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George Roberts vs Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Johnson

George Roberts (0-1-1 across 2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Roberts

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

69

Wins

11

Losses

10

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

George Roberts and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

George Roberts and Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1920May 17Series
George RobertsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jack JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Roberts 1 · Johnson 3 of 4 measurable rows
RobertsJohnson
Record†
0-1-169-11-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
82.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—51%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
0.1
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92
2
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
George Roberts: No height on file
Jack Johnson: 6′0″
Reachnot held
George Roberts: No reach on file
Jack Johnson: 75″
Agenot held
George Roberts: No date of birth
Jack Johnson: Died aged 68
Stance
George Roberts: Not recorded
Jack Johnson: Orthodox

George Roberts 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
George Roberts0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

George Roberts: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Roberts yet.

Jack Johnson69 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

Jack Johnson: 69 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (51%), 14 on the cards (20%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (29%). Counted from 92 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — George Roberts 2, Jack Johnson 92 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

George Roberts last boxed on Nov 27, 1950 — 27,722 days ago. Roberts had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Joey Giardello.LD

Johnson May 1920Giardello Nov 19500.1 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 George Roberts and Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. George Roberts and Jack Johnson met once on May 17, 1920, and Jack Johnson won by KO.
The meeting

LMay 17, 1920 · Johnson · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Roberts or Johnson?
George Roberts is 0-1-1 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Roberts0–1–125%

Johnson69–11–1082.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Roberts and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Roberts and Jack Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Roberts and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for George Roberts and 92 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Roberts2bouts

Johnson92bouts

How They Win ↓

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