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Bill Hartwell vs Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bill Hartwell

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Jack Johnson

Bill Hartwell (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Jack Johnson (69-11-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hartwell

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

69

Wins

11

Losses

10

Draws92 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

Hartwell leads 1–0

Bill Hartwell and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Hartwell leads 1–0.

Bill Hartwell and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Hartwell leads 1–0.
Met1928May 15Series
Bill HartwellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Hartwell 3 · Johnson 2 of 5 measurable rows
HartwellJohnson
Record†
2-269-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 1
1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
51%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92
4
92

† 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

Heightnot held
Bill Hartwell: No height on file
Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Bill Hartwell: No reach on file
Jack Johnson: 75″
Agenot held
Bill Hartwell: No date of birth
Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance
Bill Hartwell: Not recorded
Jack Johnson: Orthodox

Bill Hartwell left, Jack 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
Bill Hartwell2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Bill Hartwell: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Jack Johnson69 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

Jack Johnson: 69 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (51%), 14 on the cards (20%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (29%). Counted from 92 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 51%14 on the cards 20%20 by another method or unrecorded 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bill Hartwell 4, Jack Johnson 92 — 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

Bill Hartwell last boxed on Apr 5, 1929 — 35,625 days ago. Hartwell had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Johnson May 1928Gains Jun 1928Uzcudun Dec 1928Godfrey Apr 1929

Jack Johnson has won once since losing a decision to Brad Simmons. Johnson last boxed on Apr 28, 1931.LLWLW

Wright Apr 1928Hartwell May 1928Wilson Jul 1928Simmons Mar 1931Simmons Apr 19312.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bill Hartwell and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bill Hartwell and Jack Johnson met once on May 15, 1928, and Bill Hartwell won by RTD in round 6.
The meeting

WMay 15, 1928 · Hartwell · RTD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hartwell or Johnson?
Bill Hartwell is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Johnson is 69-11-10. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hartwell2–250%

Johnson69–11–1082.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hartwell or Johnson?
Bill Hartwell has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 0. Bill Hartwell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hartwell1

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hartwell and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bill Hartwell and Jack Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hartwell and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Bill Hartwell and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hartwell4bouts

Johnson92bouts

How They Win ↓

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