Have Black Bill and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Black Bill and Jack Johnson have met 4 times and Jack Johnson leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Bill or Johnson?

Black Bill is 3-14-1 across the 18 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.

Who has more knockouts, Bill or Johnson?

Black Bill has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 0. Black Bill has more.

Do Bill and Johnson have any common opponents?

Black Bill and Jack Johnson share 4 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Jim Johnson and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (and 1 other). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill and Johnson?

This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Black Bill and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Black Bill vs Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Black Bill

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Jack Johnson

Black Bill (3-14-1 across 18 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 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Bill

Tracked record

3–14–1

counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

Wins

Losses

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

Johnson leads 4–0

Black Bill and Jack Johnson have met 4 times; Johnson leads 4–0.
Met	1904Feb 15	1905May 2	1905Jul 13	1906Apr 16	Series
Black BillFighter A	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter B	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Result	NWSJohnson vs Bill	TKOR4Johnson vs Bill	NWSJohnson vs Bill	KOR7Johnson vs Bill	4Meetings

The Numbers

Bill 1 · Johnson 5 of 6 measurable rows

BillEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 3-14-169-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 19.4%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: —0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 33%
51% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 8: 8
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.7: 1.7
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92: 18
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: Black Bill: No height on file; Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reachnot held: Black Bill: No reach on file; Jack Johnson: 75″
Agenot held: Black Bill: No date of birth; Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance: Black Bill: Not recorded; Jack Johnson: Orthodox

Black Bill 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

Black Bill3 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 by another method or unrecorded 67%

Jack Johnson69 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

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 — Black Bill 18, Jack Johnson 92 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Bill better on 1 · Johnson better on 34 shared · Black Bill better on 1 · Jack Johnson better on 3

BillBlack Bill

Opponent

JohnsonJack Johnson

Black Bill
1–8–1 against
Loss, TKO 9
1914Aug 1914
Loss, NWS
1913May 1913
Loss, DQ 6
1912Jun 1912
Loss, KO 3
1912Apr 1912
Loss, KO 5
1910Nov 1910
Loss, KO 4
1906Sep 1906
Draw, PTS
1905Nov 1905
Loss, KO 7
1905Oct 1905
Loss, NWS
1905Jun 1905
Win, KO 2
1905Apr 1905
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 5–1–1 to 1–8–1
Jack Johnson
5–1–1 against
Draw, NWS
1906Nov 1906
Win, NWS
1906Sep 1906
Win, PTS
1906Mar 1906
Win, NWS
1906Jan 1906
Win, NWS
1905Dec 1905
Loss, DQ 2
1905Nov 1905
Win, NWS
1905May 1905
Black Bill
Loss, KO 7
1912Nov 1912
JohnsonJim JohnsonUnited States 35–35–13Johnson betterJack Johnson better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
Draw, PTS
1913Dec 1913
Black Bill
Loss, NWS
1904Nov 1904
O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'BrienUnited States 147–16–24 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
Draw, NWS
1909May 1909
Black Bill
Win, NWS
1906Jun 1906
KlondikeKlondikeUnited States 24–11–3Bill betterBlack Bill better — 1–0 to 1–1–1
Jack Johnson
1–1–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1900Dec 1900
Draw, PTS
1900Jun 1900
Loss, TKO 5
1899May 1899

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Black Bill last boxed on Aug 1, 1914 — 40,985 days ago. Bill had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Jeanette Apr 1912Jeanette Jun 1912Johnson Nov 1912Jeanette May 1913Jeanette Aug 19141.7 tracked bouts per year

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 Black Bill and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Black Bill and Jack Johnson have met 4 times and Jack Johnson leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Bill or Johnson?: Black Bill is 3-14-1 across the 18 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.
Who has more knockouts, Bill or Johnson?: Black Bill has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 0. Black Bill has more.
Do Bill and Johnson have any common opponents?: Black Bill and Jack Johnson share 4 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Jim Johnson and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (and 1 other). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Black Bill and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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