Have Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson met once on November 7, 1933, and Elmer Ray won by KO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Ray or Johnson?

Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 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, Ray or Johnson?

Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Elmer Ray has more.

Do Ray and Johnson have any common opponents?

Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Ezzard Charles. Young Jack Johnson fared better against 1 of them.

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 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Elmer Ray vs Young Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Elmer Ray

Young Jack Johnson

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Young Jack Johnson (1-13-1 across 15 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.

Ray

Wins69 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws135 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–13–1

counted from 15 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 Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Ray leads 1–0.
Met	1933Nov 7	Series
Elmer RayFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR5Ray vs Johnson	1Meeting

Ray vs Johnson · Nov 7, 1933

The Numbers

Ray 4 · Johnson 2 of 6 measurable rows

RayEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 98-23-11 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%: 78.4% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 69: 69 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 70%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 9
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.8: 8.8 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135: 135
15

† 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; Young Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance: Elmer Ray: Orthodox; Young Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Elmer Ray 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

Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

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

Young Jack Johnson1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Young Jack Johnson 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Johnson better on 11 shared · Young Jack Johnson better on 1

RayElmer Ray

Opponent

JohnsonYoung Jack Johnson

Elmer Ray
1–1 against
Loss, KO 9
1948May 1948
Win, SD
1947Jul 1947
CharlesEzzard CharlesUnited States 95–25–1Johnson betterYoung Jack Johnson better — 1–0 to 1–1
Young Jack Johnson
Win, TKO 6
1955Dec 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

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

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on Apr 2, 1963 — 23,213 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Charles Dec 1955Mildenberger Sep 1961Terrell Dec 1962Terrell Jan 1963Williams Apr 19630.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson met once on November 7, 1933, and Elmer Ray won by KO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Ray or Johnson?: Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 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, Ray or Johnson?: Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Do Ray and Johnson have any common opponents?: Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Ezzard Charles. Young Jack Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
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 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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