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Bob Lawson vs Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob Lawson

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Jack Johnson

Bob Lawson (3-8-1 across 13 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.

Lawson

Tracked record

3–8–1

counted from 13 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

Lawson leads 1–0

Bob Lawson and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Lawson leads 1–0.

Bob Lawson and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Lawson leads 1–0.
Met1926May 30Series
Bob LawsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR71Meeting

The Numbers

Lawson 3 · Johnson 3 of 6 measurable rows
LawsonJohnson
Record†
3-8-169-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
29.2%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 1
1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
67% (edge)
51%
Times stopped‡max 6
3 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
1.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92
13
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
Bob Lawson: No height on file
Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Bob Lawson: No reach on file
Jack Johnson: 75″
Agenot held
Bob Lawson: No date of birth
Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance
Bob Lawson: Not recorded
Jack Johnson: Orthodox

Bob Lawson 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 Lawson3 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

Bob Lawson: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

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 — Bob Lawson 13, 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

Bob Lawson last boxed on Mar 6, 1931 — 34,925 days ago. Lawson had lost two straight.LLDLL

Berlenbach Jul 1927Walker Dec 1930Walker Dec 1930Walker Jan 1931Walker Mar 19311.6 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 Lawson and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Lawson and Jack Johnson met once on May 30, 1926, and Bob Lawson won by RTD in round 7.
The meeting

WMay 30, 1926 · Lawson · RTD R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lawson or Johnson?
Bob Lawson is 3-8-1 across the 13 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 %

Lawson3–8–129.2%

Johnson69–11–1082.2%

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

Lawson1

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lawson and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Lawson and Jack Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lawson and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Bob Lawson and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lawson13bouts

Johnson92bouts

How They Win ↓

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