MIDDLEWEIGHT division

LEN JOHNSON

Retired

Born LEONARD BENKER JOHNSON

Born 1902-10-22, MANCHESTER (died aged 71)· Died 1974-09-28, OLDHAM· GBR

Residence: MANCHESTER· Stance: orthodox· Height: 185 cm (6'1")· Reach: 189 cm (6'2.5")· aka ENGLISH FLASH

Debut: 1920-04-17· Career: 1920–1933 (14 years)

Wins

Losses

Draws

Rated Fights

135

Belts heldNORTHERN AREA COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN AREA

Johnson died on 28 September 1974 at Oldham General Hospital.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare LEN JOHNSON's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 3

area

NORTHERN AREA

as BBBOFC NORTHERN AREA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1929-06-03 → 1933-07-03 · 4y 1m · 0 defences

Lost to GEORGE SLACK · W

continental

COMMONWEALTH

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1926-02-20 → 1926-07-12 · 4m 22d · 2 defences

Lost to TOMMY MILLIGAN · TKO

area

NORTHERN AREA

as NORTHERN AREA (PRE-1929) → BBBOFC NORTHERN AREA

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1925-04-06 → 1931-08-10 · 6y 4m · 0 defences

Lost to JOCK MCAVOY · TKO

Complete Record — 135 Bouts

Date	Result	Opponent	Rds	Div.
🔒 28 SEP 1945	DRAW	MIDGET MEXICO	6	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 12 OCT 1933	LOSS	JIM WINTERS	12	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 OCT 1933	LOSS	EDDIE PEIRCE	11	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 AUG 1933	DEC	JACK LONDON	12	HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 26 JUN 1933	KO	ARTHUR VERMAUT	1	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAY 1933	TKO	KID SCOTT	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 MAY 1933	LOSS	KID SCOTT	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 OCT 1932	LOSS	MARCEL THIL	7	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAY 1932	LOSS	LEN HARVEY	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 27 APR 1932	TKO	ARTHUR VERMAUT	1	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 14 MAR 1932	KO	LODE WUESTENRAEDT	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 MAR 1932	TKO	STEVE MCCALL	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 28 JAN 1932	DEC	ADOLF POTT	8	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 APR 1931	DEC	JACK ETIENNE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 APR 1931	LOSS	JACK ETIENNE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 17 NOV 1930	DRAW	HARRY CROSSLEY	15	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 21 OCT 1930	TKO	GIUSEPPE MALERBA	7	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 13 OCT 1930	DEC	PIERRE GANDON	15	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 17 JUN 1930	KO	LEONE JACOVACCI	7	HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 12 JUN 1930	DEC	BOB CARVILL	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 17 DEC 1929	DEC	MICHELE BONAGLIA	15	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 26 NOV 1929	DEC	PIERRE GANDON	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 05 NOV 1929	TKO	LODE WUESTENRAEDT	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 OCT 1929	TKO	EMILE EGREL	7	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 21 JUN 1929	TKO	MARCEL MORET	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 03 JUN 1929	DEC	HARRY CROSSLEY	15	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 11 APR 1929	TKO	GERARD DEBARBIEUX	9	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 22 JAN 1929	DEC	JIM WILLIAMS	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 DEC 1928	DEC	IGNACIO ARA	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 NOV 1928	DEC	LEONE JACOVACCI	15	HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 23 OCT 1928	TKO	GEORGE SCHLADENHAUFEN	5	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 19 MAR 1928	DEC	TED MOORE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 10 MAR 1928	TKO	GEORGE HETHERINGTON	8	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 MAR 1928	TKO	FRANK FOWLER	9	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 13 FEB 1928	LOSS	JACK HOOD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 23 JAN 1928	DEC	GYPSY DANIELS	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 JAN 1928	TKO	PIET BRAND	10	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 19 DEC 1927	DEC	JACK ETIENNE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 25 JUL 1927	DEC	JACK ELLIOTT	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1927	DEC	TED MOORE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 22 MAY 1927	LOSS	LEONE JACOVACCI	12	HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 17 MAY 1927	KO	HORACE JACKSON	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 JAN 1927	DEC	GUARDSMAN GEORGE WEST	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 03 JAN 1927	DEC	LEN HARVEY	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 DEC 1926	LOSS	JACK ETIENNE	5	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 15 NOV 1926	DEC	MAURICE PRUNIER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 NOV 1926	DEC	GUARDSMAN GEORGE WEST	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 10 SEP 1926	DEC	GUARDSMAN GEORGE WEST	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 05 JUN 1926	DEC	FRISCO MCGALE	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAY 1926	LOSS	JIM WILLIAMS	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 15 MAY 1926	DEC	TIGER JACK PAYNE	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 08 MAY 1926	KO	TOMMY UREN	11	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 17 APR 1926	KO	ALF STEWART	19	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 20 MAR 1926	LOSS	JIM WILLIAMS	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 MAR 1926	DEC	TIGER JACK PAYNE	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 FEB 1926	DEC	HARRY COLLINS	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 07 DEC 1925	LOSS	JACK HOOD	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 27 NOV 1925	KO	TED KID LEWIS	5	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 09 NOV 1925	DEC	GEORGES ROUQUET	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 25 SEP 1925	DEC	ROLAND TODD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 AUG 1925	DEC	FRANK BRISCOT	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 23 JUL 1925	DEC	CHARLIE RING	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 15 JUN 1925	DEC	HERMAN VAN 'T HOF	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 14 MAY 1925	DEC	ERNEST TYNCKE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 APR 1925	KO	ALBERT ROGERS	2	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 24 APR 1925	DRAW	FRED DAVIES	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 12 APR 1925	DEC	JOE BLOOMFIELD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 APR 1925	KO	BILLY PRITCHARD	13	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 30 MAR 1925	DRAW	BILLY FARMER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 23 FEB 1925	DEC	ROLAND TODD	20	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 08 FEB 1925	DEC	CHARLIE RING	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 JAN 1925	TKO	ERNIE MILLSON	5	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 DEC 1924	LOSS	BILLY COOK	7	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 22 DEC 1924	DEC	JOHNNY BEE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 DEC 1924	TKO	PAT MCALLISTER	9	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 15 NOV 1924	DQ	PAT LOGUE	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 11 NOV 1924	KO	TOMMY MORAN	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 NOV 1924	DEC	TED COVENEY	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 29 SEP 1924	LOSS	FRANK FOWLER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 19 AUG 1924	LOSS	PIET HOBIN	12	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 07 AUG 1924	DRAW	FRANK BURNS	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 14 JUL 1924	LOSS	HAMILTON JOHNNY BROWN	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 28 JUN 1924	LOSS	HERMAN VAN 'T HOF	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 21 JUN 1924	DEC	JACK PHOENIX	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 12 JUN 1924	LOSS	BILLY MACK	15	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAY 1924	DEC	TED COVENEY	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 24 APR 1924	DEC	ERNEST TYNCKE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 30 MAR 1924	TKO	PAT MCALLISTER	11	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 24 MAR 1924	KO	BERT BROWN	2	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 20 MAR 1924	DEC	JOE BLOOMFIELD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAR 1924	DEC	LONZ WEBSTER	15	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 03 MAR 1924	TKO	CHARLIE WOODMAN	8	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 17 FEB 1924	TKO	JIMMY MCDONALD	12	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 11 FEB 1924	LOSS	BILLY FARMER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 07 FEB 1924	LOSS	KID MOOSE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 29 JAN 1924	LOSS	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 14 JAN 1924	DEC	JIM SLATER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 12 JAN 1924	LOSS	HERMAN VAN 'T HOF	8	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 07 JAN 1924	DEC	KID MOOSE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 28 DEC 1923	TKO	ALBERT BROWN	6	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 22 DEC 1923	DEC	BILL BATES	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 17 DEC 1923	LOSS	JOHNNY BEE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 10 NOV 1923	TKO	TOM PLANT	11	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 NOV 1923	DEC	LONZ WEBSTER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 02 NOV 1923	DEC	JOHNNY BEE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 09 OCT 1923	DEC	ERNIE MCCABE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 03 SEP 1923	DRAW	PAT MCALLISTER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 25 AUG 1923	DEC	BOBBY LEES	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 04 AUG 1923	KO	PERCY CALLADINE	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 30 JUL 1923	LOSS	KID MOOSE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 JUL 1923	DEC	JIMMY COX	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 30 JUN 1923	LOSS	KID MOOSE	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1923	DEC	NED DIXON	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 25 MAY 1923	DEC	LONZ WEBSTER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 23 APR 1923	DRAW	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 MAR 1923	DEC	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 12 MAR 1923	DEC	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 FEB 1923	DRAW	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 09 FEB 1923	DEC	LONZ WEBSTER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 29 JAN 1923	LOSS	CHARLIE SMITH	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 18 DEC 1922	KO	TIGER SMITH	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 06 DEC 1922	LOSS	FRITHJOF HANSEN	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 21 NOV 1922	DEC	PAT MCALLISTER	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 24 OCT 1922	LOSS	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 14 OCT 1922	DEC	KID MOOSE	10	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 15 SEP 1922	DEC	MICK BRADLEY	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 18 APR 1922	LOSS	BILLY PRITCHARD	15	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 28 MAR 1922	TKO	NAT SWEATENHAM	2	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 28 FEB 1922	DQ	MICK BRADLEY	5	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 31 JAN 1922	TKO	EDDIE PEARSON	2	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 14 JUN 1921	LOSS	JACK ROYLE	10	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 02 JAN 1921	KO	HARRY JOHNSON	2	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 01 JAN 1921	KO	JERRY HOGAN	3	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 26 OCT 1920	LOSS	YOUNG MARSHALL	4	MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 17 APR 1920	LOSS	YOUNG MARSHALL	10	MIDDLEWEIGHT

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