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Leotis Martin vs Roger Russell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Leotis Martin

Roger Russell

Leotis Martin (31-5) and Roger Russell (2-8-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Martin

31

Wins19 KO · 61%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Russell

Tracked record

2–8–1

counted from 11 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

Series level 1–1

Leotis Martin and Roger Russell have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Leotis Martin and Roger Russell have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1967Nov 271969Nov 18Series
Leotis MartinFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Roger RussellFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultSDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Martin 6 · Russell 0 of 6 measurable rows
MartinRussell
Record†
31-5 (edge)2-8-1
Win %0–100%
86.1% (edge)
22.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.29%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
61% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.7
4.7 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
11

† 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
Leotis Martin: 6′0″
Roger Russell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Leotis Martin: 76″
Roger Russell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Leotis Martin: Died aged 56
Roger Russell: No date of birth
Stance
Leotis Martin: Orthodox
Roger Russell: Not recorded

Leotis Martin left, Roger Russell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Leotis Martin31 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Leotis Martin: 31 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (61%) and 12 on the cards (39%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 61%12 on the cards 39%

Roger Russell2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Roger Russell: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leotis Martin 37, Roger Russell 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Leotis Martin has won five straight, the most recent against Sonny Liston. Martin last boxed on Dec 6, 1969.WWWWW

Lewis Nov 1968Lewis Feb 1969Newton Oct 1969Russell Nov 1969Liston Dec 19694.7 tracked bouts per year

Roger Russell last boxed on Sep 29, 1977 — 17,919 days ago. Russell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Bernardo Mercado.LLLWL

Johnson Nov 1972Bobick Oct 1973Esa May 1977Esa Jul 1977Mercado Sep 19771.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Leotis Martin and Roger Russell ever fought each other?
Yes. Leotis Martin and Roger Russell have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WNov 18, 1969 · Martin · UD

LNov 27, 1967 · Russell · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Martin or Russell?
Leotis Martin is 31-5 and Roger Russell is 2-8-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Leotis Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Martin31–586.1%

Russell2–8–122.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Martin or Russell?
Leotis Martin has 19 knockout wins and Roger Russell has 0. Leotis Martin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Martin1961.3%

Russell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Martin and Russell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leotis Martin and Roger Russell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Russell?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Leotis Martin and 11 bouts tracked for Roger Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Martin37bouts

Russell11bouts

How They Win ↓

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