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Amos Johnson

2312 KOs
94 KOs
2Draws
Last six: L-L-L-L-W-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
34
rounds
193
KO %
52.2%
KO wins
12
KO losses
4
career
1959–1973
debut
1959-03-11
last fight
1973-10-27
Profile
alias
Atom Amos Robinson
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 0″ / 183cm
nationality
USA
origin
Oakland California USA
city / state / zip
Medina, Ohio
dob
1939-01-04
age
87

Latest news

Local boxing legend who fought Muhammad Ali dies; Amos Johnson Jr. lived in ...
2015-11-08 · Akron Beacon Journal
He beat Muhammad Ali before the boxing legend was known by that name and went toe-to-toe with numerous other notable heavyweight boxers, but you may never have heard his name. Despite his impressive amateur and professional boxing record, Amos …

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 27
Mike Rodgers
1 8 1
W-KO
Weston, West Virginia, USA
2
Event →
Aug 25
John Jordan
12 4 1
W-PTS
Bristol, Tennessee, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 6
Ray Anderson
16 1 0
L-PTS
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 211 / 178 lbs
Event →
Feb 21
Elmer Rush
13 3 2
L-KO
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA
4 of 10 · 204 / 196 lbs
Event →
Dec 5
Leotis Martin
17 1 0
L-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 of 10 · 203 / 191 lbs · 2:09
Event →
Oct 22
Oscar Bonavena
20 1 0
L-UD
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
10 of 10 · 201 / 205 lbs
Event →
Aug 19
Sonny Liston
33 1 0
L-KO
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
3 of 10 · 201 / 218 lbs
Referee: Bengt Almqvist
Event →
Jun 21
Brian London
34 13 0
L-DQ
The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
7 of 10x3 · 200 / 199 lbs
Referee: Ike Powell
Event →
Feb 2
Ray Staples
11 4 0
W-TKO
Akron, Ohio, USA
2 of 10
Event →
Dec 17
Ray Staples
11 3 0
W-KO
Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States
2
Event →
Oct 19
Henry Cooper
30 8 1
W-PTS
Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 196 / 190 lbs
Referee: Harry Gibbs
Event →
Feb 18
Tex Gorman
3 0 0
W-KO
Medina, Ohio, USA
1 · 196 lbs
Event →
Nov 20
Karl Mildenberger
40 2 1
D-PTS
Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
10 of 10 · 192 / 194 lbs
Event →
Oct 7
Mac Harrison
8 2 0
W-TKO
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA
4 of 10 · 193 / 198 lbs · 2:43
Event →
Sep 11
Billy Joiner
6 0 0
W-SD
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
USA Ohio State heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 189 / 191 lbs
Event →
Aug 27
Chip Johnson
6 5 0
L-KO
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1
Event →
Jun 4
Willie Williams
6 13 1
W-PTS
Wooster, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 197 / 184 lbs
Event →
May 22
Cody Jones
12 4 1
W-PTS
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 194 / 204 lbs
Event →
Apr 21
Mert Brownfield
7 2 0
W-KO
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA
2 of 10 · 197 / 200 lbs · 1:33
Event →
Apr 9
Willie Williams
6 12 1
W-UD
Baldwin Wallace College Field, Berea, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 194 / 184 lbs
Referee: Tony Chudick
Event →
Jan 30
Jefferson Davis
19 3 1
W-PTS
Medina, Ohio, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 17
Willi Besmanoff
4 6 1
W-TKO
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA
6 of 10 · 195 / 205 lbs
Referee: Tony Chudick
Event →
Nov 19
Billy Joiner
2 0 0
L-PTS
Akron, Ohio, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 30
Waban Thomas
9 6 0
W-TKO
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA
4 of 10 · 203 / 195 lbs · 2:44
Event →
Mar 7
Willie Gill
3 2 0
W-KO
Stockton, California, USA
7 · 183 / 178 lbs
Event →
Feb 1
Ocie Chatmon
5 6 0
W-KO
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, USA
2 of 10 · 189 / 189 lbs
Event →
Aug 23
Dave Furch
3 1 1
W-PTS
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 of 4 · 183 / 187 lbs
Event →
Jun 1
Ted Meeks
8 1 1
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 29
Jim Anderson
5 1 0
W-KO
Stockton, California, USA
4
Event →
Mar 21
Monroe Allen
0 1 0
W-PTS
Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 3
Kent Green
2 0 0
L-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 of 4
Event →
Nov 23
Ted Johnson
0 2 0
D-PTS
Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 26
Monroe Allen
0 0 0
W-PTS
Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 of 5
Event →
Mar 11
Cordell Jones
13 25 6
W-KO
Stockton, California, United States
2
Event →