Have Clem Johnson and Harry Wills ever fought each other?

Yes. Clem Johnson and Harry Wills have met 2 times and Harry Wills leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Wills?

Clem Johnson is 1-11 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Wills?

Clem Johnson has 1 knockout win and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.

Do Johnson and Wills have any common opponents?

Clem Johnson and Harry Wills share 3 common opponents: Sam Langford, Kid Norfolk and Sam McVey. Clem Johnson fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Clem Johnson vs Harry Wills — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇬🇾GUYANA

Clem Johnson

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Harry Wills

Clem Johnson (1-11 across 12 tracked bouts) and Harry Wills (89-10-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Johnson

Tracked record

1–11

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Wills

Wins56 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws110 tracked bouts

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

Wills leads 2–0

Clem Johnson and Harry Wills have met 2 times; Wills leads 2–0.
Met	1921Nov 10	1922Sep 29	Series
Clem JohnsonFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Harry WillsFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Wills vs Johnson	TKOWills vs Johnson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Wills 4 of 5 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingWills

Record^†: 1-1189-10-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 8.3%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 56: 1
56 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —62.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
63%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 5: 5
5
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5: 1.2
5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 110: 12
110

† 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

Reachnot held: Clem Johnson: No reach on file; Harry Wills: 84″
Agenot held: Clem Johnson: No date of birth; Harry Wills: Died aged 69
Stance: Clem Johnson: Not recorded; Harry Wills: Orthodox

Clem Johnson left, Harry Wills right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Clem Johnson1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Harry Wills90 wins · from 110 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 63%14 on the cards 16%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Clem Johnson 12, Harry Wills 110 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Johnson better on 2 · Wills better on 13 shared · Clem Johnson better on 2 · Harry Wills better on 1

JohnsonClem Johnson

Opponent

WillsHarry Wills

Clem Johnson
1–1 against
Win, TKO 13
1923Jul 1923
Loss, PTS
1920Dec 1920
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Johnson betterClem Johnson better — 1–1 to 13–2–2
Harry Wills
13–2–2 against
Win, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Win, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Win, PTS
1919Nov 1919
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, TKO 8
1918May 1918
Win, KO 6
1918Apr 1918
Draw, NWS
1917Nov 1917
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Apr 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, KO 19
1916Feb 1916
Win, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Win, NWS
1915Dec 1915
Loss, KO 14
1914Nov 1914
Draw, NWS
1914May 1914
Clem Johnson
Loss, NWS
1921Jun 1921
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–1
Harry Wills
Win, KO 2
1922Mar 1922
Clem Johnson
Loss, KO 4
1918Dec 1918
McVeySam McVeyUnited States 78–18–13 · HeavyweightJohnson betterClem Johnson better — 0–1 to 3–2
Harry Wills
3–2 against
No contest, NC 6
1920Sep 1920
Win, PTS
1918Jun 1918
Win, KO 5
1918Feb 1918
Win, PTS
1915Sep 1915
Loss, NWS
1915May 1915
Loss, PTS
1914Dec 1914

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

Clem Johnson last boxed on Dec 3, 1928 — 35,749 days ago. Johnson had lost five straight.LLLLL

Flowers Nov 1924Levinsky Sep 1927Godfrey Nov 1927Levinsky Apr 1928Godfrey Dec 19281.2 tracked bouts per year

Harry Wills has won four straight since losing to Andres Castano. Wills last boxed on Oct 19, 1932.LWWWW

Castano Sep 1929Castano Dec 1929Rose Feb 1931Jakasa Aug 1932Glover Oct 19325 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Clem Johnson and Harry Wills ever fought each other?: Yes. Clem Johnson and Harry Wills have met 2 times and Harry Wills leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Wills?: Clem Johnson is 1-11 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Wills?: Clem Johnson has 1 knockout win and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.
Do Johnson and Wills have any common opponents?: Clem Johnson and Harry Wills share 3 common opponents: Sam Langford, Kid Norfolk and Sam McVey. Clem Johnson fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Wills?: This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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