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Bruce Strauss vs Wilbert Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bruce Strauss

Wilbert Johnson

Bruce Strauss (77-53-5) and Wilbert Johnson (2-3 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Strauss

77

Wins55 KO · 71%

53

Losses

5

Draws136 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

2–3

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

Johnson leads 1–0

Bruce Strauss and Wilbert Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Bruce Strauss and Wilbert Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1983Jan 25Series
Bruce StraussFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Wilbert JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Strauss 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
StraussJohnson
Record†
77-53-5 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%
58.9% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 55
55 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
71.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 28
28
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.2
10.2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 136
136
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
Bruce Strauss: 74
Wilbert Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Bruce Strauss: Orthodox
Wilbert Johnson: Not recorded

Bruce Strauss left, Wilbert 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
Bruce Strauss77 wins · from 136 tracked bouts

Bruce Strauss: 77 tracked wins — 55 by KO/TKO (71%) and 22 on the cards (29%). Counted from 136 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

55 by KO/TKO 71%22 on the cards 29%

Wilbert Johnson2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Wilbert Johnson: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bruce Strauss 136, Wilbert Johnson 5 — 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

Bruce Strauss last boxed on Oct 24, 1989 — 13,508 days ago. Strauss had won three straight since losses to Wayne Grant and Harry Arroyo.LLWWW

Grant Aug 1988Arroyo Jan 1989Stern Mar 1989Reynolds May 1989Jesmer Oct 198910.2 tracked bouts per year

Wilbert Johnson last boxed on Oct 31, 1989 — 13,501 days ago. Johnson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Lalonde Mar 1981Lalonde Oct 1981Strauss Jan 1983Mugabi May 1984Morgan Oct 19890.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bruce Strauss and Wilbert Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Strauss and Wilbert Johnson met once on January 25, 1983, and Wilbert Johnson won by KO.
The meeting

LJan 25, 1983 · Johnson · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Strauss or Johnson?
Bruce Strauss is 77-53-5 and Wilbert Johnson is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bruce Strauss has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Strauss77–53–558.9%

Johnson2–340%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Strauss or Johnson?
Bruce Strauss has 55 knockout wins and Wilbert Johnson has 1. Bruce Strauss has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Strauss5571.4%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Strauss and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bruce Strauss and Wilbert Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Strauss and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 136 bouts tracked for Bruce Strauss and 5 bouts tracked for Wilbert Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Strauss136bouts

Johnson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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