Eddie Machen (50-11-3) and Ingemar Johansson (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Eddie Machen vs Ingemar Johansson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ingemar Johansson leads 1–0- Ingemar Johansson wonJohansson vs MachenSep 14, 1958 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 50-11-3
- Record
- 26-2 (edge)
- 80.5%
- Win %
- 92.9% (edge)
- 29 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 17
- 58%
- KO rate
- 65.38% (edge)
- 33%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 1.1
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 15
- Bouts tracked
- 28
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 75″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- 94
- Age
- 93
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- American
- Nationality
- Sweden
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEddie Machen · 6 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Ingemar Johansson · 26 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (15 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedEddie Machen
LPTS · Jul 1964Ingemar Johansson
LKO R6 · Mar 1961LKO R5 · Jun 1960WTKO R3 · Jun 1959
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Eddie Machen
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 6, 1969
Ingemar Johansson
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Eddie Machen and Ingemar Johansson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Eddie Machen and Ingemar Johansson met once on September 14, 1958, and Ingemar Johansson won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Eddie Machen or Ingemar Johansson?
- Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Eddie Machen or Ingemar Johansson?
- Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Eddie Machen has more.
- Do Eddie Machen and Ingemar Johansson have any common opponents?
- Eddie Machen and Ingemar Johansson share 1 common opponent: Floyd Patterson. Eddie Machen fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eddie Machen and Ingemar Johansson?
- This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.