HEAVYWEIGHT division
JACK JOHNSON
RetiredBorn JOHN ARTHUR JOHNSON
Born 1878-03-31, GALVESTON, TX. (died aged 68)· Died 1946-06-10, FRANKLINTON, NC.· USA
Residence: RALEIGH, NC.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 184 cm (6'0.5")· Reach: 188 cm (6'2")· aka GALVESTON GIANT, LIL ARTHUR
IBHOF · Class of 1990(Old-Timer)
IBHOF · Class of 1990Debut: 1897-11-01· Career: 1897–1931 (35 years)
Wins (Official)
60
Losses (Official)
29
Draws (Official)
9
NC
2
Rated Fights
81
Excluding 17 newspaper decisions (15-0-2)
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare JACK JOHNSON's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 1
1908-12-26 → 1915-04-05 · 6y 3m · 4 defences
Lost to JESS WILLARD · KO
Complete Record — 100 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 28 APR 1931 | KO | BRAD SIMMONS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1931 | LOSS | BRAD SIMMONS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1928 | DQ | ROUGH HOUSE WILSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 MAY 1928 | LOSS | BILL HARTWELL | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1928 | LOSS | BEARCAT WRIGHT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 SEP 1926 | LOSS | BRAD SIMMONS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1926 | LOSS | BOB LAWSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1926 | DEC | PAT LESTER | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 FEB 1924 | DEC | HOMER SMITH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1923 | NWS-W | JACK THOMPSON | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1923 | LOSS | TOMMY UREN | 18 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1923 | KO | FARMER LODGE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAY 1920 | KO | GEORGE ROBERTS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 APR 1920 | KO | BOB WILSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1919 | KO | MARTY CUTLER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1919 | DEC | BOB ROPER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1919 | NC | JERRY SMITH | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1919 | DEC | TOM COWLER | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1919 | DEC | BOB ROPER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1919 | KO | TOM COWLER | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1919 | KO | BILL FLINT | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1918 | DEC | BLINK MCCLOSKEY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 FEB 1918 | TKO | BLINK MCCLOSKEY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1916 | KO | ARTHUR CRAVAN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAR 1916 | TKO | FRANK CROZIER | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 APR 1915 | LOSS | JESS WILLARD | 26 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1915 | KO | JACK MURRAY | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1914 | UD | FRANK MORAN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1913 | DRAW | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1912 | DQ | FIREMAN JIM FLYNN | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1910 | KO | JAMES J JEFFRIES | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1909 | KO | STANLEY KETCHEL | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1909 | NWS-W | AL KAUFMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1909 | NWS-W | TONY ROSS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1909 | NWS-D | PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1908 | DEC | TOMMY BURNS | 14 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 31 JUL 1908 | KO | BEN TAYLOR | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1908 | KO | TOM CAREY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JAN 1908 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1907 | KO | FIREMAN JIM FLYNN | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 SEP 1907 | NWS-W | SAILOR BURKE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1907 | KO | CHARLES CUTLER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1907 | KO | KID CUTLER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1907 | KO | BOB FITZSIMMONS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1907 | TKO | BILL LANG | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1907 | KO | PETER FELIX | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1906 | NWS-D | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 08 NOV 1906 | NWS-W | JIM JEFFORDS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1906 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1906 | DRAW | BILLY DUNNING | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUN 1906 | KO | CHARLIE HAGHEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1906 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1906 | KO | BLACK BILL | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1906 | DEC | JOE JEANNETTE | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1906 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1905 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1905 | NWS-W | YOUNG PETER JACKSON | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1905 | LOSS | JOE JEANNETTE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1905 | NWS-W | JOE GRIM | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1905 | DQ | SANDY FERGUSON | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1905 | NWS-W | BLACK BILL | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1905 | KO | MORRIS HARRIS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1905 | NWS-W | JACK MUNROE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 MAY 1905 | KO | WALTER JOHNSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 MAY 1905 | NWS-W | JOE JEANNETTE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1905 | KO | BLACK BILL | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1905 | KO | JIM JEFFORDS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1905 | LOSS | MARVIN HART | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1904 | KO | DENVER ED MARTIN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1904 | DEC | FRANK CHILDS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1904 | KO | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1904 | NWS-W | BLACK BILL | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1904 | NC | SANDY FERGUSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1903 | DEC | SANDY FERGUSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1903 | UD | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JUL 1903 | NWS-W | SANDY FERGUSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1903 | KO | JOE BUTLER | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1903 | DEC | SANDY FERGUSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1903 | UD | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 FEB 1903 | DEC | DENVER ED MARTIN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1902 | WF | FRED RUSSELL | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 OCT 1902 | DEC | GEORGE GARDINER | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1902 | KO | FRANK CHILDS | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1902 | DEC | MEXICAN PETE EVERETT | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1902 | DRAW | HANK GRIFFIN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAY 1902 | KO | JACK JEFFRIES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1902 | KO | JOE KENNEDY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1901 | DRAW | HANK GRIFFIN | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 NOV 1901 | LOSS | HANK GRIFFIN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1901 | DRAW | MEXICAN PETE EVERETT | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1901 | DRAW | BILLY STIFT | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1901 | LOSS | JOE CHOYNSKI | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1901 | DRAW | JIM SCANLON | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 DEC 1900 | KO | KLONDIKE HAYNES | 14 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1900 | DRAW | KLONDIKE HAYNES | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 APR 1900 | DQ | JIM MCCORMICK | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1899 | LOSS | KLONDIKE HAYNES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1898 | KO | CHEROKEE | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1897 | KO | ED JOHNSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1897 | KO | CHARLEY BROOKS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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Final Resting Place
GRACELAND CEMETARY
Graceland Cemetary, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Bellevue Section, Lot 437, Space 6
