Have Frank Childs and Walter Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Childs and Walter Johnson met once on January 18, 1902, and Frank Childs won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Childs or Johnson?

Frank Childs is 40-9-8 and Walter Johnson is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Childs has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Childs or Johnson?

Frank Childs has 24 knockout wins and Walter Johnson has 1. Frank Childs has more.

Do Childs and Johnson have any common opponents?

Frank Childs and Walter Johnson share 4 common opponents: Jack Johnson, Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Frank Childs and 8 bouts tracked for Walter Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Childs vs Walter Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frank Childs

Walter Johnson

Frank Childs (40-9-8) and Walter Johnson (1-5-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Childs

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws57 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–5–2

counted from 8 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

Childs leads 1–0

Frank Childs and Walter Johnson have met 1 time; Childs leads 1–0.
Met	1902Jan 18	Series
Frank ChildsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Walter JohnsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSChilds vs Johnson	1Meeting

Childs vs Johnson · Jan 18, 1902

The Numbers

Childs 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows

ChildsEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 40-9-8 (edge)1-5-2
Win %0–100%: 77.2% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 60%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3: 3 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57: 57
8

† 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: Frank Childs: Died aged 68; Walter Johnson: No date of birth
Stance: Frank Childs: Orthodox; Walter Johnson: Not recorded

Frank Childs left, Walter 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

Frank Childs40 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 60%14 on the cards 35%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Walter Johnson1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Childs 57, Walter Johnson 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Childs better on 2 · Johnson better on 24 shared · Frank Childs better on 2 · Walter Johnson better on 2

ChildsFrank Childs

Opponent

JohnsonWalter Johnson

Frank Childs
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1904Jun 1904
Loss, TKO 12
1902Oct 1902
JohnsonJack JohnsonUnited States 69–11–10 · HeavyweightJohnson betterWalter Johnson better — 0–1 to 0–2
Walter Johnson
Loss, KO
1905May 1905
Frank Childs
3–0 against
Win, TKO 6
1899Mar 1899
Win, KO 2
1898Jan 1898
Win, PTS
1897Mar 1897
ArmstrongBob ArmstrongUnited States 18–11–7 · HeavyweightChilds betterFrank Childs better — 3–0 to 1–1–1
Walter Johnson
1–1–1 against
Win, KO 4
1904Dec 1904
Loss, KO 2
1904Apr 1904
Draw, PTS
1895Jul 1895
Frank Childs
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1904Nov 1904
Loss, PTS
1902Feb 1902
MartinEd MartinUnited States 26–10–4 · HeavyweightJohnson betterWalter Johnson better — 0–1 to 0–2
Walter Johnson
Loss, TKO 7
1899Aug 1899
Frank Childs
5–0 against
Win, KO
1904Jul 1904
Win, KO 3
1899Oct 1899
Win, PTS
1899Aug 1899
Win, TKO 4
1898Feb 1898
Win, KO
1898Jan 1898
KlondikeKlondikeUnited States 24–11–3Childs betterFrank Childs better — 5–0 to 0–0–1
Walter Johnson
Draw, PTS
1902Mar 1902

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

Frank Childs drew the most recent tracked bout with Jack Taylor. Childs last boxed on Feb 2, 1911.WLWLD

Johnson Mar 1904Johnson Jun 1904Klondike Jul 1904Martin Nov 1904Taylor Feb 19113 tracked bouts per year

Walter Johnson last boxed on Dec 21, 1905 — 44,133 days ago. Johnson had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Klondike Mar 1902Armstrong Apr 1904Armstrong Dec 1904Johnson May 1905Jeanette Dec 19050.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Frank Childs and Walter Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Childs and Walter Johnson met once on January 18, 1902, and Frank Childs won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Childs or Johnson?: Frank Childs is 40-9-8 and Walter Johnson is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Childs has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Childs or Johnson?: Frank Childs has 24 knockout wins and Walter Johnson has 1. Frank Childs has more.
Do Childs and Johnson have any common opponents?: Frank Childs and Walter Johnson share 4 common opponents: Jack Johnson, Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Childs and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Frank Childs and 8 bouts tracked for Walter Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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