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.
Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Willie Joe 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.
Emile Griffith vs Willie Joe Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 1–0- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs JohnsonFeb 9, 1959 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4
- 77.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 27.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 27%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 14 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 112
- Bouts tracked
- 4
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
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 88
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEmile Griffith · 85 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0
Willie Joe Johnson · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 4 respectively), 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
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Willie Joe Johnson
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Apr 24, 1971
Common Questions
- Have Emile Griffith and Willie Joe Johnson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Emile Griffith and Willie Joe Johnson met once on February 9, 1959, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Willie Joe Johnson?
- Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Willie Joe Johnson is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Emile Griffith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Emile Griffith or Willie Joe Johnson?
- Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Willie Joe Johnson has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Emile Griffith and Willie Joe Johnson have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Willie Joe Johnson have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Willie Joe Johnson?
- This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Joe Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.