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Lou Esa vs Roger Russell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lou Esa

Roger Russell

Lou Esa (19-6-1) and Roger Russell (2-8-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Esa

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

6

Losses

1

Draw26 tracked bouts

Russell

Tracked record

2–8–1

counted from 11 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

Series level 1–1

Lou Esa and Roger Russell have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Lou Esa and Roger Russell have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1977May 111977Jul 17Series
Lou EsaFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Roger RussellFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Esa 6 · Russell 0 of 6 measurable rows
EsaRussell
Record†
19-6-1 (edge)2-8-1
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
22.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
84% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
26
11

† 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
Lou Esa: 6′6″
Roger Russell: No height on file
Agenot held
Lou Esa: 74
Roger Russell: No date of birth
Stance
Lou Esa: Orthodox
Roger Russell: Not recorded

Lou Esa left, Roger Russell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lou Esa19 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Lou Esa: 19 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (84%) and 3 on the cards (16%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

Roger Russell2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Roger Russell: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lou Esa 26, Roger Russell 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Lou Esa last boxed on Aug 18, 1981 — 16,501 days ago. Esa had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Tate Oct 1977Connell Jul 1979Starkey Mar 1980Funches Apr 1980Schmidt Aug 19814.3 tracked bouts per year

Roger Russell last boxed on Sep 29, 1977 — 17,920 days ago. Russell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Bernardo Mercado.LLLWL

Johnson Nov 1972Bobick Oct 1973Esa May 1977Esa Jul 1977Mercado Sep 19771.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lou Esa and Roger Russell ever fought each other?
Yes. Lou Esa and Roger Russell have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LJul 17, 1977 · Russell · UD

WMay 11, 1977 · Esa · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esa or Russell?
Lou Esa is 19-6-1 and Roger Russell is 2-8-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Lou Esa has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Esa19–6–175%

Russell2–8–122.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esa or Russell?
Lou Esa has 16 knockout wins and Roger Russell has 0. Lou Esa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esa1684.2%

Russell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Esa and Russell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lou Esa and Roger Russell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esa and Russell?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for Lou Esa and 11 bouts tracked for Roger Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esa26bouts

Russell11bouts

How They Win ↓

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