Have Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan ever fought each other?

Yes. Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan met once on March 27, 1942, and Mike Kaplan won by UD.

Who has the better record, Jenkins or Kaplan?

Lew Jenkins is 74-41-5 and Mike Kaplan is 4-2-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Mike Kaplan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Jenkins or Kaplan?

Lew Jenkins has 52 knockout wins and Mike Kaplan has 0. Lew Jenkins has more.

Do Jenkins and Kaplan have any common opponents?

Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan share 3 common opponents: Fritzie Zivic, Freddie Cochrane and Bob Montgomery. Mike Kaplan fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jenkins and Kaplan?

This comparison is drawn from 120 bouts tracked for Lew Jenkins and 7 bouts tracked for Mike Kaplan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lew Jenkins vs Mike Kaplan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Lew Jenkins

Mike Kaplan

Lew Jenkins (74-41-5) and Mike Kaplan (4-2-1 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Jenkins

Wins52 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws120 tracked bouts

Kaplan

Tracked record

4–2–1

counted from 7 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

Kaplan leads 1–0

Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan have met 1 time; Kaplan leads 1–0.
Met	1942Mar 27	Series
Lew JenkinsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Mike KaplanFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDJenkins vs Kaplan	1Meeting

Jenkins vs Kaplan · Mar 27, 1942

The Numbers

Jenkins 4 · Kaplan 3 of 7 measurable rows

JenkinsEdge = longer wingKaplan

Record^†: 74-41-54-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 63.8%
64.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52: 52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 70.27%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 70% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 12: 12
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 120: 120
7

† 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 held: Lew Jenkins: Died aged 64; Mike Kaplan: No date of birth
Stance: Lew Jenkins: Orthodox; Mike Kaplan: Not recorded

Lew Jenkins left, Mike Kaplan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Lew Jenkins74 wins · from 120 tracked bouts

52 by KO/TKO 70%21 on the cards 28%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Mike Kaplan4 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

4 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lew Jenkins 120, Mike Kaplan 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Jenkins better on 1 · Kaplan better on 23 shared · Lew Jenkins better on 1 · Mike Kaplan better on 2

JenkinsLew Jenkins

Opponent

KaplanMike Kaplan

Lew Jenkins
0–1–1 against
Loss, TKO
1942May 1942
Draw, PTS
1940Dec 1940
ZivicFritzie ZivicUnited States 158–65–10Kaplan betterMike Kaplan better — 1–1 to 0–1–1
Mike Kaplan
1–1 against
Win, UD
1941Apr 1941
Loss, SD
1940Jan 1940
Lew Jenkins
Loss, UD
1941Oct 1941
CochraneFreddie CochraneUnited States 72–37–8 · WelterweightKaplan betterMike Kaplan better — 1–0 to 0–1
Mike Kaplan
Win, PTS
1940Feb 1940
Lew Jenkins
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1941May 1941
Win, UD
1940Sep 1940
MontgomeryBob MontgomeryUnited States 75–19–3 · LightweightJenkins betterLew Jenkins better — 1–1 to 0–1
Mike Kaplan
Loss, UD
1941Sep 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

Lew Jenkins has lost four straight, after one straight win. Jenkins last boxed on Apr 14, 1950.WLLLL

Pennino Jan 1950Haines Jan 1950Lastre Jan 1950Basilio Mar 1950Jack Apr 19508.1 tracked bouts per year

Mike Kaplan last boxed on Mar 27, 1942 — 30,892 days ago. Kaplan had won once since losing a decision to Bob Montgomery.LWWLW

Zivic Jan 1940Cochrane Feb 1940Zivic Apr 1941Montgomery Sep 1941Jenkins Mar 19422.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan ever fought each other?: Yes. Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan met once on March 27, 1942, and Mike Kaplan won by UD.
Who has the better record, Jenkins or Kaplan?: Lew Jenkins is 74-41-5 and Mike Kaplan is 4-2-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Mike Kaplan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jenkins or Kaplan?: Lew Jenkins has 52 knockout wins and Mike Kaplan has 0. Lew Jenkins has more.
Do Jenkins and Kaplan have any common opponents?: Lew Jenkins and Mike Kaplan share 3 common opponents: Fritzie Zivic, Freddie Cochrane and Bob Montgomery. Mike Kaplan fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jenkins and Kaplan?: This comparison is drawn from 120 bouts tracked for Lew Jenkins and 7 bouts tracked for Mike Kaplan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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