Have Leroy Willis and Willie Pep ever fought each other?

Yes. Leroy Willis and Willie Pep met once on May 7, 1948, and Willie Pep won by UD.

Who has the better record, Willis or Pep?

Leroy Willis is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Willis or Pep?

Leroy Willis has 0 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.

Do Willis and Pep have any common opponents?

Leroy Willis and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Sandy Saddler and Chalky Wright. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willis and Pep?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Leroy Willis and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Leroy Willis vs Willie Pep — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Leroy Willis

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Willie Pep

Leroy Willis (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Willis

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

Losses

Draw241 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

Pep leads 1–0

Leroy Willis and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Pep leads 1–0.
Met	1948May 7	Series
Leroy WillisFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Willie PepFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDPep vs Willis	1Meeting

Pep vs Willis · May 7, 1948

The Numbers

Willis 1 · Pep 5 of 6 measurable rows

WillisEdge = longer wingPep

Record^†: 0-7229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65: 0
65 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —28.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —29%
Times stopped^‡max 6: 1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4: 0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 9.4: 1.3
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241: 7
241

† 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: Leroy Willis: No height on file; Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held: Leroy Willis: No reach on file; Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot held: Leroy Willis: No date of birth; Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance: Leroy Willis: Not recorded; Willie Pep: Orthodox

Leroy Willis left, Willie Pep right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Leroy Willis0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Willis yet.

Willie Pep229 wins · from 241 tracked bouts

66 by KO/TKO 29%163 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leroy Willis 7, Willie Pep 241 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Willis better on 1 · Pep better on 12 shared · Leroy Willis better on 1 · Willie Pep better on 1

WillisLeroy Willis

Opponent

PepWillie Pep

Leroy Willis
0–2 against
Loss, RTD 2
1950Jun 1950
Loss, UD
1949Nov 1949
SaddlerSandy SaddlerUnited States 145–16–2 · FeatherweightWillis betterLeroy Willis better — 0–2 to 1–3
Willie Pep
1–3 against
Loss, RTD 9
1951Sep 1951
Loss, RTD 8
1950Sep 1950
Win, UD
1949Feb 1949
Loss, KO 4
1948Oct 1948
Leroy Willis
Loss, UD
1945Nov 1945
WrightChalky WrightUnited States 171–46–19 · FeatherweightPep betterWillie Pep better — 4–0 to 0–1
Willie Pep
4–0 against
Win, KO 3
1946Nov 1946
Win, UD
1944Dec 1944
Win, UD
1944Sep 1944
Win, UD
1942Nov 1942

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

Leroy Willis last boxed on Mar 30, 1951 — 27,598 days ago. Willis had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Jack Dec 1948Brown May 1949Saddler Nov 1949Saddler Jun 1950Jack Mar 19511.3 tracked bouts per year

Willie Pep had won four in a row before losing a decision to Calvin Woodland. Pep last boxed on Mar 16, 1966.WWWWL

Little Oct 1965Haden Oct 1965Musquiz Oct 1965Coleman Oct 1965Woodland Mar 19669.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Leroy Willis and Willie Pep ever fought each other?: Yes. Leroy Willis and Willie Pep met once on May 7, 1948, and Willie Pep won by UD.
Who has the better record, Willis or Pep?: Leroy Willis is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Willis or Pep?: Leroy Willis has 0 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Do Willis and Pep have any common opponents?: Leroy Willis and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Sandy Saddler and Chalky Wright. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willis and Pep?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Leroy Willis and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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