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Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Phil Johnson (0-3 across 3 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 Phil Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Elmer Ray

98–23–11

135 tracked bouts

Phil Johnson

Tracked record

0–3

3 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

Elmer Ray leads 1–0

The Numbers

98-23-11 (edge)
Record
0-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

78.4% (edge)
Win %
0%
69 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
70.41%
KO rate
70%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

9
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
8.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

135
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

115
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Elmer Ray · 98 wins

KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2

Phil Johnson · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Elmer Ray

    LMD · Mar 1947WSD · Nov 1946LKO R3 · Sep 1937

    Jersey Joe Walcott

    Phil Johnson

    LTKO R3 · Jun 1936

Shared 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

Phil Johnson

LLL

L3 streak · last fought Apr 26, 1943

Common Questions

Have Elmer Ray and Phil Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Phil Johnson met once on April 26, 1943, and Elmer Ray won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Elmer Ray or Phil Johnson?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Phil Johnson is 0-3 across the 3 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 Phil Johnson?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Phil Johnson has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
Do Elmer Ray and Phil Johnson have any common opponents?
Elmer Ray and Phil Johnson share 1 common opponent: Jersey Joe Walcott. Phil Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Elmer Ray and Phil Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 3 bouts tracked for Phil Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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