Have Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman ever fought each other?

Yes. Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman have met 5 times and Lew Tendler leads the series 5-0.

Who has the better record, Tendler or Friedman?

Lew Tendler is 145-16-8 and Sailor Friedman is 1-13-1 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Lew Tendler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Tendler or Friedman?

Lew Tendler has 38 knockout wins and Sailor Friedman has 0. Lew Tendler has more.

Do Tendler and Friedman have any common opponents?

Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman share 5 common opponents: Mickey Walker, Joe Dundee and Pinky Mitchell (and 2 others). Lew Tendler fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 170 bouts tracked for Lew Tendler and 15 bouts tracked for Sailor Friedman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lew Tendler vs Sailor Friedman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Lew Tendler

Sailor Friedman

Lew Tendler (145-16-8) and Sailor Friedman (1-13-1 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Tendler

145

Wins38 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws170 tracked bouts

Friedman

Tracked record

1–13–1

counted from 15 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

Tendler leads 5–0

Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman have met 5 times; Tendler leads 5–0.
Met	1921Feb 28	1921Aug 24	1921Sep 13	1921Dec 16	1924Apr 15	Series
Lew TendlerFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	5–0W–L
Sailor FriedmanFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–5W–L
Result	NWSTendler vs Friedman	NWSTendler vs Friedman	NWSTendler vs Friedman	PTSTendler vs Friedman	PTSTendler vs Friedman	5Meetings

The Numbers

Tendler 5 · Friedman 1 of 6 measurable rows

TendlerEdge = longer wingFriedman

Record^†: 145-16-8 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%: 88.2% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 38 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 26.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 27% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 11.6: 11.6 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 170: 170
15

† 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 Tendler: Died aged 72; Sailor Friedman: No date of birth
Stance: Lew Tendler: Southpaw; Sailor Friedman: Not recorded

Lew Tendler left, Sailor Friedman 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 Tendler145 wins · from 170 tracked bouts

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

Sailor Friedman1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 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, Sailor Friedman 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Tendler better on 4 · Friedman better on 15 shared · Lew Tendler better on 4 · Sailor Friedman better on 1

TendlerLew Tendler

Opponent

FriedmanSailor Friedman

Lew Tendler
Loss, UD
1924Jun 1924
WalkerMickey WalkerUnited States 131–25–6Tendler betterLew Tendler better — 0–1 to 0–2
Sailor Friedman
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1925Nov 1925
Loss, NWS
1925Aug 1925
Lew Tendler
Draw, PTS
1925Jul 1925
DundeeJoe DundeeUnited States 92–23–12Tendler betterLew Tendler better — 0–0–1 to 0–3
Sailor Friedman
0–3 against
Loss, UD
1925Feb 1925
Loss, NWS
1924Nov 1924
Loss, PTS
1924Jun 1924
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
Sailor Friedman
Loss, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Lew Tendler
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1923Jul 1923
Loss, NWS
1922Jul 1922
LeonardBenny LeonardUnited States 185–22–9Friedman betterSailor Friedman better — 0–1 to 0–2
Sailor Friedman
Loss, NWS
1921Nov 1921
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 0–0–1
Sailor Friedman
Draw, NWS
1921May 1921

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

Sailor Friedman last boxed on Nov 25, 1925 — 36,855 days ago. Friedman had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Dundee Jun 1924Dundee Nov 1924Dundee Feb 1925Walker Aug 1925Walker Nov 19252.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman ever fought each other?: Yes. Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman have met 5 times and Lew Tendler leads the series 5-0.
Who has the better record, Tendler or Friedman?: Lew Tendler is 145-16-8 and Sailor Friedman is 1-13-1 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Lew Tendler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Tendler or Friedman?: Lew Tendler has 38 knockout wins and Sailor Friedman has 0. Lew Tendler has more.
Do Tendler and Friedman have any common opponents?: Lew Tendler and Sailor Friedman share 5 common opponents: Mickey Walker, Joe Dundee and Pinky Mitchell (and 2 others). Lew Tendler fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tendler and Friedman?: This comparison is drawn from 170 bouts tracked for Lew Tendler and 15 bouts tracked for Sailor Friedman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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