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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.

Lew Tendler vs Mel Coogan — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Lew Tendler

145–16–8

171 tracked bouts

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Mel Coogan

120–32–29

9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0

The Numbers

145-16-8 (edge)
Record
120-32-29
88.2% (edge)
Win %
74.3%
38 (edge)
Wins by knockout
18
26.21% (edge)
KO rate
15%
27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
11.7 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

171
Bouts tracked
9

Tale of the Tape

127
Age
130
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Division
Lightweight
American
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Lew Tendler · 145 wins

KO/TKO
39
Decision
20
Other
86

Mel Coogan · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (171 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Lew Tendler

    DPTS · Jul 1925

    Joe Dundee

    Mel Coogan

    LPTS · Aug 1923
  • Lew Tendler

    WNWS · Feb 1924WNWS · May 1920

    Pinky Mitchell

    Mel Coogan

    LNWS · Nov 1919
  • Lew Tendler

    LUD · Jul 1923LUD · Jul 1923LNWS · Jul 1922

    Benny Leonard

    Mel Coogan

    LTKO R2 · Dec 1919
  • Lew Tendler

    WUD · May 1922WNWS · Oct 1917WNWS · Mar 1917

    Johnny Dundee

    Mel Coogan

    DNWS · May 1920WNWS · Nov 1919WNWS · Aug 1919

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Lew Tendler

WLWWW

W1 streak · last fought Jun 18, 1928

Mel Coogan

LLNCDL

L2 streak · last fought Nov 13, 1924

Common Questions

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, Lew Tendler or Mel 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, Lew Tendler or Mel Coogan?
Lew Tendler has 38 knockout wins and Mel Coogan has 18. Lew Tendler has more.
Do Lew Tendler and Mel 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 Lew Tendler and Mel Coogan?
This comparison is drawn from 171 bouts tracked for Lew Tendler and 9 bouts tracked for Mel Coogan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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