Have Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson have met 3 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Armstrong or Johnson?

Bob Armstrong is 18-11-7 and Walter Johnson is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Armstrong has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Johnson?

Bob Armstrong has 15 knockout wins and Walter Johnson has 1. Bob Armstrong has more.

Do Armstrong and Johnson have any common opponents?

Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson share 2 common opponents: Ed Martin and Frank Childs. Walter Johnson fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Bob Armstrong and 8 bouts tracked for Walter Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Armstrong vs Walter Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bob Armstrong

Walter Johnson

Bob Armstrong (18-11-7) and Walter Johnson (1-5-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Armstrong

Wins15 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws37 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–5–2

counted from 8 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

Series level 1–1 with 1 draw

Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson have met 3 times; Series level 1–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1895Jul 15	1904Apr 18	1904Dec 26	Series
Bob ArmstrongFighter A	DDraw	WWon	LLost	1–1–1W–L–D
Walter JohnsonFighter B	DDraw	LLost	WWon	1–1–1W–L–D
Result	PTSArmstrong vs Johnson	KOR2Armstrong vs Johnson	KOR4Armstrong vs Johnson	3Meetings

The Numbers

Armstrong 4 · Johnson 2 of 6 measurable rows

ArmstrongEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 18-11-7 (edge)1-5-2
Win %0–100%: 59.7% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 83.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 83%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37: 37
8

† 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: Bob Armstrong: Died aged 59; Walter Johnson: No date of birth
Stance: Bob Armstrong: Orthodox; Walter Johnson: Not recorded

Bob Armstrong left, Walter 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

Bob Armstrong18 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 83%2 on the cards 11%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Walter Johnson1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Armstrong 37, Walter Johnson 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Johnson better on 22 shared · Walter Johnson better on 2

ArmstrongBob Armstrong

Opponent

JohnsonWalter Johnson

Bob Armstrong
2–2–1 against
Win, KO 3
1903Jun 1903
Loss, NWS
1902Dec 1902
Loss, PTS
1902Jul 1902
Draw, NWS
1900Mar 1900
Win, KO 2
1899Jun 1899
MartinEd MartinUnited States 26–10–4 · HeavyweightJohnson betterWalter Johnson better — 0–1 to 2–2–1
Walter Johnson
Loss, TKO 7
1899Aug 1899
Bob Armstrong
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 6
1899Mar 1899
Loss, KO 2
1898Jan 1898
Loss, PTS
1897Mar 1897
ChildsFrank ChildsUnited States 40–9–8Johnson betterWalter Johnson better — 0–1 to 0–3
Walter Johnson
Loss, PTS
1902Jan 1902

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

Bob Armstrong had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Walter Johnson. Armstrong last boxed on Dec 26, 1904.WLWWL

Martin Jun 1903Ferguson Aug 1903Fitzsimmons Sep 1903Johnson Apr 1904Johnson Dec 19043.6 tracked bouts per year

Walter Johnson last boxed on Dec 21, 1905 — 44,133 days ago. Johnson had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Klondike Mar 1902Armstrong Apr 1904Armstrong Dec 1904Johnson May 1905Jeanette Dec 19050.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson have met 3 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Johnson?: Bob Armstrong is 18-11-7 and Walter Johnson is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Armstrong has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Johnson?: Bob Armstrong has 15 knockout wins and Walter Johnson has 1. Bob Armstrong has more.
Do Armstrong and Johnson have any common opponents?: Bob Armstrong and Walter Johnson share 2 common opponents: Ed Martin and Frank Childs. Walter Johnson fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Bob Armstrong and 8 bouts tracked for Walter Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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