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Elmer Ray vs Henry Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Henry Johnson

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Henry Johnson (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Ray leads 1–0

Elmer Ray and Henry Johnson have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.

Elmer Ray and Henry Johnson have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.
Met1935Oct 8Series
Elmer RayFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Henry JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ray 4 · Johnson 1 of 5 measurable rows
RayJohnson
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
70%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
4

† 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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Henry Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Henry Johnson: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Henry 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
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Henry Johnson0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Henry Johnson: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Henry Johnson 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Henry Johnson last boxed on Oct 8, 1935 — 33,257 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight.LLLL

Erne Jan 1902Erne Jan 1902Erne Apr 1902Ray Oct 19350.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Henry Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Henry Johnson met once on October 8, 1935, and Elmer Ray won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WOct 8, 1935 · Ray · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Johnson?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Henry Johnson is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Johnson0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Johnson?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Henry Johnson has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elmer Ray and Henry Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 4 bouts tracked for Henry Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Johnson4bouts

How They Win ↓

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