Have Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan ever fought each other?

Yes. Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan met once on February 1, 1922, and the bout produced no decision by NC in round 1.

Who has the better record, Tendler or Coogan?

Lew Tendler is 145-16-8 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Lew Tendler has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tendler or Coogan?

Lew Tendler has 38 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Lew Tendler has more.

Do Tendler and Coogan have any common opponents?

Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan share 4 common opponents: Joe Dundee, Pinky Mitchell and Benny Leonard (and 1 other). Lew Tendler fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tendler and Coogan?

This comparison is drawn from 170 bouts tracked for Lew Tendler and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lew Tendler vs Mel Coogan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Mel Coogan

Lew Tendler (145-16-8) and Mel Coogan (120-32-29) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Tendler

145

Wins38 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws170 tracked bouts

Coogan

120

Wins18 KO · 15%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

1 meeting, no decision

Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.
Met	1922Feb 1	Series
Lew TendlerFighter A	NCNo decision	0–0W–L
Mel CooganFighter B	NCNo decision	0–0W–L
Result	NCR1Tendler vs Coogan	1Meeting

Tendler vs Coogan · Feb 1, 1922

The Numbers

Tendler 7 · Coogan 0 of 7 measurable rows

TendlerEdge = longer wingCoogan

Record: 145-16-8 (edge)120-32-29
Win %0–100%: 88.2% (edge)
74.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 38 (edge)
18
KO rate0–100%: 26.21% (edge)
15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 27% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 2: 1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 11.6: 11.6 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 170: 170
9

† 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: Lew Tendler: Died aged 72; Mel Coogan: Died aged 61
Stance: Lew Tendler: Southpaw; Mel Coogan: Southpaw

Lew Tendler left, Mel Coogan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Welterweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Lew Tendler145 wins · from 170 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 27%20 on the cards 14%86 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Mel Coogan2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lew Tendler 170, Mel Coogan 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Tendler better on 3 · Coogan better on 14 shared · Lew Tendler better on 3 · Mel Coogan better on 1

TendlerLew Tendler

Opponent

CooganMel Coogan

Lew Tendler
Draw, PTS
1925Jul 1925
DundeeJoe DundeeUnited States 92–23–12Tendler betterLew Tendler better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Mel Coogan
Loss, PTS
1923Aug 1923
Lew Tendler
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1924Feb 1924
Win, NWS
1920May 1920
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Tendler betterLew Tendler better — 2–0 to 0–1
Mel Coogan
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Lew Tendler
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1923Jul 1923
Loss, NWS
1922Jul 1922
LeonardBenny LeonardUnited States 185–22–9Coogan betterMel Coogan better — 0–1 to 0–2
Mel Coogan
Loss, TKO 2
1919Dec 1919
Lew Tendler
3–0 against
Win, UD
1922May 1922
Win, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightTendler betterLew Tendler better — 3–0 to 2–0–1
Mel Coogan
2–0–1 against
Draw, NWS
1920May 1920
Win, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Win, NWS
1919Aug 1919

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 Tendler has won once since losing a decision to Ace Hudkins. Tendler last boxed on Jun 18, 1928.WWWLW

Forgione Nov 1927Martínez Dec 1927McFarland Jan 1928Hudkins Jan 1928Goldman Jun 192811.6 tracked bouts per year

Mel Coogan has lost two straight. Coogan last boxed on Nov 13, 1924.LDNCLL

Leonard Dec 1919Dundee May 1920Tendler Feb 1922Dundee Aug 1923Terris Nov 19240.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan ever fought each other?: Yes. Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan met once on February 1, 1922, and the bout produced no decision by NC in round 1.
Who has the better record, Tendler or Coogan?: Lew Tendler is 145-16-8 and Mel Coogan is 120-32-29. Lew Tendler has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tendler or Coogan?: Lew Tendler has 38 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Lew Tendler has more.
Do Tendler and Coogan have any common opponents?: Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan share 4 common opponents: Joe Dundee, Pinky Mitchell and Benny Leonard (and 1 other). Lew Tendler fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tendler and Coogan?: This comparison is drawn from 170 bouts tracked for Lew Tendler and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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