Have Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard met once on June 6, 1988, and Johnny Nelson won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Nelson or Howard?

Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2 and Lennie Howard is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Howard?

Johnny Nelson has 29 knockout wins and Lennie Howard has 0. Johnny Nelson has more.

Do Nelson and Howard have any common opponents?

Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard share 2 common opponents: Markus Bott and Magne Havnå. Johnny Nelson fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Howard?

This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson and 5 bouts tracked for Lennie Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Nelson vs Lennie Howard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Nelson

Lennie Howard

Johnny Nelson (45-12-2) and Lennie Howard (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Nelson

Wins29 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws61 tracked bouts

Howard

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Nelson leads 1–0

Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met	1988Jun 6	Series
Johnny NelsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lennie HowardFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Nelson vs Howard	1Meeting

Nelson vs Howard · Jun 6, 1988

The Numbers

Nelson 6 · Howard 0 of 6 measurable rows

NelsonEdge = longer wingHoward

Record^†: 45-12-2 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 78% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 64.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 64%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.1: 3.1 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61: 61
5

† 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: Johnny Nelson: 6′2″; Lennie Howard: No height on file
Reachnot held: Johnny Nelson: 81″; Lennie Howard: No reach on file
Agenot held: Johnny Nelson: 59; Lennie Howard: No date of birth
Stance: Johnny Nelson: Orthodox; Lennie Howard: Not recorded

Johnny Nelson left, Lennie Howard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Nelson45 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 64%16 on the cards 36%

Lennie Howard0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Howard yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Nelson 61, Lennie Howard 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Nelson better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Johnny Nelson better on 1 · even on 1

NelsonJohnny Nelson

Opponent

HowardLennie Howard

Johnny Nelson
Win, TKO
1990Dec 1990
BottMarkus BottGermany 28–5Nelson betterJohnny Nelson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Lennie Howard
Loss, TKO 2
1989Dec 1989
Johnny Nelson
Loss, PTS
1986Oct 1986
HavnåMagne HavnåNorway 19–3EvenEven — 0–1 both
Lennie Howard
Loss, TKO 3
1989Apr 1989

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 Nelson last boxed on Nov 26, 2005 — 7,634 days ago. Nelson had won three straight since a draw with Guillermo Jones.WDWWW

Sellers Apr 2002Jones Nov 2002Petkovic Nov 2003May Sep 2004Cantatore Nov 20053.1 tracked bouts per year

Lennie Howard last boxed on Jan 29, 1991 — 13,049 days ago. Howard had lost five straight.LLLLL

Magee Feb 1987Nelson Jun 1988Havnå Apr 1989Bott Dec 1989Hide Jan 19911.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard met once on June 6, 1988, and Johnny Nelson won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Nelson or Howard?: Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2 and Lennie Howard is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Howard?: Johnny Nelson has 29 knockout wins and Lennie Howard has 0. Johnny Nelson has more.
Do Nelson and Howard have any common opponents?: Johnny Nelson and Lennie Howard share 2 common opponents: Markus Bott and Magne Havnå. Johnny Nelson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Howard?: This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson and 5 bouts tracked for Lennie Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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