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Dave Lee Royster (0-4-1 across 5 tracked bouts) and Marvin Johnson (43-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Dave Lee Royster vs Marvin Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Lee Royster

Tracked record

0–4–1

5 tracked bouts

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Marvin Johnson

43–6

50 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

Marvin Johnson leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-4-1
Record
43-6 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

10%
Win %
87.8% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
35 (edge)
KO rate
81.4%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
82%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Times stopped
5

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
3 (edge)
0.7
Bouts per year
3.6 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
50

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′10″ (179 cm)
Reach
72″ (184 cm)
Age
72
Stance
Southpaw
Division
Light Heavyweight
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dave Lee Royster · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Marvin Johnson · 44 wins

KO/TKO
36
Decision
8
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 50 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Dave Lee Royster

    LUD · Jan 1977

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    Marvin Johnson

    LTKO R8 · Apr 1979LTKO · Jul 1977
  • Dave Lee Royster

    LTKO R6 · Dec 1975

    William Douglas

    Marvin Johnson

    WTKO R5 · Nov 1977

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Dave Lee Royster

LLLLD

L4 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1981

Marvin Johnson

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought May 23, 1987

Common Questions

Have Dave Lee Royster and Marvin Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Lee Royster and Marvin Johnson met once on September 9, 1980, and Marvin Johnson won by KO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Dave Lee Royster or Marvin Johnson?
Dave Lee Royster is 0-4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Marvin Johnson is 43-6. Marvin Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Dave Lee Royster or Marvin Johnson?
Dave Lee Royster has 0 knockout wins and Marvin Johnson has 35. Marvin Johnson has more.
Do Dave Lee Royster and Marvin Johnson have any common opponents?
Dave Lee Royster and Marvin Johnson share 2 common opponents: Matthew Saad Muhammad and William Douglas. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dave Lee Royster and Marvin Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Dave Lee Royster and 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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