Have George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson met once on January 17, 1910, and Jim Johnson won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Cotton or Johnson?

George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jim Johnson is 35-35-13. Jim Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Cotton or Johnson?

George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Jim Johnson has 23. Jim Johnson has more.

Do Cotton and Johnson have any common opponents?

George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson share 3 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford and Harry Wills. George Kid Cotton fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 84 bouts tracked for Jim Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Kid Cotton vs Jim Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

George Kid Cotton

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Jim Johnson

George Kid Cotton (1-9 across 11 tracked bouts) and Jim Johnson (35-35-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Cotton

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

Wins23 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws84 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

George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met	1910Jan 17	Series
George Kid CottonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jim JohnsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSJohnson vs Cotton	1Meeting

Johnson vs Cotton · Jan 17, 1910

The Numbers

Cotton 1 · Johnson 5 of 6 measurable rows

CottonEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 1-935-35-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 10%
50% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 1
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —65.71%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
66%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.9: 1.6
8.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84: 11
84

† 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: George Kid Cotton: No height on file; Jim Johnson: 5′11″
Agenot held: George Kid Cotton: No date of birth; Jim Johnson: Died aged 31

George Kid Cotton left, Jim Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

George Kid Cotton1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Jim Johnson35 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 66%4 on the cards 11%8 by another method or unrecorded 23%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Kid Cotton 11, Jim Johnson 84 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Cotton better on 2 · Johnson better on 13 shared · George Kid Cotton better on 2 · Jim Johnson better on 1

CottonGeorge Kid Cotton

Opponent

JohnsonJim Johnson

George Kid Cotton
0–2 against
Loss, KO 2
1916Mar 1916
Loss, KO 4
1913Apr 1913
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightCotton betterGeorge Kid Cotton better — 0–2 to 2–7–1
Jim Johnson
2–7–1 against
Loss, PTS
1918Aug 1918
Win, NWS
1915May 1915
Draw, PTS
1914Nov 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Aug 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Jul 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Jul 1914
Loss, DQ
1913Jan 1913
Loss, NWS
1913Jan 1913
Loss, NWS
1912Oct 1912
Win, NWS
1912Jul 1912
George Kid Cotton
0–2 against
Loss, KO 4
1914Aug 1914
Loss, PTS
1914Apr 1914
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Cotton betterGeorge Kid Cotton better — 0–2 to 0–11–1
Jim Johnson
0–11–1 against
Loss, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Loss, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Loss, PTS
1918Jun 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Loss, KO
1916Dec 1916
Loss, PTS
1915Oct 1915
Loss, NWS
1915Jun 1915
Loss, NWS
1915Apr 1915
Draw, PTS
1914Sep 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Aug 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Mar 1914
Loss, NWS
1910May 1910
George Kid Cotton
1–4 against
Loss, TKO 4
1916Oct 1916
Loss, TKO 4
1916Jun 1916
Loss, KO 4
1914Jan 1914
Loss, KO 3
1913Oct 1913
Win, KO 2
1912Feb 1912
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightJohnson betterJim Johnson better — 1–2 to 1–4
Jim Johnson
1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Win, TKO 2
1917Feb 1917
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915

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

George Kid Cotton last boxed on Oct 13, 1916 — 40,186 days ago. Cotton had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Langford Apr 1914Langford Aug 1914Jeanette Mar 1916Wills Jun 1916Wills Oct 19161.6 tracked bouts per year

Jim Johnson has lost six straight. Johnson last boxed on Aug 27, 1918.LLLLL

Langford Jun 1918Norfolk Jul 1918Langford Aug 1918Langford Aug 1918Jeanette Aug 19188.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson met once on January 17, 1910, and Jim Johnson won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Cotton or Johnson?: George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jim Johnson is 35-35-13. Jim Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Cotton or Johnson?: George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Jim Johnson has 23. Jim Johnson has more.
Do Cotton and Johnson have any common opponents?: George Kid Cotton and Jim Johnson share 3 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford and Harry Wills. George Kid Cotton fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotton and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 84 bouts tracked for Jim Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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