Have Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson have met 2 times and Ernie Terrell leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Terrell or Johnson?

Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Terrell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Johnson?

Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Ernie Terrell has more.

Do Terrell and Johnson have any common opponents?

Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Cleveland Williams. Ernie Terrell fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Johnson?

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernie Terrell vs Young Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ernie Terrell

Young Jack Johnson

Ernie Terrell (46-9) 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 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Terrell

Wins21 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws55 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

Terrell leads 2–0

Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson have met 2 times; Terrell leads 2–0.
Met	1962Dec 14	1963Jan 5	Series
Ernie TerrellFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDTerrell vs Johnson	UDTerrell vs Johnson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Terrell 6 · Johnson 1 of 7 measurable rows

TerrellEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 46-9 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%: 83.6% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 46%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 2 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
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

Heightnot held: Ernie Terrell: 6′6″; Young Jack Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held: Ernie Terrell: 82″; Young Jack Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held: Ernie Terrell: Died aged 75; Young Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance: Ernie Terrell: Orthodox; Young Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Ernie Terrell 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

Ernie Terrell46 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 46%25 on the cards 54%

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 — Ernie Terrell 55, Young Jack Johnson 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Terrell better on 11 shared · Ernie Terrell better on 1

TerrellErnie Terrell

Opponent

JohnsonYoung Jack Johnson

Ernie Terrell
1–1 against
Win, SD
1963Apr 1963
Loss, TKO 7
1962Apr 1962
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightTerrell betterErnie Terrell better — 1–1 to 0–1
Young Jack Johnson
Loss, TKO
1963Apr 1963

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

Ernie Terrell has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Terrell last boxed on Sep 10, 1973.WWWLL

Davila Jul 1971García Oct 1972Drover Feb 1973Wepner Jun 1973Merritt Sep 19733.4 tracked bouts per year

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on Apr 2, 1963 — 23,211 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

With the rows behind them

Have Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson have met 2 times and Ernie Terrell leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Terrell or Johnson?: Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Terrell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Johnson?: Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Ernie Terrell has more.
Do Terrell and Johnson have any common opponents?: Ernie Terrell and Young Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Cleveland Williams. Ernie Terrell fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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