Brian London (37-20-1) and Ingemar Johansson (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Brian London vs Ingemar Johansson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ingemar Johansson leads 1–0- Ingemar Johansson wonJohansson vs LondonApr 21, 1963 · PTS
The Numbers
- 37-20-1
- Record
- 26-2 (edge)
- 64.7%
- Win %
- 92.9% (edge)
- 26 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 17
- 70.27% (edge)
- KO rate
- 65.38%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 1
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 14
- Bouts tracked
- 28
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- 92
- Age
- 93
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- British
- Nationality
- Sweden
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBrian London · 2 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
0
Ingemar Johansson · 26 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (14 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedBrian London
LPTS · Feb 1964LPTS · Jan 1959LTKO R1 · May 1956Ingemar Johansson
WKO R5 · May 1957Brian London
LKO R11 · May 1959Ingemar Johansson
LKO R6 · Mar 1961LKO R5 · Jun 1960WTKO R3 · Jun 1959
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Brian London
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought May 12, 1970
Ingemar Johansson
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Brian London and Ingemar Johansson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Brian London and Ingemar Johansson met once on April 21, 1963, and Ingemar Johansson won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Brian London or Ingemar Johansson?
- Brian London is 37-20-1 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Brian London or Ingemar Johansson?
- Brian London has 26 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Brian London has more.
- Do Brian London and Ingemar Johansson have any common opponents?
- Brian London and Ingemar Johansson share 2 common opponents: Henry Cooper and Floyd Patterson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brian London and Ingemar Johansson?
- This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Brian London and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.