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.
Fred Russell (1-10-1 across 12 tracked bouts) and Jack Johnson (68-11-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.
Fred Russell vs Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Johnson leads 1–0- Jack Johnson wonJohnson vs RussellDec 4, 1902 · DQ · R8
The Numbers
- 1-10-1
- Record
- 68-11-10 (edge)
- 12.5%
- Win %
- 82% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 50%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 51%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 12
- Bouts tracked
- 105
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
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- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- —
- Age
- 148
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFred Russell · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Jack Johnson · 74 wins
KO/TKO
38
Decision
15
Other
21
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (12 and 105 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedFred Russell
LPTS · Jul 1900LPTS · Jun 1900LPTS · Jun 1900Jack Johnson
WPTS · Jun 1904WTKO R12 · Oct 1902Fred Russell
WKO R3 · Mar 1902Jack Johnson
WTKO R14 · Dec 1900DPTS · Jun 1900LTKO R5 · May 1899
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Fred Russell
LLLLD
L4 streak · last fought Feb 26, 1906
Jack Johnson
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Nov 6, 1985
Common Questions
- Have Fred Russell and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Fred Russell and Jack Johnson met once on December 4, 1902, and Jack Johnson won by DQ in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Fred Russell or Jack Johnson?
- Fred Russell is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Johnson is 68-11-10. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Fred Russell or Jack Johnson?
- Fred Russell has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 34. Jack Johnson has more.
- Do Fred Russell and Jack Johnson have any common opponents?
- Fred Russell and Jack Johnson share 5 common opponents: Frank Childs, Sam McVey and Ed Martin (and 2 others). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fred Russell and Jack Johnson?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Fred Russell and 105 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.