Have Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton ever fought each other?

Yes. Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Turner or Saxton?

Gil Turner is 6-8 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Johnny Saxton is 55-9-2. Johnny Saxton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Turner or Saxton?

Gil Turner has 2 knockout wins and Johnny Saxton has 21. Johnny Saxton has more.

Do Turner and Saxton have any common opponents?

Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton share 4 common opponents: Virgil Akins, Carmen Basilio and Kid Gavilán (and 1 other). Johnny Saxton fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turner and Saxton?

This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner and 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Saxton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gil Turner vs Johnny Saxton — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gil Turner

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Johnny Saxton

Gil Turner (6-8 across 14 tracked bouts) and Johnny Saxton (55-9-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Turner

Tracked record

6–8

counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Saxton

Wins21 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws66 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

Series level 1–1

Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1953Jun 15	1956May 16	Series
Gil TurnerFighter A	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Johnny SaxtonFighter B	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Result	SDSaxton vs Turner	TKOSaxton vs Turner	2Meetings

The Numbers

Turner 1 · Saxton 6 of 7 measurable rows

TurnerEdge = longer wingSaxton

Record^†: 6-855-9-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 42.9%
84.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 2
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —38.18%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 33%
38% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 5: 2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4: 0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 6.9: 1.9
6.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 14
66

† 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

Agenot comparable: Gil Turner: Died aged 65; Johnny Saxton: Died aged 78
Stance: Gil Turner: Not recorded; Johnny Saxton: Orthodox

Gil Turner left, Johnny Saxton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gil Turner6 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 33%4 on the cards 67%

Johnny Saxton55 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gil Turner 14, Johnny Saxton 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Turner better on 1 · Saxton better on 2 · even on 14 shared · Gil Turner better on 1 · Johnny Saxton better on 2 · even on 1

TurnerGil Turner

Opponent

SaxtonJohnny Saxton

Gil Turner
Win, PTS
1957Sep 1957
AkinsVirgil AkinsUnited States 60–31–2EvenEven — 1–0 both
Johnny Saxton
Win, UD
1952Jul 1952
Gil Turner
Loss, MD
1955Sep 1955
BasilioCarmen BasilioUnited States 56–16–7Turner betterGil Turner better — 0–1 to 1–2
Johnny Saxton
1–2 against
Loss, TKO 2
1957Feb 1957
Loss, TKO 9
1956Sep 1956
Win, UD
1956Mar 1956
Gil Turner
Loss, TKO 11
1952Jul 1952
GavilánKid GavilánCuba 108–30–5Saxton betterJohnny Saxton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Saxton
Win, UD
1954Oct 1954
Gil Turner
Loss, UD
1953Apr 1953
GiardelloJoey GiardelloUnited States 97–26–8 · MiddleweightSaxton betterJohnny Saxton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Saxton
Win, UD
1953Sep 1953

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

Gil Turner had won one in a row before losing a decision to Ralph Dupas. Turner last boxed on Oct 15, 1958.LLLWL

Basilio Sep 1955Fullmer Feb 1956Saxton May 1956Akins Sep 1957Dupas Oct 19581.9 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Saxton has lost two straight, after one straight win. Saxton last boxed on Dec 15, 1958.LLWLL

Basilio Feb 1957Miceli Sep 1957Allison Oct 1958Moyer Oct 1958Greene Dec 19586.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton ever fought each other?: Yes. Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Turner or Saxton?: Gil Turner is 6-8 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Johnny Saxton is 55-9-2. Johnny Saxton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Turner or Saxton?: Gil Turner has 2 knockout wins and Johnny Saxton has 21. Johnny Saxton has more.
Do Turner and Saxton have any common opponents?: Gil Turner and Johnny Saxton share 4 common opponents: Virgil Akins, Carmen Basilio and Kid Gavilán (and 1 other). Johnny Saxton fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turner and Saxton?: This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner and 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Saxton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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