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Harold Johnson vs Johnny Persol — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harold Johnson

Johnny Persol

Harold Johnson (76-11) and Johnny Persol (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Johnson

76

Wins32 KO · 42%

11

Losses

0

Draws88 tracked bouts

Persol

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 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

Persol leads 1–0

Harold Johnson and Johnny Persol have met 1 time; Persol leads 1–0.

Harold Johnson and Johnny Persol have met 1 time; Persol leads 1–0.
Met1966Jan 7Series
Harold JohnsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Johnny PersolFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 6 · Persol 1 of 7 measurable rows
JohnsonPersol
Record†
76-11 (edge)2-1
Win %0–100%
87.4% (edge)
66.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
42.11%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
41% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
88
3

† 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″
Johnny Persol: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harold Johnson: 74″
Johnny Persol: No reach on file
Agenot held
Harold Johnson: Died aged 86
Johnny Persol: No date of birth
Stance
Harold Johnson: Orthodox
Johnny Persol: Not recorded

Harold Johnson left, Johnny Persol 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%

Johnny Persol2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Persol: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harold Johnson 88, Johnny Persol 3 — 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

Johnny Persol last boxed on Mar 22, 1967 — 21,761 days ago. Persol had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Ellis.WWL

Olson Jun 1964Johnson Jan 1966Ellis Mar 19671.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harold Johnson and Johnny Persol ever fought each other?
Yes. Harold Johnson and Johnny Persol met once on January 7, 1966, and Johnny Persol won by UD.
The meeting

LJan 7, 1966 · Persol · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Persol?
Harold Johnson is 76-11 and Johnny Persol is 2-1 across the 3 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%

Persol2–166.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Persol?
Harold Johnson has 32 knockout wins and Johnny Persol has 0. Harold Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson3242.1%

Persol0

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Persol have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harold Johnson and Johnny Persol have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Persol?
This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for Harold Johnson and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Persol. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson88bouts

Persol3bouts

How They Win ↓

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