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Harold Johnson vs Herschel Jacobs — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harold Johnson

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Herschel Jacobs

Harold Johnson (76-11) and Herschel Jacobs (2-3-1 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Johnson

76

Wins32 KO · 42%

11

Losses

0

Draws88 tracked bouts

Jacobs

Tracked record

2–3–1

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Harold Johnson and Herschel Jacobs have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Harold Johnson and Herschel Jacobs have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1967May 11971Mar 30Series
Harold JohnsonFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Herschel JacobsFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultUDTKOR32Meetings

The Numbers

Johnson 5 · Jacobs 2 of 7 measurable rows
JohnsonJacobs
Record†
76-11 (edge)2-3-1
Win %0–100%
87.4% (edge)
41.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
42.11%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
41%
50% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
6
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
88
6

† 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
Harold Johnson: 5′10″
Herschel Jacobs: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harold Johnson: 74″
Herschel Jacobs: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Harold Johnson: Died aged 86
Herschel Jacobs: Died aged 75
Stance
Harold Johnson: Orthodox
Herschel Jacobs: Not recorded

Harold Johnson left, Herschel Jacobs right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Harold Johnson76 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

Harold Johnson: 76 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (41%) and 45 on the cards (59%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 41%45 on the cards 59%

Herschel Jacobs2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Herschel Jacobs: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harold Johnson 88, Herschel Jacobs 6 — 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

Harold Johnson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Johnson last boxed on Apr 17, 1982.WWWLL

Jones Aug 1967Stengel Feb 1968Alford Jun 1968Jacobs Mar 1971Jaco Apr 19822.5 tracked bouts per year

Herschel Jacobs had won one in a row before losing a decision to Ken Norton. Jacobs last boxed on Jun 5, 1972.WDLWL

Carter Jan 1962Rinaldi Sep 1964Johnson May 1967Johnson Mar 1971Norton Jun 19720.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harold Johnson and Herschel Jacobs ever fought each other?
Yes. Harold Johnson and Herschel Jacobs have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LMar 30, 1971 · Jacobs · TKO R3

WMay 1, 1967 · Johnson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Jacobs?
Harold Johnson is 76-11 and Herschel Jacobs is 2-3-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harold Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson76–1187.4%

Jacobs2–3–141.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Jacobs?
Harold Johnson has 32 knockout wins and Herschel Jacobs has 1. Harold Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson3242.1%

Jacobs1

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Jacobs have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harold Johnson and Herschel Jacobs have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Jacobs?
This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for Harold Johnson and 6 bouts tracked for Herschel Jacobs. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson88bouts

Jacobs6bouts

How They Win ↓

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