Have Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams ever fought each other?

Yes. Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams met once on November 25, 1946, and Holman Williams won by UD.

Who has the better record, Brown or Williams?

Deacon Johnny Brown is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Holman Williams is 146-31-11. Holman Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Brown or Williams?

Deacon Johnny Brown has 1 knockout win and Holman Williams has 36. Holman Williams has more.

Do Brown and Williams have any common opponents?

Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams share 3 common opponents: Bert Lytell, Sam Baroudi and Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Deacon Johnny Brown fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brown and Williams?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Deacon Johnny Brown and 189 bouts tracked for Holman Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Deacon Johnny Brown vs Holman Williams — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Deacon Johnny Brown

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Holman Williams

Deacon Johnny Brown (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) and Holman Williams (146-31-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Brown

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Williams

146

Wins36 KO · 25%

Losses

Draws189 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

Williams leads 1–0

Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met	1946Nov 25	Series
Deacon Johnny BrownFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Holman WilliamsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDWilliams vs Brown	1Meeting

Williams vs Brown · Nov 25, 1946

The Numbers

Brown 2 · Williams 4 of 6 measurable rows

BrownEdge = longer wingWilliams

Record^†: 1-4146-31-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 20%
80.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36: 1
36 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —24.66%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 0 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 11.9: 1.3
11.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 189: 5
189

† 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: Deacon Johnny Brown: No reach on file; Holman Williams: 71″
Agenot held: Deacon Johnny Brown: No date of birth; Holman Williams: Died aged 52
Stance: Deacon Johnny Brown: Not recorded; Holman Williams: Orthodox

Deacon Johnny Brown left, Holman Williams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Deacon Johnny Brown1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Holman Williams146 wins · from 189 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 25%110 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Deacon Johnny Brown 5, Holman Williams 189 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Brown better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Deacon Johnny Brown better on 2 · even on 1

BrownDeacon Johnny Brown

Opponent

WilliamsHolman Williams

Deacon Johnny Brown
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1946Nov 1946
Win, TKO 2
1946Sep 1946
LytellBert LytellUnited States 71–23–7Brown betterDeacon Johnny Brown better — 1–1 to 1–2–1
Holman Williams
1–2–1 against
Loss, UD
1947Jul 1947
Loss, UD
1946Apr 1946
Win, PTS
1945Aug 1945
Draw, PTS
1945Aug 1945
Deacon Johnny Brown
Loss, UD
1947Feb 1947
BaroudiSam BaroudiUnited States 41–11–2 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Holman Williams
Loss, SD
1946Oct 1946
Deacon Johnny Brown
Loss, UD
1943May 1943
HardwickHerbert Lewis HardwickUnited States 178–58–11Brown betterDeacon Johnny Brown better — 0–1 to 3–8–2
Holman Williams
3–8–2 against
Win, UD
1945May 1945
Loss, SD
1945Mar 1945
Draw, PTS
1944Sep 1944
Loss, PTS
1943Jan 1943
Loss, PTS
1942Mar 1942
Loss, UD
1942Mar 1942
Win, UD
1942Jan 1942
Draw, SD
1941Dec 1941
Loss, UD
1940Jan 1940
Loss, PTS
1937Jun 1937
Win, PTS
1937Mar 1937
Loss, PTS
1936Apr 1936
Loss, MD
1936Mar 1936

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

Deacon Johnny Brown last boxed on Feb 24, 1947 — 29,093 days ago. Brown had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Hardwick May 1943Lytell Sep 1946Lytell Nov 1946Williams Nov 1946Baroudi Feb 19471.3 tracked bouts per year

Holman Williams has lost two straight, after one straight win. Williams last boxed on Jun 30, 1948.LLWLL

Lytell Jul 1947Basora Nov 1947Bell Nov 1947Basora Mar 1948James Jun 194811.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams ever fought each other?: Yes. Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams met once on November 25, 1946, and Holman Williams won by UD.
Who has the better record, Brown or Williams?: Deacon Johnny Brown is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Holman Williams is 146-31-11. Holman Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Brown or Williams?: Deacon Johnny Brown has 1 knockout win and Holman Williams has 36. Holman Williams has more.
Do Brown and Williams have any common opponents?: Deacon Johnny Brown and Holman Williams share 3 common opponents: Bert Lytell, Sam Baroudi and Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Deacon Johnny Brown fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brown and Williams?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Deacon Johnny Brown and 189 bouts tracked for Holman Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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