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Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6) and Vern Lester (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Vern Lester — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sugar Ray Robinson

174–19–6

205 tracked bouts

Vern Lester

Tracked record

0–2

2 tracked bouts

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

Sugar Ray Robinson leads 1–0

The Numbers

174-19-6 (edge)
Record
0-2

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

88.9% (edge)
Win %
0%
109 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
62.64%
KO rate
63%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

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

1
Times stopped
1

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

12 (edge)
Title reigns
0
8.2 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

205
Bouts tracked
2

Tale of the Tape

5′11″ (180 cm)
Height
72″ (184 cm)
Reach
105
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Sugar Ray Robinson · 176 wins

KO/TKO
111
Decision
65
Other
0

Vern Lester · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (205 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Sugar Ray Robinson

    WTKO R13 · Feb 1951WSD · Sep 1945WUD · Feb 1945WUD · Feb 1943LUD · Feb 1943WUD · Oct 1942

    Jake LaMotta

    Vern Lester

    LSD · Oct 1948

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

Current Form

Sugar Ray Robinson

LWWWNC

L1 streak · last fought Nov 10, 1965

Vern Lester

LL

L2 streak · last fought Nov 13, 1949

Common Questions

Have Sugar Ray Robinson and Vern Lester ever fought each other?
Yes. Sugar Ray Robinson and Vern Lester met once on November 13, 1949, and Sugar Ray Robinson won by KO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Sugar Ray Robinson or Vern Lester?
Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6 and Vern Lester is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Sugar Ray Robinson or Vern Lester?
Sugar Ray Robinson has 109 knockout wins and Vern Lester has 0. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.
Do Sugar Ray Robinson and Vern Lester have any common opponents?
Sugar Ray Robinson and Vern Lester share 1 common opponent: Jake LaMotta. Sugar Ray Robinson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sugar Ray Robinson and Vern Lester?
This comparison is drawn from 205 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson and 2 bouts tracked for Vern Lester. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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