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.
Battling Jim Johnson (3-32-4 across 39 tracked bouts) and Sam McVey (78-18-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Battling Jim Johnson vs Sam McVey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam McVey leads 6–0- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonOct 14, 1917 · PTS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonAug 12, 1917 · PTS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonJun 9, 1915 · NWS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonFeb 20, 1915 · PTS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonDec 10, 1914 · NWS
- Sam McVey wonMcVey vs JohnsonNov 19, 1910 · KO · R21
- DrawMcVey vs JohnsonAug 7, 1910 · PTS
The Numbers
- 3-32-4
- Record
- 78-18-13 (edge)
- 12.8%
- Win %
- 77.5% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 60 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.92%
- 33%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 74% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.9
- Bouts per year
- 6.4 (edge)
- 39
- Bouts tracked
- 124
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Age
- 142
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBattling Jim Johnson · 3 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
2
Sam McVey · 87 wins
KO/TKO
64
Decision
16
Other
7
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (39 and 124 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedBattling Jim Johnson
LNWS · Jun 1917WTKO R2 · Feb 1917LNWS · Jul 1915Sam McVey
NCNC R6 · Sep 1920LPTS · Jun 1918LKO R5 · Feb 1918LPTS · Sep 1915WNWS · May 1915WPTS · Dec 1914Battling Jim Johnson
LNWS · Aug 1918LNWS · Aug 1918LPTS · Jun 1918LPTS · Jan 1917LKO · Dec 1916LPTS · Oct 1915LNWS · Jun 1915LNWS · Apr 1915DPTS · Sep 1914LNWS · Aug 1914LNWS · Mar 1914LNWS · May 1910Sam McVey
LNWS · Aug 1920DPTS · Aug 1916DNWS · May 1916LNWS · Apr 1916LNWS · Feb 1916DNWS · Nov 1915DNWS · Oct 1915DPTS · Sep 1915WKO R8 · Aug 1915WPTS · Jun 1915DPTS · Mar 1913LKO R13 · Dec 1912LTKO R11 · Oct 1912LPTS · Aug 1912LPTS · Apr 1912WPTS · Dec 1911DPTS · Apr 1911Battling Jim Johnson
LPTS · Aug 1918WNWS · May 1915DPTS · Nov 1914LNWS · Aug 1914LNWS · Jul 1914LNWS · Jul 1914LDQ · Jan 1913LNWS · Jan 1913LNWS · Oct 1912WNWS · Jul 1912Sam McVey
DPTS · Apr 1915DPTS · Dec 1909LRTD · Apr 1909WPTS · Feb 1909LNWS · Apr 1907Battling Jim Johnson
DPTS · Dec 1913Sam McVey
LKO · Apr 1904LPTS · Oct 1903LPTS · Feb 1903
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Battling Jim Johnson
LLLLL
L9 streak · last fought Nov 11, 1921
Sam McVey
DWWNCNC
No active streak · last fought Aug 1, 1921
Common Questions
- Have Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey ever fought each other?
- Yes. Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey have met 7 times and Sam McVey leads the series 6-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Battling Jim Johnson or Sam McVey?
- Battling Jim Johnson is 3-32-4 across the 39 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sam McVey is 78-18-13. Sam McVey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Battling Jim Johnson or Sam McVey?
- Battling Jim Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sam McVey has 60. Sam McVey has more.
- Do Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey have any common opponents?
- Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey share 4 common opponents: Harry Wills, Sam Langford and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey?
- This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Battling Jim Johnson and 124 bouts tracked for Sam McVey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.