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Archie McBride (2-6-1 across 9 tracked bouts) and Ingemar Johansson (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Archie McBride vs Ingemar Johansson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Archie McBride

Tracked record

2–6–1

9 tracked bouts

HEAVYWEIGHT

Ingemar Johansson

26–2

28 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ingemar Johansson leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-6-1
Record
26-2 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

27.8%
Win %
92.9% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
17 (edge)
KO rate
65.38%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
65% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts per year
2.7 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

9
Bouts tracked
28

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′0″ (183 cm)
Reach
70″ (178 cm)
Age
93
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
Sweden

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Archie McBride · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

Ingemar Johansson · 26 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Archie McBride

    LKO R7 · Jul 1955

    Floyd Patterson

    Ingemar Johansson

    LKO R6 · Mar 1961LKO R5 · Jun 1960WTKO R3 · Jun 1959

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Archie McBride

LDLLW

L1 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1964

Ingemar Johansson

WWWWL

W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1963

Common Questions

Have Archie McBride and Ingemar Johansson ever fought each other?
Yes. Archie McBride and Ingemar Johansson met once on December 13, 1957, and Ingemar Johansson won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Archie McBride or Ingemar Johansson?
Archie McBride is 2-6-1 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Archie McBride or Ingemar Johansson?
Archie McBride has 0 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Ingemar Johansson has more.
Do Archie McBride and Ingemar Johansson have any common opponents?
Archie McBride and Ingemar Johansson share 1 common opponent: Floyd Patterson. Archie McBride fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Archie McBride and Ingemar Johansson?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Archie McBride and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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