel Coogan fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dundee and Coogan?

This comparison is drawn from 321 bouts tracked for Johnny Dundee and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Dundee vs Mel Coogan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸FEATHERWEIGHT

Johnny Dundee (201-73-46) and Mel Coogan (120-32-29) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Dundee

201

Wins17 KO · 8%

Losses

Draws321 tracked bouts

Coogan

120

Wins18 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Coogan leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan have met 3 times; Coogan leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1919Aug 4	1919Nov 10	1920May 19	Series
Johnny DundeeFighter A	LLost	LLost	DDraw	0–2–1W–L–D
Mel CooganFighter B	WWon	WWon	DDraw	2–0–1W–L–D
Result	NWSDundee vs Coogan	NWSDundee vs Coogan	NWSDundee vs Coogan	3Meetings

The Numbers

Dundee 2 · Coogan 4 of 6 measurable rows

DundeeEdge = longer wingCoogan

Record: 201-73-46120-32-29 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 70%
74.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 18: 17
18 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 8.46%
15% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 8% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 14.4: 14.4 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 321: 321
9

† 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

Agenot comparable: Johnny Dundee: Died aged 71; Mel Coogan: Died aged 61
Stance: Johnny Dundee: Orthodox; Mel Coogan: Southpaw

Johnny Dundee left, Mel Coogan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Featherweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Dundee201 wins · from 321 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 8%66 on the cards 33%118 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Mel Coogan2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Dundee 321, Mel Coogan 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Coogan better on 3 · even on 14 shared · Mel Coogan better on 3 · even on 1

DundeeJohnny Dundee

Opponent

CooganMel Coogan

Johnny Dundee
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1925Jun 1925
Loss, PTS
1925May 1925
TerrisSid TerrisUnited States 99–13–5Coogan betterMel Coogan better — 0–1 to 0–2
Mel Coogan
Loss, KO 6
1924Nov 1924
Johnny Dundee
0–3 against
Loss, UD
1922May 1922
Loss, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Mar 1917
TendlerLew TendlerUnited States 145–16–8 · WelterweightCoogan betterMel Coogan better — 0–0 to 0–3
Mel Coogan
No contest, NC 1
1922Feb 1922
Johnny Dundee
2–4–2 against
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Jun 1916
Draw, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Win, NWS
1915Mar 1915
LeonardBenny LeonardUnited States 185–22–9Coogan betterMel Coogan better — 0–1 to 2–4–2
Mel Coogan
Loss, TKO 2
1919Dec 1919
Johnny Dundee
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1913Apr 1913
Loss, NWS
1912Sep 1912
KilbaneJohnny KilbaneUnited States 110–17–15 · FeatherweightEvenEven — Johnny Dundee 0–1–1, Mel Coogan 0–1
Mel Coogan
Loss, NWS
1915May 1915

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

Johnny Dundee has won once since losses to George Goldberg and Al Dunbar. Dundee last boxed on Dec 6, 1932.LWLLW

Foreman Sep 1929Goldberg Oct 1929Goldberg Nov 1929Dunbar Aug 1932Greb Dec 193214.4 tracked bouts per year

Mel Coogan has lost two straight. Coogan last boxed on Nov 13, 1924.LDNCLL

Leonard Dec 1919Dundee May 1920Tendler Feb 1922Dundee Aug 1923Terris Nov 19240.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan have met 3 times and Mel Coogan leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Dundee or Coogan?: Johnny Dundee is 201-73-46 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Mel Coogan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Dundee or Coogan?: Johnny Dundee has 17 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Mel Coogan has more.
Do Dundee and Coogan have any common opponents?: Johnny Dundee and Mel Coogan share 4 common opponents: Sid Terris, Lew Tendler and Benny Leonard (and 1 other). Mel Coogan fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dundee and Coogan?: This comparison is drawn from 321 bouts tracked for Johnny Dundee and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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