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Jack Johnson

106 KOs
00 KOs
2Draws
No contest: 2
Last six: W-W-W-W-W-?
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
14
rounds
109
KO %
60%
KO wins
6
KO losses
0
career
1900–1924
debut
1900-03-21
last fight
1924-09-01
Profile
birth name
John Arthur Johnson
alias
Galveston Giant
trainer
Henry (Pop) Blanken
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 2″ / 188cm
nationality
United States
origin
Galveston, Texas, United States
city / state / zip
Raleigh, North Carolina
dob
1878-03-31
death
1946-06-10

Latest news

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Sep 1
Brad Simmons
11 6 0
?-NC
Drumright, Oklahoma, United States
Event →
May 20
Jack Thompson
10 10 5
W-PTS
Havana, Cuba
12 of 12
Event →
Oct 16
Stanley Ketchel
47 3 4
W-KO
Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States
World Heavyweight Title
12 of 20 · 206 / 170 lbs
Referee: Jack Welch
Event →
Jul 31
Ben Taylor
1 5 1
W-TKO
Old Cosmo Rink, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
8 of 20x3
Referee: John T Hulls
Event →
Mar 4
Bill Lang
5 3 1
W-TKO
Richmond Race Course, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
9 of 20
Referee: Mick McInerey
Event →
Feb 19
Peter Felix
17 11 7
W-KO
Gaiety Athletic Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Johnson defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
1 of 20
Event →
Jun 18
Charlie Haghey
17 6 8
W-KO
Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
2 of 12
Referee: Jack Sheehan
Event →
Jul 13
Morris Harris
15 3 0
W-KO
Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 3
Event →
Jun 26
Jack Munroe
4 4 3
W-NWS
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 3
Mexican Everett
25 9 0
W-PTS
Victor, Colorado, United States
20 of 20
Event →
Apr 26
Billy Stift
20 9 7
D-PTS
Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 14
Jim Scanlon
9 2 2
D-PTS
Galveston A.C., Galveston, Texas, United States
7
Event →
Apr 20
Jim McCormick
7 12 4
W-DQ
Galveston A.C., Galveston, Texas, United States
6 of 20 · 168 / 175 lbs
Referee: Ned Sedgwick
Event →
Mar 21
Jim McCormick
7 12 4
?-ND
Galveston A.C., Galveston, Texas, United States
15 of 15
Event →