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Battling Levinsky vs Clem Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Battling Levinsky

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Clem Johnson

Battling Levinsky (196-55-38) and Clem Johnson (1-11 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Levinsky

196

Wins30 KO · 15%

55

Losses

38

Draws289 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–11

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Levinsky leads 2–0

Battling Levinsky and Clem Johnson have met 2 times; Levinsky leads 2–0.

Battling Levinsky and Clem Johnson have met 2 times; Levinsky leads 2–0.
Met1927Sep 291928Apr 30Series
Battling LevinskyFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Clem JohnsonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Levinsky 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
LevinskyJohnson
Record†
196-55-38 (edge)1-11
Win %0–100%
74.4% (edge)
8.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
15.31%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
15%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 14
14 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 289
289
12

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held
Battling Levinsky: Died aged 57
Clem Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Battling Levinsky: Orthodox
Clem Johnson: Not recorded

Battling Levinsky left, Clem Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Battling Levinsky196 wins · from 289 tracked bouts

Battling Levinsky: 196 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (15%), 39 on the cards (20%) and 127 by another method or unrecorded (65%). Counted from 289 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 15%39 on the cards 20%127 by another method or unrecorded 65%

Clem Johnson1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

Clem Johnson: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Levinsky 289, Clem Johnson 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Battling Levinsky has won once since losses to Otto von Porat and Herman Weiner. Levinsky last boxed on Oct 21, 1930.LWLLW

Gallagher Dec 1928Corri Jan 1929Porat Jan 1929Weiner Jan 1929Sims Oct 193014 tracked bouts per year

Clem Johnson last boxed on Dec 3, 1928 — 35,748 days ago. Johnson had lost five straight.LLLLL

Flowers Nov 1924Levinsky Sep 1927Godfrey Nov 1927Levinsky Apr 1928Godfrey Dec 19281.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Battling Levinsky and Clem Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Battling Levinsky and Clem Johnson have met 2 times and Battling Levinsky leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WApr 30, 1928 · Levinsky · PTS

WSep 29, 1927 · Levinsky · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Levinsky or Johnson?
Battling Levinsky is 196-55-38 and Clem Johnson is 1-11 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Battling Levinsky has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Levinsky196–55–3874.4%

Johnson1–118.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Levinsky or Johnson?
Battling Levinsky has 30 knockout wins and Clem Johnson has 1. Battling Levinsky has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Levinsky3015.3%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Levinsky and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Battling Levinsky and Clem Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Levinsky and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 289 bouts tracked for Battling Levinsky and 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Levinsky289bouts

Johnson12bouts

How They Win ↓

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