Marvin Johnson (43-6, 35) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on April 12, 1954. At the age of 19 years on May 22, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Sylvester Wilder, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 24th career fight at 24 years old, Johnson became a light-heavyweight world champion on December 2, 1978 after defeating Mate Parlov via 10th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
Johnson's last fight was a light-heavyweight (WBA) world-title defense against Leslie Stewart on May 23, 1987. He lost the fight via 8th-round retirement. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Marvin Johnson's best fights were against Leslie Stewart and Eddie Davis. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Marvin Johnson".
Johnson has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Marvin Johnson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49  | May 23, 1987 33 years, 1 months 43-6 (35) | 26 years, 2 months 23-1 (15) | LHW | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBA |
48 | Sep 20, 1986 32 years, 5 months 43-5 (35) | Jean Marie Emebe | LHW | 13 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
47 | Feb 9, 1986 31 years, 9 months 42-5 (34) | 24 years, 10 months 18-0 (12) | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
46 | Dec 4, 1985 31 years, 7 months 41-5 (33) | Frank Lux | 4 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Oct 11, 1985 31 years, 5 months 40-5 (32) | Raleigh Searcy | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
44  | Apr 21, 1985 31 years 39-5 (31) | 33 years, 6 months 29-4-1 (19) | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
43 | Jan 17, 1985 30 years, 9 months 38-5 (30) | Charles Henderson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Dec 13, 1984 30 years, 8 months 37-5 (29) | Eddie Collins | 2 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Nov 8, 1984 30 years, 6 months 36-5 (28) | Charles Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Aug 30, 1984 30 years, 4 months 35-5 (28) | Johnny Davis | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Jun 14, 1984 30 years, 2 months 34-5 (28) | Jerome Clouden | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
38 | Mar 26, 1984 29 years, 11 months 33-5 (27) | Eddie Gonzales | 4 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Jan 18, 1984 29 years, 9 months 32-5 (26) | Elvis Parks | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Nov 21, 1983 29 years, 7 months 31-5 (25) | Mike Brothers | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Feb 25, 1983 28 years, 10 months 30-5 (24) | Andros Ernie Barr | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Oct 14, 1982 28 years, 6 months 29-5 (23) | Alvino Manson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Apr 6, 1982 27 years, 11 months 28-5 (22) | Darnell Hayes | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Mar 28, 1981 26 years, 11 months 27-5 (21) | 24 years, 8 months 15-0 (10) | 4 | KO | LOSS | |
31 | Jan 28, 1981 26 years, 9 months 27-4 (21) | Rick Nash | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jan 15, 1981 26 years, 9 months 26-4 (20) | Eddie Straight | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Sep 9, 1980 26 years, 4 months 25-4 (19) | Dave Lee Royster | 4 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Mar 31, 1980 25 years, 11 months 24-4 (18) | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | LHW | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
27 | Nov 30, 1979 25 years, 7 months 24-3 (18) | VĂctor GalĂndez | LHW | 11 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
26 | Sep 20, 1979 25 years, 5 months 23-3 (17) | Carlos Marks | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Apr 22, 1979 25 years 22-3 (17) | 24 years, 8 months 22-3-2 (15) | LHW | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
24 | Dec 2, 1978 24 years, 7 months 22-2 (17) | Mate Parlov | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
23 | Sep 15, 1978 24 years, 5 months 21-2 (16) | Jerry Celestine | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Jun 17, 1978 24 years, 2 months 20-2 (16) | Lottie Mwale | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
21 | May 24, 1978 24 years, 1 months 20-1 (16) | John Baldwin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Apr 3, 1978 23 years, 11 months 19-1 (16) | 26 years, 5 months 10-0-1 (5) | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jan 25, 1978 23 years, 9 months 18-1 (15) | Roberto Reynosa | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 1, 1977 23 years, 6 months 17-1 (14) | Billy Douglas | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Sep 28, 1977 23 years, 5 months 16-1 (13) | Johnny Fields | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jul 26, 1977 23 years, 3 months 15-1 (12) | 22 years, 11 months 15-3-2 (9) | LHW | 12 | TKO | LOSS |
15 | Apr 22, 1977 23 years 15-0 (12) | Tom Bethea | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 21, 1977 22 years, 10 months 14-0 (11) | Johnny Townsend | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Nov 30, 1976 22 years, 7 months 13-0 (11) | Vandell Woods | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 14, 1976 22 years, 5 months 12-0 (11) | Wayne McGee | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 15, 1976 22 years 11-0 (10) | Harold Carter | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 3, 1976 21 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Ray Anderson | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 13, 1975 21 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Eddie Owens | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 17, 1975 21 years 8-0 (7) | Paul Cardoza | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 29, 1975 20 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Gary Summerhays | 10 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 11, 1974 20 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | Jim Adams | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 12, 1974 20 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Johnny Words | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 17, 1974 20 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Ted Paxton | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 30, 1973 19 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Chuck Warfield | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 17, 1973 19 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Al Byrd | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | May 22, 1973 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Sylvester Wilder | 2 | KO | WIN |
