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Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Young Jack Johnson (1-9-1 across 11 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 Young Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Elmer Ray

98–23–11

135 tracked bouts

Young Jack Johnson

Tracked record

1–9–1

11 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
1-9-1

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

78.4% (edge)
Win %
13.6%
69 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
70.41%
KO rate
70%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

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

9
Times stopped
5 (edge)

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

0
Title reigns
0
8.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.2

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

135
Bouts tracked
11

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

Young Jack Johnson · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Elmer Ray

    LKO R9 · May 1948WSD · Jul 1947

    Ezzard Charles

    Young Jack Johnson

    WTKO R6 · Dec 1955

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

Young Jack Johnson

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought Apr 2, 1963

Common Questions

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, Elmer Ray or Young Jack Johnson?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-9-1 across the 11 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 Young Jack Johnson?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Do Elmer Ray and Young Jack 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 Elmer Ray and Young Jack Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 11 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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