HEAVYWEIGHT division
BATTLING JIM JOHNSON
RetiredBorn 1887-09-02, DANVILLE, VIRGINIA (died aged 31)· Died 1918-11-06, BOSTON, MA.· USA
Residence: EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY· Height: 180 cm (5'11")· aka BATTLING JIM
Debut: 1909-03-26· Career: 1909–1918 (10 years)
Wins (Official)
37
Losses (Official)
40
Draws (Official)
12
NC
1
Rated Fights
69
Excluding 20 newspaper decisions (6-12-2)
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare BATTLING JIM JOHNSON's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 90 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 27 AUG 1918 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1918 | NWS-L | SAM LANGFORD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1918 | NWS-L | SAM LANGFORD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1918 | NWS-L | KID NORFOLK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1918 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1917 | LOSS | SAM MCVEY | 25 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 SEP 1917 | TKO | JEFF CLARK | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1917 | LOSS | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1917 | LOSS | TANGO KID | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1917 | LOSS | HARRY WILLS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1917 | KO | HARRY WILLS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1917 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1916 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1916 | KO | LOWE SIMMS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1916 | LOSS | JOE BONDS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1916 | KO | JACK THOMPSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 APR 1916 | KO | KYLE WHITNEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1915 | DRAW | JACK THOMPSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1915 | DRAW | JEFF CLARK | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1915 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 OCT 1915 | LOSS | ANDRE ANDERSON | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1915 | DRAW | SOLDIER KEARNS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1915 | LOSS | HARRY WILLS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1915 | LOSS | JACK HEMPLE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1915 | LOSS | FRED FRITTS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1915 | NWS-L | SAM MCVEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1915 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1915 | KO | JOE WOODS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1915 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1915 | DRAW | JOE WOODS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1915 | NWS-D | JOE BATTLING WOODS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1915 | KO | ARTHUR PELKEY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1915 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1915 | LOSS | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1915 | TKO | FRED JACKSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1914 | NWS-L | SAM MCVEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1914 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1914 | DRAW | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1914 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1914 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JUL 1914 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1914 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1914 | LOSS | PORKY DAN FLYNN | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1914 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1914 | LOSS | WILLIE MEEHAN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1913 | DRAW | JACK JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1913 | KO | JIM ESSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1913 | NC | KID JACKSON | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1913 | TKO | BOB SCANLON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1913 | TKO | KID JACKSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 APR 1913 | TKO | GUSTAVE MARTHUIN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1913 | KO | CON O'KELLY | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JAN 1913 | LOSS | JOE JEANNETTE | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1913 | KO | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1913 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1912 | KO | BILL TATE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1912 | DEC | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1912 | KO | BLACK BILL | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1912 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1912 | KO | BILL WATKINS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1912 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1912 | NWS-W | CHUCK CARLETON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1912 | LOSS | FRED STORBECK | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1912 | DEC | TOM COWLER | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1912 | KO | ALF LANGFORD | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1911 | KO | DENNIS HAUGH | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1911 | LOSS | MATTHEW CURRAN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1911 | LOSS | ALF LANGFORD | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1911 | KO | GEORGE PASCALL | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1911 | KO | JEWEY SMITH | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1911 | TKO | FRED DRUMMOND | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1910 | LOSS | SAM MCVEY | 18 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1910 | DEC | GUSTAVE MARTHUIN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1910 | KO | JIM MAHER | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 AUG 1910 | KO | ALEXANDRE MEUNIER | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1910 | DRAW | SAM MCVEY | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1910 | DRAW | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1910 | NWS-D | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1910 | DEC | MORRIS HARRIS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1910 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1910 | DRAW | TONY ROSS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1910 | DRAW | TOM OVERBY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1910 | DRAW | AL KUBIAK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1910 | NWS-W | CHARLES STEVENSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAR 1910 | NWS-W | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1910 | NWS-W | TOM OVERBY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 FEB 1910 | NWS-L | JEFF CLARK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1910 | DEC | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JAN 1910 | DEC | BATTLING HARRIS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAR 1909 | TKO | BATTLING BROOKS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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