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Carmen Basilio vs Rolly Johns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

Rolly Johns

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Rolly Johns (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.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Johns

Tracked record

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

Basilio leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Rolly Johns have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Rolly Johns have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1948Dec 15Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rolly JohnsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 4 · Johns 1 of 5 measurable rows
BasilioJohns
Record†
56-16-7 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
48%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
6.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
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
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Rolly Johns: No height on file
Agenot held
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Rolly Johns: No date of birth
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Rolly Johns: Not recorded

Carmen Basilio left, Rolly Johns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

Rolly Johns0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Rolly Johns: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johns yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Rolly Johns 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

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Rolly Johns last boxed on Dec 15, 1948 — 28,442 days ago. Johns had lost the most recent, to Carmen Basilio.L

Basilio Dec 1948

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Rolly Johns ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Rolly Johns met once on December 15, 1948, and Carmen Basilio won by SD.
The meeting

WDec 15, 1948 · Basilio · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Johns?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Rolly Johns is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Johns0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basilio or Johns?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Rolly Johns has 0. Carmen Basilio has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basilio2748.2%

Johns0

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Johns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carmen Basilio and Rolly Johns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Johns?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 1 bout tracked for Rolly Johns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Johns1bout

How They Win ↓

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