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.
Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and John Holman (3-6 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Elmer Ray vs John Holman — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John Holman leads 1–0- John Holman wonRay vs HolmanMar 8, 1949 · KO · R8
The Numbers
- 98-23-11 (edge)
- Record
- 3-6
- 78.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 69 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 3
- 70.41%
- KO rate
- —
- 70%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 9
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 135
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- 115
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyElmer Ray · 98 wins
KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2
John Holman · 3 wins
KO/TKO
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Elmer Ray
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Mar 8, 1949
John Holman
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought Oct 15, 1957
Common Questions
- Have Elmer Ray and John Holman ever fought each other?
- Yes. Elmer Ray and John Holman met once on March 8, 1949, and John Holman won by KO in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Elmer Ray or John Holman?
- Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and John Holman is 3-6 across the 9 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Elmer Ray or John Holman?
- Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Elmer Ray has more.
- Do Elmer Ray and John Holman have any common opponents?
- Elmer Ray and John Holman share 1 common opponent: Ezzard Charles. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Elmer Ray and John Holman?
- This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 9 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.