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Austin Johnson

139 KOs
73 KOs
4Draws
Last six: W-L-L-D-L-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
24
rounds
129
KO %
69.2%
KO wins
9
KO losses
3
career
1942–1949
debut
1942-03-05
last fight
1949-10-31
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Atlantic City, New Jersey
dob
0000-00-00

Latest news

Galveston dedicates park to first black heavyweight boxing champ
2012-11-14 · Your Houston News
Doug Matthews, left, and James Josey, both with the park committee, watch as Austin artist Adrienne Isom unveils her statue of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson during the John Arthur ?Jack? Johnson Park dedication Tuesday in Galveston…
Austin's Chavez taking a wait-and-see approach on ring return
2005-09-27 · San Antonio Express-News
Austin fighter Jesus Chavez on Monday vowed to fight again, four days after Leavander Johnson died as a result of a severe brain injury.…
Even in a hurt business, boxers deserve a little help
2005-09-20 · AP
Spirits weren't so high in a hospital not far from the glittering Las Vegas Strip. There, Leavander Johnson lay in the intensive care unit after a bout with Austin's Jesus Chavez, his doctor unsure he would survive the night.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 31
Earl Matthews
0 2 0
W-PTS
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 191 / 212 lbs
Event →
Apr 14
Earl Haines
1 1 0
L-KO
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
5
Event →
Jun 25
McKinley English
7 3 2
D-PTS
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 191 / 205 lbs
Event →
Dec 5
Bill Weinberg
32 7 2
L-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 201 / 212 lbs
Event →
Jan 30
Gene Jones
13 4 1
L-KO
Hamid's Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
4 of 8 · 191 / 206 lbs
Event →
Nov 21
Jim Schwimmer
7 9 1
W-PTS
Hamid's Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 194 / 207 lbs
Event →
Aug 22
Bobby Jones
22 4 6
W-KO
Inlet Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 8 · 185 / 170 lbs
Event →
Apr 4
Willis Applegate
5 0 0
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 193 / 186 lbs
Event →
Feb 28
Willis Applegate
4 0 0
L-PTS
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 189 / 188 lbs
Event →
Feb 14
Jimmy Long
8 18 0
W-KO
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
3 of 6 · 195 / 188 lbs
Event →
Aug 13
Clent Conway
16 3 0
L-KO
Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 8 · 181 / 177 lbs
Event →
Apr 16
George Parks
9 4 1
L-PTS
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 186 / 186 lbs
Event →
Apr 5
Henry Jones
13 4 1
W-PTS
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 182 / 209 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Oscar Goode
25 6 1
W-KO
Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, United States
4 of 8 · 184 / 175 lbs
Event →
Mar 15
Henry Jones
13 4 0
D-PTS
Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 186 / 200 lbs
Event →
Feb 22
Jersey Walcott
26 5 0
L-PTS
Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 187 / 189 lbs
Event →
Jun 30
Charley Robinson
3 6 0
D-PTS
Garden Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 186 / 191 lbs
Event →
Jun 26
Billy Wesley
2 3 0
W-KO
Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 6 · 186 / 214 lbs
Event →
May 11
Joe Sofi
18 16 2
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
2 of 8 · 187 / 208 lbs
Event →
Apr 27
Jimmy O'Brien
6 1 1
D-PTS
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Apr 16
Jim Williams
1 1 0
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
4 of 6 · 186 / 182 lbs
Event →
Apr 2
Johnny Glover
0 2 0
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
2 of 6 · 190 / 186 lbs
Event →
Mar 12
Luther Small
1 9 0
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
2 of 6 · 180 / 172 lbs
Event →
Mar 5
Wild Boyd
33 5 0
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
2 of 6 · 186 / 210 lbs
Event →