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Eddie Machen vs Young Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eddie Machen

Young Jack Johnson

Eddie Machen (50-11-3) and Young Jack Johnson (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Machen

50

Wins29 KO · 58%

11

Losses

3

Draws65 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 bouts 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

Machen leads 1–0

Eddie Machen and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.

Eddie Machen and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.
Met1959Mar 5Series
Eddie MachenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Machen 4 · Johnson 2 of 6 measurable rows
MachenJohnson
Record†
50-11-3 (edge)3-2
Win %0–100%
80.5% (edge)
60%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
58%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65
65
5

† 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
Eddie Machen: 6′0″
Young Jack Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Eddie Machen: 75″
Young Jack Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Eddie Machen: Died aged 40
Young Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Eddie Machen: Orthodox
Young Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Eddie Machen left, Young Jack Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eddie Machen50 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

Eddie Machen: 50 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (58%) and 21 on the cards (42%). Counted from 65 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 58%21 on the cards 42%

Young Jack Johnson3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Young Jack Johnson: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Machen 65, Young Jack Johnson 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Machen better on 1 · Johnson better on 1 · even on 1

Machen

Opponent

Johnson

  • Eddie Machen

    Win, RTD

    1961

    LondonMachen better

    Young Jack Johnson

    Loss, PTS

    1962

  • Eddie Machen

    Win, UD

    1959

    BesmanoffEven

    Young Jack Johnson

    Win, SD

    1961

  • Eddie Machen

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1960

    Draw, PTS

    1958

    FolleyJohnson better

    Young Jack Johnson

    Win, RTD

    1955

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

Eddie Machen has lost four straight, after one straight win. Machen last boxed on Sep 6, 1969.WLLLL

Johnson Sep 1966Frazier Nov 1966Clark Mar 1967Kirkman May 1967Lopopolo Sep 19694.5 tracked bouts per year

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on May 26, 1962 — 23,534 days ago. Johnson had won once since losing a decision to Brian London.WLWLW

Folley Dec 1955Machen Mar 1959Besmanoff Feb 1961London Feb 1962Banks May 19620.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Machen and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Machen and Young Jack Johnson met once on March 5, 1959, and Eddie Machen won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 5, 1959 · Machen · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Machen or Johnson?
Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Young Jack Johnson is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Machen50–11–380.5%

Johnson3–260%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Machen or Johnson?
Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Eddie Machen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Machen2958%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Machen and Johnson have any common opponents?
Eddie Machen and Young Jack Johnson share 3 common opponents: Brian London, Willi Besmanoff and Zora Folley. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
3 shared opponents

Brian LondonWL

Willi BesmanoffWW

Zora Folley0–1–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 5 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Machen65bouts

Johnson5bouts

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Eddie Machen vs Young Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents