Have Johnny Risko and King Levinsky ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Risko and King Levinsky have met 3 times and Johnny Risko leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Risko or Levinsky?

Johnny Risko is 17-18 across the 35 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and King Levinsky is 74-35-7. King Levinsky has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Risko or Levinsky?

Johnny Risko has 0 knockout wins and King Levinsky has 40. King Levinsky has more.

Do Risko and Levinsky have any common opponents?

Johnny Risko and King Levinsky share 6 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Jack Sharkey and Max Baer (and 3 others). King Levinsky fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Risko and Levinsky?

This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Johnny Risko and 118 bouts tracked for King Levinsky. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Risko vs King Levinsky — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Risko

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King Levinsky

Johnny Risko (17-18 across 35 tracked bouts) and King Levinsky (74-35-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Risko

Tracked record

17–18

counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Levinsky

Wins40 KO · 54%

Losses

Draws118 tracked bouts

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

Risko leads 3–0

Johnny Risko and King Levinsky have met 3 times; Risko leads 3–0.
Met	1931Apr 21	1932Sep 1	1933Feb 24	Series
Johnny RiskoFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
King LevinskyFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	PTSLevinsky vs Risko	PTSLevinsky vs Risko	PTSLevinsky vs Risko	3Meetings

The Numbers

Risko 1 · Levinsky 5 of 6 measurable rows

RiskoEdge = longer wingLevinsky

Record^†: 17-1874-35-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 48.6%
66.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 0
40 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —54.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
54% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.7: 2.8
10.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 118: 35
118

† 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

Agenot comparable: Johnny Risko: Died aged 50; King Levinsky: Died aged 81
Stance: Johnny Risko: Not recorded; King Levinsky: Orthodox

Johnny Risko left, King Levinsky 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 Risko17 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

17 on the cards 100%

King Levinsky74 wins · from 118 tracked bouts

40 by KO/TKO 54%34 on the cards 46%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Risko 35, King Levinsky 118 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Risko better on 2 · Levinsky better on 46 shared · Johnny Risko better on 2 · King Levinsky better on 4

RiskoJohnny Risko

Opponent

LevinskyKing Levinsky

Johnny Risko
2–4 against
Win, UD
1934Aug 1934
Win, SD
1933Jul 1933
Loss, PTS
1931Oct 1931
Loss, UD
1927Feb 1927
Loss, PTS
1926Sep 1926
Loss, PTS
1926Jul 1926
LoughranTommy LoughranUnited States 124–32–13Levinsky betterKing Levinsky better — 1–2 to 2–4
King Levinsky
1–2 against
Loss, UD
1933Jan 1933
Win, UD
1931Dec 1931
Loss, UD
1930Nov 1930
Johnny Risko
1–1 against
Win, SD
1928Mar 1928
Loss, PTS
1925Sep 1925
SharkeyJack SharkeyUnited States 38–14–3 · HeavyweightLevinsky betterKing Levinsky better — 1–0 to 1–1
King Levinsky
Win, UD
1933Sep 1933
Johnny Risko
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1931Nov 1931
Win, UD
1931May 1931
BaerMax BaerUnited States 68–13 · HeavyweightRisko betterJohnny Risko better — 1–1 to 0–2
King Levinsky
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1932Jul 1932
Loss, UD
1932Jan 1932
Johnny Risko
1–2 against
Win, UD
1932Jun 1932
Loss, UD
1931Feb 1931
Loss, PTS
1930Nov 1930
WalkerMickey WalkerUnited States 131–25–6Levinsky betterKing Levinsky better — 0–1 to 1–2
King Levinsky
Loss, SD
1932Apr 1932
Johnny Risko
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1930Jun 1930
Win, PTS
1927Nov 1927
UzcudunPaulino UzcudunSpain 49–17–3 · HeavyweightRisko betterJohnny Risko better — 2–0 to 1–0
King Levinsky
Win, MD
1932Jan 1932
Johnny Risko
Loss, DQ 5
1927Mar 1927
SlatteryJimmy SlatteryUnited States 114–13Levinsky betterKing Levinsky better — 2–1 to 0–1
King Levinsky
2–1 against
Win, PTS
1931Oct 1931
Loss, PTS
1931Jan 1931
Win, SD
1930Nov 1930

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 Risko had won four in a row before losing a decision to John Henry Lewis. Risko last boxed on Dec 17, 1937.WWWWL

Levinsky Feb 1933Loughran Jul 1933Loughran Aug 1934Olin Nov 1937Lewis Dec 19372.8 tracked bouts per year

King Levinsky has lost four straight, after one straight win. Levinsky last boxed on Jul 11, 1939.WLLLL

Conley Oct 1937Paychek Jul 1938Ritchie May 1939Turner Jun 1939Edgren Jul 193910.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Johnny Risko and King Levinsky ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Risko and King Levinsky have met 3 times and Johnny Risko leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Risko or Levinsky?: Johnny Risko is 17-18 across the 35 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and King Levinsky is 74-35-7. King Levinsky has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Risko or Levinsky?: Johnny Risko has 0 knockout wins and King Levinsky has 40. King Levinsky has more.
Do Risko and Levinsky have any common opponents?: Johnny Risko and King Levinsky share 6 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Jack Sharkey and Max Baer (and 3 others). King Levinsky fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Risko and Levinsky?: This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Johnny Risko and 118 bouts tracked for King Levinsky. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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