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John Holman
27
17 KOs
17
7 KOs
1
Draws
Last six: L-L-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
45
rounds
323
KO %
63%
KO wins
17
KO losses
7
career
1947–1957
debut
1947-09-22
last fight
1957-10-15
Profile
sex
M
height
6′ 3″ / 191cm
nationality
United States
origin
Lake Village, AR
city / state / zip
Chicago, Illinois
dob
1927-08-03
age
98
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Fight history
date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 15
Cleveland Williams
37
2
0
L-KO
Houston, Texas, USA
7 of 10
Event →
Sep 10
Alex Miteff
12
0
0
L-KO
Denver, Colorado, USA
9 of 10 · 204 / 205 lbs
Event →
May 8
Nino Valdes
38
15
3
L-UD
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
10 of 10 · 204 / 208 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Ewart Potgieter
11
1
1
W-PTS
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 323 lbs
Event →
Feb 20
Willie Pastrano
38
4
5
L-UD
State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
10 of 10 · 201 / 188 lbs
Event →
Oct 24
Eddie Machen
17
0
0
L-KO
Armory, Portland, Oregon, USA
7 of 10 · 200 / 195 lbs
Judges:
Ralph Gruman 35-31
|
George Robinson 34-32
Referee:
Eddie Volk (36-32)
Event →
May 9
Bob Baker
44
6
1
L-UD
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Billed as an Eliminator for the Vacant World Heavyweight Title
12 of 12 · 206 / 211 lbs
Event →
Feb 29
Joey Rowan
27
7
1
W-UD
Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 204 / 183 lbs
Event →
Jan 11
Bob Satterfield
40
19
3
W-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 10 · 201 / 185 lbs
Event →
Oct 26
Oakland Billy Smith
58
23
4
W-KO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
7 of 10 · 204 / 176 lbs · 1:43
Event →
Jun 8
Ezzard Charles
85
13
1
L-UD
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 202 / 196 lbs
Event →
Apr 27
Ezzard Charles
85
12
1
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
9 of 10 · 203 / 194 lbs · 2:48
Judges:
Morris Feingold 77-74
|
Gus Jacobson 78-75
Referee:
Eddie Coachman (77-76)
Event →
Jan 25
Cesar Brion
44
10
0
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
4 of 10 · 206 / 203 lbs
Event →
Jan 4
Julio Mederos
15
6
2
W-PTS
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 206 / 194 lbs
Event →
Dec 21
Bo Willis
11
10
0
W-KO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
8 · 207 / 188 lbs
Event →
Nov 10
Bob Satterfield
36
16
2
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 10 · 206 / 182 lbs · 1:16
Event →
Sep 17
Bob Golden
10
6
0
W-PTS
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
4 of 4 · 203 / 190 lbs
Event →
Jul 20
Bob Satterfield
34
16
2
L-KO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 201 / 177 lbs
Event →
Jun 23
Bennie Thomas
8
3
0
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
7
Event →
Mar 29
Toxie Hall
9
9
2
D-PTS
Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 452 / 193 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Gene Jones
46
9
2
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6 · 205 / 211 lbs
Event →
Oct 29
Embrell Davidson
28
3
0
L-KO
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
2 · 202 / 215 lbs · 2:30
Event →
Jul 15
Henry Hall
52
17
5
L-PTS
Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 199 / 180 lbs
Event →
May 14
George Powell
13
2
0
W-KO
State Fairgrounds Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
3 · 199 / 187 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Toxie Hall
5
2
0
L-TKO
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 10 · 206 / 188 lbs
Event →
Jul 16
Larry Watson
35
16
1
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 · 199 / 181 lbs
Event →
Jun 23
Larry Watson
34
16
1
L-UD
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 180 lbs
Event →
May 12
Ralph Schneider
18
7
2
W-KO
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 · 195 / 220 lbs
Event →
Jun 13
Clarence Henry
15
1
1
L-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 192 lbs
Event →
May 17
Omelio Agramonte
34
8
0
L-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 27
Turkey Thompson
54
10
2
W-MD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
10 of 10 · 200 / 205 lbs
Event →
Dec 8
Willie Bean
21
10
3
W-KO
Chicago, Illinois, United States
8
Event →
Nov 4
Dale Hall
15
5
4
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 197 / 202 lbs
Event →
Oct 7
Sid Peaks
33
11
0
W-PTS
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
10 of 10 · 205 / 220 lbs
Event →
Mar 29
Johnny Haynes
22
13
0
W-PTS
Miami, Florida, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 8
Elmer Ray
81
11
3
W-KO
Causeway Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
8 of 10 · 193 / 199 lbs
Event →
Dec 14
Gene Jones
28
7
1
L-PTS
Miami, Florida, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 17
Jim Robinson
5
2
0
W-KO
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
4 · 190 / 225 lbs
Event →
Jul 13
Ocie Talbert
7
2
0
L-PTS
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6 · 192 / 208 lbs
Event →
May 24
Jackie Thompson
7
10
3
W-TKO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
3 · 195 lbs
Event →
Apr 16
Fred Ford
7
9
3
W-KO
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
2
Event →
Apr 9
Sterling Ingram
11
5
0
W-PTS
Denver, Colorado, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 31
Charles Lester
16
4
0
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
3
Event →
Oct 16
Joe Stepka
12
8
3
W-KO
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Event →
Sep 22
Joe Dawson
2
0
0
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
3
Event →