Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson met once on July 17, 1907, and Jack Johnson won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?

Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Jack Johnson is 69-11-10. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?

Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Jack Johnson has 0. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.

Do Fitzsimmons and Johnson have any common opponents?

Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson share 7 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Bill Lang and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (and 4 others). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?

Jack Johnson is the taller fighter at 184 cm, 2 cm above the other. Jack Johnson also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Fitzsimmons vs Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jack Johnson

Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) 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 7 common opponents.

Fitzsimmons

Wins57 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Johnson

Wins

Losses

Draws92 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johnson leads 1–0

Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met	1907Jul 17	Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR2Fitzsimmons vs Johnson	1Meeting

Fitzsimmons vs Johnson · Jul 17, 1907

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 4 · Johnson 3 of 7 measurable rows

FitzsimmonsEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record: 69-12-1469-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 80%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 57 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 82.61% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 84% (edge)
51%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.3: 3.3 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 96
92

† 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

HeightLevel: Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″; Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reach+3″: Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″; Jack Johnson: 75″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54; Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance: Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox; Jack Johnson: Orthodox

Bob Fitzsimmons 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

Bob Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

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 — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, Jack Johnson 92 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Fitzsimmons better on 1 · Johnson better on 3 · even on 37 shared · Bob Fitzsimmons better on 1 · Jack Johnson better on 3 · even on 3

FitzsimmonsBob Fitzsimmons

Opponent

JohnsonJack Johnson

Bob Fitzsimmons
0–2 against
Loss, KO 8
1902Jul 1902
Loss, KO 11
1899Jun 1899
JeffriesJames J. JeffriesUnited States 19–1–2 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–2
Jack Johnson
Win, TKO 15
1910Jul 1910
Bob Fitzsimmons
Loss, KO 12
1909Dec 1909
LangBill LangAustraliaJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
Win, TKO 9
1907Mar 1907
Bob Fitzsimmons
1–1 against
Loss, RTD 13
1905Dec 1905
Win, NWS
1904Jul 1904
O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'BrienUnited States 147–16–24 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 0–0–1 to 1–1
Jack Johnson
Draw, NWS
1909May 1909
Bob Fitzsimmons
Win, KO 4
1906Jan 1906
HagheyCharlie HagheyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Johnson
Win, KO 2
1906Jun 1906
Bob Fitzsimmons
Win, NWS
1903Oct 1903
GrimJoe GrimUnited States 24–104–22EvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Johnson
Win, NWS
1905Jul 1905
Bob Fitzsimmons
Win, PTS
1903Nov 1903
GardinerGeorge GardinerIreland 44–11–9EvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Johnson
Win, PTS
1902Oct 1902
Bob Fitzsimmons
Draw, PTS
1894Jun 1894
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightFitzsimmons betterBob Fitzsimmons better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
Loss, KO 3
1901Feb 1901

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 Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 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 Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson met once on July 17, 1907, and Jack Johnson won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?: Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Jack Johnson is 69-11-10. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?: Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Jack Johnson has 0. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Do Fitzsimmons and Johnson have any common opponents?: Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson share 7 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Bill Lang and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (and 4 others). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Fitzsimmons or Johnson?: Jack Johnson is the taller fighter at 184 cm, 2 cm above the other. Jack Johnson also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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