In a career spanning 23 years and six months, Reggie Johnson fought 52 times with 44 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on February 23, 2008, Johnson's boxing record stood at 44-7-1 (25 KO wins).
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Reggie Johnson (Sweet) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Houston, Texas, U.S. on August 28, 1966. Johnson made his professional boxing debut at the age of 17, on August 14, 1984. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. He is 56 years old, and will be turning 57 in two months and 18 days.
Total Fights | 52 |
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Wins | 44 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 25 |
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Total Title Wins | 2 |
Title Defenses | 5 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 2 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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52 | Feb 23, 2008 | 41 | Julio César González | Win | SD |
51 | Aug 27, 2005 | 38 | Fred Moore | Win | KO9 |
50 | Jan 25, 2002 | 35 | Antonio Tarver | Loss | SD |
49 | May 25, 2001 | 34 | Will Taylor | Win | UD |
48 | Jan 5, 2001 | 34 | Chris Johnson | Win | UD |
47 | Dec 18, 1999 | 33 | Earl Butler | Win | UD |
46 | Jun 5, 1999 | 32 | Roy Jones Jr. | Loss * | UD |
45 | Feb 27, 1999 | 32 | Will Taylor | Win * | UD |
44 | May 29, 1998 | 31 | Ole Klemetsen | Win * | UD |
43 | Feb 6, 1998 | 31 | William Guthrie | Win * | KO5 |
42 | Jul 12, 1997 | 30 | Robert Doyle | Win | KO1 |
41 | Oct 13, 1995 | 29 | Jorge Castro | Loss * | SD |
40 | Aug 12, 1994 | 27 | Jorge Castro | Loss * | SD |
39 | Feb 19, 1994 | 27 | Ramon Felix | Win | KO1 |
38 | Oct 1, 1993 | 27 | John David Jackson | Loss * | UD |
37 | May 4, 1993 | 26 | Wayne Harris | Win * | UD |
36 | Jan 19, 1993 | 26 | Ki-Yun Song | Win * | TKO8 |
35 | Oct 27, 1992 | 26 | Lamar Parks | Win * | UD |
34 | Apr 22, 1992 | 25 | Steve Collins | Win * | MD |
33 | Dec 17, 1991 | 25 | Melvin Wynn | Win | KO2 |
32 | Jun 29, 1991 | 24 | James Toney | Loss * | SD |
31 | Apr 8, 1991 | 24 | Al Long | Win | RTD8 |
30 | Dec 19, 1990 | 24 | José Carlos da Silva | Win | TKO3 |
29 | Oct 8, 1990 | 24 | Ralph Ward | Win | TKO7 |
28 | Aug 9, 1990 | 23 | Eddie Hall | Win | TKO10 |
27 | Jul 5, 1990 | 23 | Greg Dickson | Win | TKO2 |
26 | Apr 16, 1990 | 23 | Sanderline Williams | Win | UD |
25 | Feb 4, 1990 | 23 | Ismael Negron | Win | TKO11 |
24 | Oct 21, 1989 | 23 | Victor Fernandez | Win | KO2 |
23 | Sep 12, 1989 | 23 | Israel Cole | Win | PTS |
22 | Jun 28, 1989 | 22 | Nathan Dryer | Win | KO3 |
21 | May 15, 1989 | 22 | Rigoberto Lopez | Win | KO3 |
20 | Nov 14, 1988 | 22 | Charles Oosthuizen | Win | RTD7 |
19 | May 4, 1988 | 21 | William Clayton | Win | KO3 |
18 | Apr 6, 1988 | 21 | Jake Torrance | Win | UD |
17 | Mar 2, 1988 | 21 | Gonzalo Montes | Win | TKO4 |
16 | Feb 14, 1988 | 21 | Victor Walker | Win | TKO5 |
15 | Jan 6, 1988 | 21 | Ron Martin | Win | TKO7 |
14 | Dec 5, 1987 | 21 | Sidney Outlaw | Win | UD |
13 | Oct 8, 1987 | 21 | Charles Hollis | Win | PTS |
12 | Jun 23, 1987 | 20 | Oscar Pena | Win | PTS |
11 | Jan 17, 1987 | 20 | Martin Garza | Win | KO1 |
10 | Jun 12, 1985 | 18 | Eric Williams | Win | TKO3 |
9 | Apr 9, 1985 | 18 | Eric Williams | Draw | PTS |
8 | Mar 5, 1985 | 18 | Stephen Lee | Win | UD |
7 | Jan 29, 1985 | 18 | Adam George | Loss | UD |
6 | Dec 27, 1984 | 18 | Phil Jones | Win | UD |
5 | Dec 18, 1984 | 18 | Tarlton Washington | Win | KO1 |
4 | Nov 23, 1984 | 18 | Jonathan Ivory | Win | UD |
3 | Nov 17, 1984 | 18 | Richard Fillitelli | Win | KO1 |
2 | Oct 9, 1984 | 18 | Carl Orville | Win | KO2 |
1 | Aug 14, 1984 | 17 | Mark Henderson | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Johnson was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held two world titles, one of which was a vacant title win, the other was a lineal championship win.
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Light-heavyweight | IBF |
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Reggie Johnson is 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 183 cm (6' 0.05"). He fights out of the southpaw stance and presents an ape-index of 5 cm (1.97").
Johnson has a 48.1% KO rate. Of his total 25 KO wins, 15 were in the early rounds, seven in the mid rounds, and three in the later rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.
Reggie Johnson's professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1984 to 2008.
Johnson made his professional boxing debut against Mark Henderson at the age of 17 on August 14, 1984, defeating Henderson via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 5 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage.
Johnson had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on June 29, 1991 after 31 professional fights, against James Toney for the IBF title. He lost to Toney via 12 round split-decision.
Johnson has won two world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Johnson's world title wins and defenses refer to "Reggie Johnson World Titles".
Some of Johnson's best fights and notable victories include wins over William Guthrie, Ki-Yun Song, Ole Klemetsen, Lamar Parks, and Will Taylor.
Johnson had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Mexican boxer Julio César González on February 23, 2008. Johnson won the fight via 12 round split-decision. It's been 15 years, 3 months, and 18 days since this fight.
Johnson fought a total of 52 times during his professional career, which includes 12 world-title fights at two weight divisions — light-heavyweight and middleweight. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
June 29, 1991: In his first world-title fight, Reggie Johnson loses to James Toney via 12 round split-decision. He was fighting for the IBF middleweight title.
April 22, 1992: Johnson wins the WBA middleweight title from Steve Collins, by beating Collins via 12 round majority decision.
February 6, 1998: Johnson wins the IBF light-heavyweight title from William Guthrie, by beating Guthrie via 5th round KO.
June 5, 1999: Reggie Johnson loses to Roy Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA and WBC light-heavyweight titles.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Johnson's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Julio César González, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On February 23, 2008, a 41-year old Reggie Johnson (43-7-1, 25 KO) fought Mexican boxer Julio César González, who was 31 years old with a record of 41-4. González was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage over Johnson. Coming into this fight, González had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Johnson defeated González via 12 round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On August 27, 2005, a 38-year old Reggie Johnson (42-7-1, 24 KO) fought Fred Moore in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Moore via 9th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On January 25, 2002, a 35-year old Reggie Johnson (42-6-1, 24 KO) fought fellow American boxer Antonio Tarver, who was 33 years old with a record of 18-1. Tarver was on a two-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Johnson. Coming into this fight, Tarver had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Johnson lost to Tarver via 12 round split-decision. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On May 25, 2001, in their 2nd fight, a a 34-year old Reggie Johnson (41-6-1, 24 KO) fought Will Taylor in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Taylor via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On January 5, 2001, a 34-year old Reggie Johnson (40-6-1, 24 KO) fought Chris Johnson in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On December 18, 1999, a 33-year old Reggie Johnson (39-6-1, 24 KO) fought Earl Butler in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Butler via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On June 5, 1999, a 32-year old Reggie Johnson (39-5-1, 24 KO) faced fellow American boxer Roy Jones Jr., who was 30 years old with a record of 39-1 in an undisputed light-heavyweight championship bout. Jones Jr. was on a five-fight win streak with 33 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Johnson. Coming into this fight, Jones Jr. had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Johnson lost to Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the IBF light-heavyweight title. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On February 27, 1999, a 32-year old Reggie Johnson (38-5-1, 24 KO) faced Will Taylor in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Taylor via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the IBF light-heavyweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On May 29, 1998, a 31-year old Reggie Johnson (37-5-1, 24 KO) faced Ole Klemetsen in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Klemetsen via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the IBF light-heavyweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On February 6, 1998, a 31-year old Reggie Johnson (36-5-1, 23 KO) faced William Guthrie for Guthrie's IBF light-heavyweight title. He defeated Guthrie via 5th round KO to win the IBF light-heavyweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 12, 1997, a 30-year old Reggie Johnson (35-5-1, 22 KO) fought Robert Doyle in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Doyle via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 13, 1995, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 29-year old Reggie Johnson (35-4-1, 22 KO) faced Jorge Castro again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 97-4-2. Johnson was challenging Castro's WBA middleweight title. Castro was on a 27-fight win streak with 68 KO wins. Johnson was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Castro had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Johnson lost to Castro via 12 round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On August 12, 1994, a 27-year old Reggie Johnson (35-3-1, 22 KO) faced Argentinian boxer Jorge Castro for the first time, who was 26 years old with a record of 93-4-2 for the vacant WBA (vacant) middleweight title. Castro was on a 23-fight win streak with 65 KO wins. Johnson was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Castro had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Johnson lost to Castro via 12 round split-decision.
On February 19, 1994, a 27-year old Reggie Johnson (34-3-1, 21 KO) fought Ramon Felix in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Felix via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 1, 1993, a 27-year old Reggie Johnson (34-2-1, 21 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer John David Jackson, who was 30 years old with a record of 29-0 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Jackson was on a 29-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Johnson.
Johnson lost to Jackson via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBA middleweight title. His five-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On May 4, 1993, a 26-year old Reggie Johnson (33-2-1, 21 KO) faced Wayne Harris in a middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Harris via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA middleweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On January 19, 1993, a 26-year old Reggie Johnson (32-2-1, 20 KO) faced Ki-Yun Song in a middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Song via 8th round TKO to retain the WBA middleweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On October 27, 1992, a 26-year old Reggie Johnson (31-2-1, 20 KO) faced Lamar Parks in a middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Parks via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA middleweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On April 22, 1992, a 25-year old Reggie Johnson (30-2-1, 20 KO) faced Irish boxer Steve Collins, who was 27 years old with a record of 21-1 for the vacant WBA (vacant) middleweight title. Collins was on a five-fight win streak with 10 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Johnson had a 3 cm reach advantage over Collins. Coming into this fight, Collins had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Johnson defeated Collins via 12 round majority decision to win the vacant WBA middleweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On December 17, 1991, a 25-year old Reggie Johnson (29-2-1, 19 KO) fought Melvin Wynn in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Wynn via 2nd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On June 29, 1991, a 24-year old Reggie Johnson (29-1-1, 19 KO) challended an undefeated fellow American boxer James Toney's IBF middleweight title. Toney was 22 years old with a record of 26-0-1. Toney was on a six-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach.
Johnson lost to Toney via 12 round split-decision. His 22-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On April 8, 1991, a 24-year old Reggie Johnson (28-1-1, 18 KO) fought Al Long in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Long via 8th round RTD. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 19, 1990, a 24-year old Reggie Johnson (27-1-1, 17 KO) fought José Carlos da Silva in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Silva via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 8, 1990, a 24-year old Reggie Johnson (26-1-1, 16 KO) fought Ralph Ward in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Ward via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 9, 1990, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (25-1-1, 15 KO) fought Eddie Hall in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Hall via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 5, 1990, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (24-1-1, 14 KO) fought Greg Dickson in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Dickson via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
On April 16, 1990, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (23-1-1, 14 KO) fought Sanderline Williams in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On February 4, 1990, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (22-1-1, 13 KO) fought Ismael Negron in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Negron via 11th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 21, 1989, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (21-1-1, 12 KO) fought Victor Fernandez in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On September 12, 1989, a 23-year old Reggie Johnson (20-1-1, 12 KO) fought Israel Cole in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Cole via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On June 28, 1989, a 22-year old Reggie Johnson (19-1-1, 11 KO) fought Nathan Dryer in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Dryer via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 15, 1989, a 22-year old Reggie Johnson (18-1-1, 10 KO) fought Rigoberto Lopez in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 14, 1988, a 22-year old Reggie Johnson (17-1-1, 9 KO) fought Charles Oosthuizen in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Oosthuizen via 7th round RTD. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 4, 1988, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (16-1-1, 8 KO) fought William Clayton in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Clayton via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On April 6, 1988, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (15-1-1, 8 KO) fought Jake Torrance in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Torrance via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On March 2, 1988, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (14-1-1, 7 KO) fought Gonzalo Montes in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Montes via 4th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 14, 1988, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (13-1-1, 6 KO) fought Victor Walker in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Walker via 5th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 6, 1988, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (12-1-1, 5 KO) fought Ron Martin in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Martin via 7th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 5, 1987, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (11-1-1, 5 KO) fought Sidney Outlaw in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Outlaw via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On October 8, 1987, a 21-year old Reggie Johnson (10-1-1, 5 KO) fought Charles Hollis in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Hollis via 8th round PTS. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On June 23, 1987, a 20-year old Reggie Johnson (9-1-1, 5 KO) fought Oscar Pena in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Pena via 6th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On January 17, 1987, a 20-year old Reggie Johnson (8-1-1, 4 KO) fought Martin Garza in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Garza via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 12, 1985, in their 2nd fight, a an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (7-1-1, 3 KO) fought Eric Williams in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 3rd round TKO.
On April 9, 1985, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (7-1, 3 KO) fought Eric Williams in his 9th professional fight. He had a draw with Williams via 6th round PTS.
On March 5, 1985, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (6-1, 3 KO) fought Stephen Lee in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Lee via 6th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On January 29, 1985, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (6-0, 3 KO) fought Adam George in his 7th professional fight. He lost to George via 8th round unanimous decision.
On December 27, 1984, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (5-0, 3 KO) fought Phil Jones in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 18, 1984, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (4-0, 2 KO) fought Tarlton Washington in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Washington via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On November 23, 1984, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (3-0, 2 KO) fought Jonathan Ivory in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Ivory via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On November 17, 1984, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (2-0, 1 KO) fought Richard Fillitelli in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Fillitelli via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 9, 1984, an 18-year old Reggie Johnson (1-0) fought Carl Orville in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Orville via 2nd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On August 14, 1984, a 17-year old Reggie Johnson successfully debuted against Mark Henderson. He defeated Henderson via 4th round PTS.
Johnson knocked out 25 of his 52 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 48.1%. Of his total 44 wins, 25 of them were via KO (56.8%).