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Buddy Turman vs George Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy Turman

George Johnson

Buddy Turman (46-15-1) and George Johnson (0-0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Turman

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

0–0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Buddy Turman and George Johnson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Buddy Turman and George Johnson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1962Nov 5Series
Buddy TurmanFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
George JohnsonFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Turman 3 · Johnson 1 of 4 measurable rows
TurmanJohnson
Record†
46-15-1 (edge)0-0-1
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
69.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
1

† 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
Buddy Turman: 6′0″
George Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buddy Turman: 72″
George Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Buddy Turman: Died aged 73
George Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Buddy Turman: Orthodox
George Johnson: Not recorded

Buddy Turman left, George 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
Buddy Turman45 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Buddy Turman: 45 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (71%) and 13 on the cards (29%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 29%

George Johnson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

George Johnson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy Turman 62, George Johnson 1 — 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

Buddy Turman has won three straight since losing a decision to Dante Cané. Turman last boxed on Dec 15, 1967.WLWWW

Norling May 1965Cané Mar 1966Bailey Apr 1966Ackers Dec 1966Nehring Dec 19674.7 tracked bouts per year

George Johnson last boxed on Nov 5, 1962 — 23,372 days ago. Johnson had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Buddy Turman.D

Turman Nov 1962

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy Turman and George Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy Turman and George Johnson met once on November 5, 1962, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DNov 5, 1962 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Turman or Johnson?
Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and George Johnson is 0-0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Buddy Turman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Turman46–15–175%

Johnson0–0–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Turman or Johnson?
Buddy Turman has 32 knockout wins and George Johnson has 0. Buddy Turman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Turman3269.6%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Turman and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buddy Turman and George Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turman and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman and 1 bout tracked for George Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Turman62bouts

Johnson1bout

How They Win ↓

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