Jack Johnson Record
| Total Fights | 93 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 69 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 10 |
| No-Contests | 3 |
| Title Wins | 0 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
| KO Wins | 33 |
| KO Losses | 6 |
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What is Jack Johnson's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 33 years and five months, Jack Johnson fought 93 times with 69 wins, 11 losses, and 10 draws.
Johnson retired from professional boxing with a record of 69-11-10. He had a 36.7% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 33 of his total 93 fights being knockout wins. Johnson suffered six knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Brad Simmons on April 28, 1931.
Some of Johnson's best fights and notable victories include wins over seven Hall-of-Famers (James J. Jeffries, Stanley Ketchel, Tommy Burns, Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Sam McVey), Denver Ed Martin, Joe Butler, Klondike Haynes, Frank Childs, and Joe Grim.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Apr 28, 1931 | 53 | Brad Simmons | Win | KO2 |
| 92 | Mar 4, 1931 | 52 | Brad Simmons | Loss | PTS |
| 91 | Jul 19, 1928 | 50 | Rough House Wilson | Win | DQ |
| 90 | May 15, 1928 | 50 | Bill Hartwell | Loss | RTD6 |
| 89 | Apr 16, 1928 | 50 | Bearcat Wright | Loss | KO5 |
| 88 | Sep 6, 1926 | 48 | Brad Simmons | Loss | PTS |
| 87 | May 30, 1926 | 48 | Bob Lawson | Loss | RTD7 |
| 86 | May 2, 1926 | 48 | Pat Lester | Win | PTS |
| 85 | Feb 22, 1924 | 45 | Homer Smith | Win | PTS |
| 84 | May 20, 1923 | 45 | Jack Thompson | Win | NWS |
| 83 | May 6, 1923 | 45 | Farmer Lodge | Win | KO4 |
| 82 | May 17, 1920 | 42 | George Roberts | Win | KO3 |
| 81 | Apr 18, 1920 | 42 | Bob Wilson | Win | KO3 |
| 80 | Sep 28, 1919 | 41 | Marty Cutler | Win | KO6 |
| 79 | Aug 10, 1919 | 41 | Tom Cowler | Win | PTS |
| 78 | Jun 22, 1919 | 41 | Bob Roper | Win | PTS |
| 77 | Feb 12, 1919 | 40 | Bill Flint | Win | KO2 |
| 76 | Feb 5, 1918 | 39 | Blink McCloskey | Win | RTD6 |
| 75 | Apr 23, 1916 | 38 | Arthur Cravan | Win | KO6 |
| 74 | Mar 23, 1916 | 37 | Frank Crozier | Win | TKO7 |
| 73 | Apr 5, 1915 | 37 | Jess Willard | Loss | KO26 |
| 72 | Jan 10, 1915 | 36 | Jack Murray | Win | KO3 |
| 71 | Jun 27, 1914 | 36 | Frank Moran | Win | PTS |
| 70 | Dec 19, 1913 | 35 | Battling Jim Johnson | Draw | PTS |
| 69 | Jul 4, 1912 | 34 | Fireman Jim Flynn | Win | DQ |
| 68 | Jul 4, 1910 | 32 | James J. Jeffries | Win | TKO15 |
| 67 | Oct 16, 1909 | 31 | Stanley Ketchel | Win | KO12 |
| 66 | Sep 9, 1909 | 31 | Al Kaufman | Win | NWS |
| 65 | Jun 30, 1909 | 31 | Tony Ross | Win | NWS |
| 64 | May 19, 1909 | 31 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | Draw | NWS |
| 63 | Dec 26, 1908 | 30 | Tommy Burns | Win | PTS |
| 62 | Jul 31, 1908 | 30 | Ben Taylor | Win | TKO8 |
| 61 | Sep 12, 1907 | 29 | Sailor Burke | Win | NWS |
| 60 | Aug 28, 1907 | 29 | Charles Cutler | Win | KO1 |
| 59 | Jul 17, 1907 | 29 | Bob Fitzsimmons | Win | KO2 |
| 58 | Mar 4, 1907 | 28 | Bill Lang | Win | TKO9 |
| 57 | Feb 19, 1907 | 28 | Peter Felix | Win | KO1 |
| 56 | Nov 26, 1906 | 28 | Joe Jeanette | Draw | NWS |
| 55 | Nov 8, 1906 | 28 | Jim Jeffords | Win | NWS |
| 54 | Sep 20, 1906 | 28 | Joe Jeanette | Win | NWS |
| 53 | Sep 3, 1906 | 28 | Billy Dunning | Draw | NWS |
| 52 | Jun 16, 1906 | 28 | Charlie Haghey | Win | KO2 |
| 51 | Apr 26, 1906 | 28 | Sam Langford | Win | PTS |
| 50 | Apr 17, 1906 | 28 | Jim McCormick | Win | DQ |
| 49 | Apr 16, 1906 | 28 | Black Bill | Win | KO7 |
| 48 | Mar 14, 1906 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | Win | PTS |
| 47 | Jan 16, 1906 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | Win | NWS |
| 46 | Dec 2, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | Win | NWS |
| 45 | Dec 1, 1905 | 27 | Young Peter Jackson | Win | NWS |
| 44 | Nov 25, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | Loss | DQ |
| 43 | Jul 24, 1905 | 27 | Joe Grim | Win | NWS |
| 42 | Jul 18, 1905 | 27 | Sandy Ferguson | Win | DQ |
| 41 | Jul 13, 1905 | 27 | Morris Harris | Win | KO1 |
| 40 | Jul 13, 1905 | 27 | Black Bill | Win | NWS |
| 39 | Jun 26, 1905 | 27 | Jack Munroe | Win | NWS |
| 38 | May 9, 1905 | 27 | Walter Johnson | Win | KO3 |
| 37 | May 9, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | Win | NWS |
| 36 | May 2, 1905 | 27 | Black Bill | Win | TKO4 |
| 35 | Apr 25, 1905 | 27 | Jim Jeffords | Win | KO4 |
| 34 | Mar 28, 1905 | 26 | Marvin Hart | Loss | PTS |
| 33 | Oct 10, 1904 | 26 | Denver Ed Martin | Win | KO2 |
| 32 | Jun 2, 1904 | 26 | Frank Childs | Win | PTS |
| 31 | Apr 22, 1904 | 26 | Sam McVey | Win | KO20 |
| 30 | Feb 15, 1904 | 25 | Black Bill | Win | NWS |
| 29 | Feb 6, 1904 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | NC | NC |
| 28 | Dec 11, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | Win | PTS |
| 27 | Oct 27, 1903 | 25 | Sam McVey | Win | PTS |
| 26 | Jul 31, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | Win | NWS |
| 25 | May 11, 1903 | 25 | Joe Butler | Win | KO3 |
| 24 | Apr 16, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | Win | PTS |
| 23 | Feb 26, 1903 | 24 | Sam McVey | Win | PTS |
| 22 | Feb 5, 1903 | 24 | Denver Ed Martin | Win | PTS |
| 21 | Dec 4, 1902 | 24 | Fred Russell | Win | DQ |
| 20 | Oct 31, 1902 | 24 | George Gardiner | Win | PTS |
| 19 | Oct 21, 1902 | 24 | Frank Childs | Win | TKO12 |
| 18 | Jun 20, 1902 | 24 | Hank Griffin | Draw | PTS |
| 17 | May 16, 1902 | 24 | Jack Jeffries | Win | KO5 |
| 16 | Mar 7, 1902 | 23 | Joe Kennedy | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Dec 27, 1901 | 23 | Hank Griffin | Draw | PTS |
| 14 | Nov 4, 1901 | 23 | Hank Griffin | Loss | PTS |
| 13 | Aug 14, 1901 | 23 | Mexican Pete Everett | Draw | PTS |
| 12 | Apr 26, 1901 | 23 | Billy Stift | Draw | PTS |
| 11 | Feb 25, 1901 | 22 | Joe Choynski | Loss | KO3 |
| 10 | Jan 14, 1901 | 22 | Jim Scanlon | Draw | PTS |
| 9 | Dec 27, 1900 | 22 | Klondike Haynes | Win | TKO4 |
| 8 | Jun 25, 1900 | 22 | Klondike Haynes | Draw | PTS |
| 7 | Apr 20, 1900 | 22 | Jim McCormick | Win | DQ |
| 6 | Apr 9, 1900 | 22 | William McNeill | NC | ND |
| 5 | Mar 21, 1900 | 21 | Jim McCormick | NC | ND |
| 4 | May 6, 1899 | 21 | Klondike Haynes | Loss | TKO5 |
| 3 | Jul 24, 1898 | 20 | Cherokee | Win | KO2 |
| 2 | Nov 20, 1897 | 19 | Ed Johnson | Win | KO5 |
| 1 | Nov 1, 1897 | 19 | Charley Brooks | Win | KO2 |
Boxing career
Jack Johnson (Galveston Giant) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, U.S. on March 31, 1878. He died on June 10, 1946 at the age of 68 years. Johnson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 33 years — from 1897 to 1931.
Johnson made his professional boxing debut against Charley Brooks at the age of 19 on November 1, 1897, defeating Brooks via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 2 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
Johnson had a total of 11 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Brad Simmons at 53 years of age, on April 28, 1931. Johnson won the fight via 2nd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Jack Johnson have on his record?
Johnson knocked out 33 of his 93 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 36.7%. Of his total 69 wins, 33 of them were via KO (47.8%).