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Hein ten Hoff vs Ingemar Johansson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Hein ten Hoff

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Ingemar Johansson

Hein ten Hoff (32-7-4) and Ingemar Johansson (26-2) 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.

Hoff

32

Wins28 KO · 88%

7

Losses

4

Draws2 tracked bouts

Johansson

26

Wins17 KO · 65%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johansson leads 1–0

Hein ten Hoff and Ingemar Johansson have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.

Hein ten Hoff and Ingemar Johansson have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.
Met1955Aug 28Series
Hein ten HoffFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ingemar JohanssonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Hoff 3 · Johansson 4 of 7 measurable rows
HoffJohansson
Record
32-7-426-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.1%
92.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
87.5% (edge)
65.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—65%
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
0.4
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
2
28

† 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
Hein ten Hoff: No height on file
Ingemar Johansson: 6′0″
Reach+14″
Hein ten Hoff: 84″ (edge)
Ingemar Johansson: 70″
Agenot comparable
Hein ten Hoff: Died aged 83
Ingemar Johansson: Died aged 76
Stance
Hein ten Hoff: Not recorded
Ingemar Johansson: Orthodox

Hein ten Hoff left, Ingemar Johansson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hein ten Hoff0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Hein ten Hoff: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hoff yet.

Ingemar Johansson26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Ingemar Johansson: 26 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (65%), 8 on the cards (31%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 65%8 on the cards 31%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hein ten Hoff 2, Ingemar Johansson 28 — 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

Hein ten Hoff has lost two straight. Hoff last boxed on Aug 28, 1955.LL

Walcott May 1950Johansson Aug 19550.4 tracked bouts per year

Ingemar Johansson has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Floyd Patterson. Johansson last boxed on Apr 21, 1963.LWWWW

Patterson Mar 1961Bygraves Feb 1962Snoek Apr 1962Richardson Jun 1962London Apr 19632.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hein ten Hoff and Ingemar Johansson ever fought each other?
Yes. Hein ten Hoff and Ingemar Johansson met once on August 28, 1955, and Ingemar Johansson won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LAug 28, 1955 · Johansson · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hoff or Johansson?
Hein ten Hoff is 32-7-4 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hoff32–7–479.1%

Johansson26–292.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hoff or Johansson?
Hein ten Hoff has 28 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Hein ten Hoff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hoff2887.5%

Johansson1765.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hoff and Johansson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hein ten Hoff and Ingemar Johansson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hoff and Johansson?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Hein ten Hoff and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hoff2bouts

Johansson28bouts

How They Win ↓

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