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Lee Savold vs Lou Nova — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lee Savold

Lee Savold

Lou Nova

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Lou Nova

Lee Savold (104-46-4) and Lou Nova (49-9-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Savold

104

Wins

46

Losses

4

Draws155 tracked bouts

Nova

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

9

Losses

5

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Savold leads 2–0

Lee Savold and Lou Nova have met 2 times; Savold leads 2–0.

Lee Savold and Lou Nova have met 2 times; Savold leads 2–0.
Met1942May 251943Aug 9Series
Lee SavoldFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Lou NovaFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR8KOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Savold 1 · Nova 6 of 7 measurable rows
SavoldNova
Record
104-46-449-9-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
68.8%
81.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
0
31 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
63.27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 12
12
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.4
8.4 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 155
155
7

† 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

Reachnot held
Lee Savold: 74″
Lou Nova: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Lee Savold: Died aged 56
Lou Nova: Died aged 78
Stance
Lee Savold: Orthodox
Lou Nova: Orthodox

Lee Savold left, Lou Nova right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lee Savold104 wins · from 155 tracked bouts

Lee Savold: 104 tracked wins — 72 by KO/TKO (69%), 26 on the cards (25%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 155 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

72 by KO/TKO 69%26 on the cards 25%6 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Lou Nova2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Lou Nova: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 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 — Lee Savold 155, Lou Nova 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Savold

Opponent

Nova

  • Lee Savold

    Loss, KO 6

    1951

    LouisEven

    Lou Nova

    Loss, TKO 6

    1941

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

Lee Savold has lost two straight, after one straight win. Savold last boxed on Feb 13, 1952.WLWLL

Louthis May 1948Woodcock Dec 1948Woodcock Jun 1950Louis Jun 1951Marciano Feb 19528.4 tracked bouts per year

Lou Nova has lost three straight, after one straight win. Nova last boxed on Aug 9, 1943.LWLLL

Galento Sep 1939Baer Apr 1941Louis Sep 1941Savold May 1942Savold Aug 19431.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lee Savold and Lou Nova ever fought each other?
Yes. Lee Savold and Lou Nova have met 2 times and Lee Savold leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WAug 9, 1943 · Savold · KO R2

WMay 25, 1942 · Savold · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Savold or Nova?
Lee Savold is 104-46-4 and Lou Nova is 49-9-5. Lou Nova has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Savold104–46–468.8%

Nova49–9–581.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Savold or Nova?
Lee Savold has 0 knockout wins and Lou Nova has 31. Lou Nova has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Savold0

Nova3163.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Savold and Nova have any common opponents?
Lee Savold and Lou Nova share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Joe LouisLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Savold and Nova?
This comparison is drawn from 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold and 7 bouts tracked for Lou Nova. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Savold155bouts

Nova7bouts

How They Win ↓

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