Have Brian London and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Brian London and Young Jack Johnson met once on February 26, 1962, and Brian London won by PTS.

Who has the better record, London or Johnson?

Brian London is 37-20-1 and Young Jack Johnson is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Brian London has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, London or Johnson?

Brian London has 26 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Brian London has more.

Do London and Johnson have any common opponents?

Brian London and Young Jack Johnson share 2 common opponents: Zora Folley and Eddie Machen. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Brian London and 5 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Brian London vs Young Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Brian London

Young Jack Johnson

Brian London (37-20-1) and Young Jack Johnson (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

London

Wins26 KO · 70%

Losses

Draw59 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 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

London leads 1–0

Brian London and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; London leads 1–0.
Met	1962Feb 26	Series
Brian LondonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSLondon vs Johnson	1Meeting

London vs Johnson · Feb 26, 1962

The Numbers

London 6 · Johnson 1 of 7 measurable rows

LondonEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 37-20-1 (edge)3-2
Win %0–100%: 64.7% (edge)
60%
Wins by knockoutmax 26: 26 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 70.27%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 70% (edge)
67%
Times stopped^‡max 12: 12
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.9: 3.9 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59: 59
5

† 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: Brian London: Died aged 87; Young Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance: Brian London: Orthodox; Young Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Brian London left, Young 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

Brian London37 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 70%10 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Young Jack Johnson3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian London 59, Young Jack Johnson 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

LondonBrian London

Opponent

JohnsonYoung Jack Johnson

Brian London
Win, PTS
1967Nov 1967
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Young Jack Johnson
Win, RTD
1955Dec 1955
Brian London
Loss, RTD
1961Oct 1961
MachenEddie MachenUnited States 50–11–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Young Jack Johnson
Loss, UD
1959Mar 1959

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

Brian London has lost three straight. London last boxed on May 12, 1970.LDLLL

Bodell Jun 1968Clark Feb 1969Fletcher Apr 1969Quarry Sep 1969Bugner May 19703.9 tracked bouts per year

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on May 26, 1962 — 23,533 days ago. Johnson had won once since losing a decision to Brian London.WLWLW

Folley Dec 1955Machen Mar 1959Besmanoff Feb 1961London Feb 1962Banks May 19620.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Brian London and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Brian London and Young Jack Johnson met once on February 26, 1962, and Brian London won by PTS.
Who has the better record, London or Johnson?: Brian London is 37-20-1 and Young Jack Johnson is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Brian London has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, London or Johnson?: Brian London has 26 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Brian London has more.
Do London and Johnson have any common opponents?: Brian London and Young Jack Johnson share 2 common opponents: Zora Folley and Eddie Machen. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on London and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Brian London and 5 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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