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Harold Johnson

3312 KOs
43 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-L-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
37
rounds
311
KO %
36.4%
KO wins
12
KO losses
3
career
1947–1971
debut
1947-11-06
last fight
1971-03-30
Profile
trainer
Skinny Davidson
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 10″ / 178cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dob
1928-08-09
age
97

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Harold Johnson, 86, former light heavyweight boxing champ.
2015-02-23 · Philly.com
BACK IN the glory days of Philadelphia boxing, Harold Johnson took some of the best to school over his 25-year career. Call it the "school of hard knocks," because the school we are talking about is held in the squared circle of the boxing ring, and…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Mar 30
Herschel Jacobs
22 15 2
L-TKO
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
3 of 10 · 177 / 181 lbs
Event →
Feb 3
Lothar Stengel
12 0 0
W-PTS
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
10 of 10 · 170 / 168 lbs
Event →
Aug 7
Eddie Jones
7 5 0
W-PTS
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 175 lbs
Event →
May 1
Herschel Jacobs
20 12 2
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 177 / 176 lbs
Event →
Jan 7
Johnny Persol
12 3 1
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 175 lbs
Event →
Dec 6
Henry Hank
36 10 2
W-UD
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 172 lbs
Event →
Mar 19
Tommy Merrill
23 18 2
W-TKO
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
9 of 10 · 184 / 180 lbs
Event →
May 12
Doug Jones
19 1 0
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Vacant World Light Heavyweight Title
15 of 15 · 172 / 172 lbs
Judges: Zach Clayton 64-73 | Nick Spano 63-71
Referee: Dave Beloff (61-74)
Event →
Aug 29
Eddie Cotton
30 6 0
W-SD
Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, United States
National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title
15 of 15 · 173 / 170 lbs
Event →
Jul 1
Eddie Machen
37 2 0
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
10 of 10 · 181 / 193 lbs
Referee: Paul Cavalier (4-5)
Event →
Feb 7
Jesse Bowdry
28 5 0
W-TKO
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Vacant National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title
9 of 15 · 172 / 173 lbs · 0:45
Judges: Carl Gardner 71-80 | Gus Jacobson 71-79
Referee: Cy Gottfried (71-80)
Event →
May 4
Clarence Floyd
8 8 0
W-UD
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 178 / 171 lbs
Event →
Nov 11
Sonny Ray
17 8 6
W-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 175 / 174 lbs · 1:18
Judges: Frank Clark 37-44 | Howard Walsh 38-43
Referee: Joey White (39-42)
Event →
Aug 4
Johnny York
8 11 0
W-TKO
Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
6 of 10 · 182 / 206 lbs · 1:38
Referee: Joe Cashman
Event →
Dec 15
Rudy Watkins
14 13 1
W-KO
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 10 · 179 / 186 lbs · 1:42
Event →
Dec 17
Sid Peaks
40 16 0
W-KO
Toledo, Ohio, United States
5 of 10 · 179 / 215 lbs
Event →
Sep 10
Wayne Bethea
15 4 2
W-UD
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 181 / 197 lbs
Event →
May 6
Julio Mederos
13 7 0
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 of 10 · 179 / 194 lbs
Event →
Feb 11
Paul Andrews
25 3 0
W-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
6 of 10 · 175 / 175 lbs · 1:46
Referee: Al Berl
Event →
Dec 22
Marty Marshall
21 5 2
W-UD
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
10 of 10 · 175 / 179 lbs
Event →
Dec 7
Julio Mederos
11 4 0
W-UD
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 190 lbs
Event →
Mar 17
Paul Andrews
22 2 0
W-MD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 179 lbs
Judges: Franklin Spike McAdams
Event →
Feb 15
Charley 'Doc' Williams
43 16 1
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
8 of 10 · 175 / 186 lbs
Event →
Jan 29
Jimmy Slade
21 7 4
W-SD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 179 / 182 lbs
Event →
Nov 19
Chubby Wright
25 31 3
W-UD
Sports Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 177 / 186 lbs
Event →
Mar 21
Billy Gilliam
28 13 2
W-UD
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 209 lbs
Event →
Jan 16
Jimmy Slade
19 3 3
W-UD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 178 lbs
Event →
Nov 24
Nino Valdes
20 5 3
W-UD
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 211 lbs
Event →
Jul 23
Chubby Wright
22 29 2
W-UD
Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 175 / 176 lbs
Event →
Jun 18
Elkins Brothers
26 7 1
W-KO
Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 178 / 188 lbs · 1:53
Event →
Feb 9
Chuck Hunter
37 13 1
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 168 / 167 lbs
Event →
Dec 18
Harry Daniels
4 28 2
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 of 10 · 170 / 170 lbs
Event →
Feb 8
Jersey Walcott
37 8 0
L-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 10 · 180 / 197 lbs · 1:03
Event →
Nov 9
Jim Holden
18 14 5
W-PTS
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 176 / 186 lbs
Event →
Sep 28
Agostinho Guedes
14 7 2
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 10 · 177 / 186 lbs · 2:16
Event →
May 13
Vernon Williams
4 0 1
W-PTS
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 170 / 170 lbs
Event →
Nov 6
Jimmy Moore
18 15 4
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
5 of 8 · 170 / 162 lbs
Event →