Have Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard ever fought each other?

Yes. Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard met once on May 12, 1923, and Jess Willard won by TKO in round 11.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Willard?

Floyd Johnson is 39-13-11 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Willard?

Floyd Johnson has 27 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Floyd Johnson has more.

Do Johnson and Willard have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard have faced.

Who is bigger, Johnson or Willard?

Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 14 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Floyd Johnson and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Floyd Johnson vs Jess Willard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Floyd Johnson (39-13-11) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) 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.

Johnson

Wins27 KO · 69%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Willard

Wins20 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Willard leads 1–0

Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard have met 1 time; Willard leads 1–0.
Met	1923May 12	Series
Floyd JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jess WillardFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR11Willard vs Johnson	1Meeting

Willard vs Johnson · May 12, 1923

The Numbers

Johnson 2 · Willard 5 of 7 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingWillard

Record: 39-13-1125-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 70.6%
76.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 27 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%: 69.23%
80% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
76% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.7: 1.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34: 4
34

† 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

Height+5″: Floyd Johnson: 6′1″; Jess Willard: 6′6″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Floyd Johnson: Died aged 85; Jess Willard: Died aged 86
Stance: Floyd Johnson: Not recorded; Jess Willard: Orthodox

Floyd Johnson left, Jess Willard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Floyd Johnson1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jess Willard25 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 76%3 on the cards 12%3 by another method or unrecorded 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Johnson 4, Jess Willard 34 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Floyd Johnson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Harry Wills. Johnson last boxed on Oct 26, 1925.LLWL

Willard May 1923Sharkey Jun 1924Norfolk Jun 1925Wills Oct 19251.6 tracked bouts per year

Jess Willard had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Luis Ángel Firpo. Willard last boxed on Jul 12, 1923.WWLWL

Johnson Apr 1915Moran Mar 1916Dempsey Jul 1919Johnson May 1923Firpo Jul 19232.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard ever fought each other?: Yes. Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard met once on May 12, 1923, and Jess Willard won by TKO in round 11.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Willard?: Floyd Johnson is 39-13-11 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Willard?: Floyd Johnson has 27 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Floyd Johnson has more.
Do Johnson and Willard have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Floyd Johnson and Jess Willard have faced.
Who is bigger, Johnson or Willard?: Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 14 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Willard?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Floyd Johnson and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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