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, Russell or Johnson?

Fred Russell is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Johnson is 69-11-10. 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, Russell or Johnson?

Fred Russell has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 0. Fred Russell has more.

Do Russell and Johnson have any common opponents?

Fred Russell and Jack Johnson share 5 common opponents: Ed Martin, Frank Childs and Sam McVey (and 2 others). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Fred Russell and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Fred Russell vs Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Fred Russell

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Jack Johnson

Fred Russell (1-10-1 across 12 tracked bouts) and Jack Johnson (69-11-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Russell

Tracked record

1–10–1

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

Wins

Losses

Draws92 tracked bouts

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

Johnson leads 1–0

Fred Russell and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met	1902Dec 4	Series
Fred RussellFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	DQR8Johnson vs Russell	1Meeting

Johnson vs Russell · Dec 4, 1902

The Numbers

Russell 3 · Johnson 3 of 6 measurable rows

RussellEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 1-10-169-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 12.5%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: —0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
51%
Times stopped^‡max 6: 2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.7: 2.1
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92: 12
92

† 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: Fred Russell: No height on file; Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reachnot held: Fred Russell: No reach on file; Jack Johnson: 75″
Agenot held: Fred Russell: No date of birth; Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance: Fred Russell: Not recorded; Jack Johnson: Orthodox

Fred Russell left, 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

Fred Russell1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Jack Johnson69 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 51%14 on the cards 20%20 by another method or unrecorded 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fred Russell 12, Jack Johnson 92 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Russell better on 1 · Johnson better on 3 · even on 15 shared · Fred Russell better on 1 · Jack Johnson better on 3 · even on 1

RussellFred Russell

Opponent

JohnsonJack Johnson

Fred Russell
Loss, DQ 10
1901Aug 1901
MartinEd MartinUnited States 26–10–4 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 2–0 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1904Oct 1904
Win, PTS
1903Feb 1903
Fred Russell
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1900Jul 1900
Loss, PTS
1900Jun 1900
Loss, PTS
1900Jun 1900
ChildsFrank ChildsUnited States 40–9–8Johnson betterJack Johnson better — 2–0 to 0–3
Jack Johnson
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1904Jun 1904
Win, TKO 12
1902Oct 1902
Fred Russell
Loss, KO 5
1902Nov 1902
McVeySam McVeyUnited States 78–18–13 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJack Johnson better — 3–0 to 0–1
Jack Johnson
3–0 against
Win, KO
1904Apr 1904
Win, PTS
1903Oct 1903
Win, PTS
1903Feb 1903
Fred Russell
Win, KO 3
1902Mar 1902
KlondikeKlondikeUnited States 24–11–3Russell betterFred Russell better — 1–0 to 1–1–1
Jack Johnson
1–1–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1900Dec 1900
Draw, PTS
1900Jun 1900
Loss, TKO 5
1899May 1899
Fred Russell
Loss, DQ 4
1900Nov 1900
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Jack Johnson
Loss, KO 3
1901Feb 1901

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

Fred Russell last boxed on Feb 26, 1906 — 44,064 days ago. Russell had lost four straight.DLLLL

Walcott Apr 1902McCoy May 1902McVey Nov 1902Johnson Dec 1902Root Feb 19062.1 tracked bouts per year

Jack Johnson has won once since losing a decision to Brad Simmons. Johnson last boxed on Apr 28, 1931.LLWLW

Wright Apr 1928Hartwell May 1928Wilson Jul 1928Simmons Mar 1931Simmons Apr 19312.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Russell or Johnson?: Fred Russell is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Johnson is 69-11-10. 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, Russell or Johnson?: Fred Russell has 1 knockout win and Jack Johnson has 0. Fred Russell has more.
Do Russell and Johnson have any common opponents?: Fred Russell and Jack Johnson share 5 common opponents: Ed Martin, Frank Childs and Sam McVey (and 2 others). Jack Johnson fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Fred Russell and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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