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Melvin Johnson

136 KOs
189 KOs
1Draws
No contest: 1
Last six: L-W-L-L-L-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
33
rounds
220
KO %
46.2%
KO wins
6
KO losses
9
career
1943–1948
debut
1943-08-17
last fight
1948-07-06
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
New Orleans, LA, USA
city / state / zip
Los Angeles, California
dob
1921-10-04
age
104

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jul 6
Danny Robinson
23 16 3
L-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 · 145 lbs
Event →
Feb 23
Ted Bussey
8 3 1
L-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1
Event →
Feb 2
Jimmy Sherrer
36 9 2
L-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8 · 145 / 149 lbs
Event →
Jan 12
Jimmy Sherrer
35 9 2
L-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8 · 145 / 146 lbs
Event →
Oct 29
Jackie Byrd
29 24 5
W-TKO
Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Oct 13
Kid Azteca
144 41 6
L-KO
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
3 of 10
Event →
Aug 26
Charley Daniels
17 4 1
L-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 of 6 · 144 / 145 lbs
Referee: Jack McDonald
Event →
Jul 29
Johnny Meyers
15 4 5
L-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 of 6 · 148 / 151 lbs
Event →
May 5
Allen Faulkner
23 3 0
L-KO
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
6 of 10 · 150 / 151 lbs
Event →
Apr 14
Allen Faulkner
23 2 0
W-KO
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
5 of 10 · 149 / 150 lbs
Event →
Nov 25
Charley Williams
17 5 2
L-KO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
7 of 8 · 148 / 148 lbs
Event →
Oct 25
Mike Konnors
33 6 3
L-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
4 of 8 · 146 / 142 lbs
Event →
Oct 5
Jimmy King
7 15 2
W-PTS
Forum Arena, Bronx, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 146 / 153 lbs
Event →
Sep 8
James Higgins
0 0 0
W-KO
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
3
Event →
Apr 13
Baby Yucatan
13 11 1
L-PTS
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 6
Kid Azteca
131 37 6
L-KO
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
7 of 10
Event →
Feb 15
Bobby Lakin
35 9 5
W-PTS
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 151 lbs
Event →
Nov 27
Bobby Lakin
33 9 5
L-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 151 lbs
Referee: Barney Ross
Event →
Nov 5
Alejandro Vega
5 14 4
W-PTS
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 149 lbs
Event →
Jul 20
Johnny Bratton
12 2 0
L-PTS
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 2
Billy Harrison
11 6 2
L-TKO
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
9 of 10 · 144 / 145 lbs
Referee: Benny Whitman
Event →
Jun 4
Joey Barnum
20 10 5
W-UD
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 142 lbs
Event →
Jan 5
Bobby Yaeger
27 12 4
L-TKO
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
6 of 10 · 138 / 139 lbs · 2:01
Referee: Benny Whitman
Event →
Mar 17
Eddie Marcus
21 10 3
W-UD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA
10 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs
Judges: Johnny Indrisano 50-60 | Frankie Van 50-60
Referee: Reggie Gilmore (53-57)
Event →
Nov 19
Nava Esparza
20 13 7
W-TKO
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
8 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs
Event →
Oct 29
Eddie Hudson
10 11 4
W-TKO
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
4 of 6 · 138 / 136 lbs
Referee: Frank Holborow
Event →
Oct 5
Ernie Carter
5 1 3
W-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 of 8 · 139 / 134 lbs
Event →
Sep 13
Joe Keyes
8 7 3
D-PTS
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
8 of 8 · 138 lbs
Referee: Benny Whitman
Event →
Sep 6
Jorge Morelia
22 16 6
W-PTS
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States
10 of 10 · 133 / 133 lbs
Event →
Sep 5
Manuel Figueroa
15 3 2
W-PTS
San Francisco, California, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 30
Manuel Figueroa
15 3 2
?-NC
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
6 · 138 / 142 lbs
Referee: Bobby Andrews
Event →
Aug 24
Elmer Lewis
26 28 11
L-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 of 6 · 138 / 139 lbs
Event →
Aug 17
Elmer Lewis
25 28 11
L-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 of 4 · 140 / 140 lbs
Event →