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Billy Johnson vs Bob Foster — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Johnson

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Bob Foster

Billy Johnson (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Bob Foster (56-8-1) 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.

Johnson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Foster

56

Wins46 KO · 82%

8

Losses

1

Draw65 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

Foster leads 1–0

Billy Johnson and Bob Foster have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.

Billy Johnson and Bob Foster have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.
Met1961May 8Series
Billy JohnsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Bob FosterFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Foster 5 of 6 measurable rows
JohnsonFoster
Record†
0-256-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 46
0
46 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—82.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—82%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.8
0.9
3.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65
2
65

† 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
Billy Johnson: No height on file
Bob Foster: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Billy Johnson: No reach on file
Bob Foster: 79″
Agenot held
Billy Johnson: No date of birth
Bob Foster: Died aged 76
Stance
Billy Johnson: Not recorded
Bob Foster: Orthodox

Billy Johnson left, Bob Foster right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Johnson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Billy Johnson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

Bob Foster56 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

Bob Foster: 56 tracked wins — 46 by KO/TKO (82%) and 10 on the cards (18%). Counted from 65 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

46 by KO/TKO 82%10 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Johnson 2, Bob Foster 65 — 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

Billy Johnson last boxed on Jul 22, 1963 — 23,102 days ago. Johnson had lost two straight.LL

Foster May 1961Martin Jul 19630.9 tracked bouts per year

Bob Foster has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Foster last boxed on Jun 2, 1978.WWWLL

Carter Aug 1976Bolden Sep 1976Hazelton Sep 1977Wasajja Feb 1978Hazelton Jun 19783.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Johnson and Bob Foster ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Johnson and Bob Foster met once on May 8, 1961, and Bob Foster won by PTS.
The meeting

LMay 8, 1961 · Foster · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Foster?
Billy Johnson is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Bob Foster is 56-8-1. Bob Foster has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson0–20%

Foster56–8–186.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Foster?
Billy Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Bob Foster has 46. Bob Foster has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson0

Foster4682.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Foster have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Johnson and Bob Foster have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Foster?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Billy Johnson and 65 bouts tracked for Bob Foster. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson2bouts

Foster65bouts

How They Win ↓

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