Have Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein met once on May 2, 1929, and Ruby Goldstein won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Goldstein?

Gene Johnson is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ruby Goldstein is 55-6. Ruby Goldstein has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Goldstein?

Gene Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Ruby Goldstein has 39. Ruby Goldstein has more.

Do Johnson and Goldstein have any common opponents?

Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Goodrich. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Gene Johnson and 61 bouts tracked for Ruby Goldstein. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Johnson vs Ruby Goldstein — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Gene Johnson

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Ruby Goldstein

Gene Johnson (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) and Ruby Goldstein (55-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Johnson

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Goldstein

Wins39 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws61 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

Goldstein leads 1–0

Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein have met 1 time; Goldstein leads 1–0.
Met	1929May 2	Series
Gene JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ruby GoldsteinFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR2Goldstein vs Johnson	1Meeting

Goldstein vs Johnson · May 2, 1929

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Goldstein 5 of 6 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingGoldstein

Record^†: 1-455-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 20%
90.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 0
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —70.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.8: 0.3
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61: 5
61

† 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: Gene Johnson: No height on file; Ruby Goldstein: 5′5″
Agenot held: Gene Johnson: No date of birth; Ruby Goldstein: Died aged 76
Stance: Gene Johnson: Not recorded; Ruby Goldstein: Orthodox

Gene Johnson left, Ruby Goldstein right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gene Johnson1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Ruby Goldstein55 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 71%16 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Johnson 5, Ruby Goldstein 61 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

JohnsonGene Johnson

Opponent

GoldsteinRuby Goldstein

Gene Johnson
Win, NWS
1925Oct 1925
GoodrichJimmy GoodrichUnited States 118–52–25EvenEven — 1–0 both
Ruby Goldstein
Win, PTS
1927May 1927

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

Gene Johnson last boxed on Oct 29, 1943 — 30,306 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Goodrich Oct 1925Goldstein May 1929Levine Jan 1943Montgomery Apr 1943Williams Oct 19430.3 tracked bouts per year

Ruby Goldstein has won 12 straight, the most recent against Al Grosso. Goldstein last boxed on Aug 13, 1937.WWWWW

Cheatum Feb 1937Fitzsimmons Feb 1937Armstrong Jul 1937Bon Aug 1937Grosso Aug 19374.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein met once on May 2, 1929, and Ruby Goldstein won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Goldstein?: Gene Johnson is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ruby Goldstein is 55-6. Ruby Goldstein has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Goldstein?: Gene Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Ruby Goldstein has 39. Ruby Goldstein has more.
Do Johnson and Goldstein have any common opponents?: Gene Johnson and Ruby Goldstein share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Goodrich. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Goldstein?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Gene Johnson and 61 bouts tracked for Ruby Goldstein. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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