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Holman Williams vs Johnny Lucas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Holman Williams

Johnny Lucas

Holman Williams (146-31-11) and Johnny Lucas (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Williams

146

Wins36 KO · 25%

31

Losses

11

Draws189 tracked bouts

Lucas

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 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

Holman Williams and Johnny Lucas have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Holman Williams and Johnny Lucas have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1937Feb 81937Jul 6Series
Holman WilliamsFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Johnny LucasFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Williams 5 · Lucas 1 of 6 measurable rows
WilliamsLucas
Record†
146-31-11 (edge)2-5-1
Win %0–100%
80.6% (edge)
31.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 36
36 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
24.66%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
25% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 11.9
11.9 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 189
189
8

† 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

Reachnot held
Holman Williams: 71″
Johnny Lucas: No reach on file
Agenot held
Holman Williams: Died aged 52
Johnny Lucas: No date of birth
Stance
Holman Williams: Orthodox
Johnny Lucas: Not recorded

Holman Williams left, Johnny Lucas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Holman Williams146 wins · from 189 tracked bouts

Holman Williams: 146 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (25%) and 110 on the cards (75%). Counted from 189 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 25%110 on the cards 75%

Johnny Lucas2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Johnny Lucas: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 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 — Holman Williams 189, Johnny Lucas 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Lucas better on 1

Williams

Opponent

Lucas

  • Holman Williams

    3–8–2 against

    Win, UD

    1945

    Loss, SD

    1945

    Draw, PTS

    1944

    Loss, PTS

    1943

    Loss, PTS

    1942

    Loss, UD

    1942

    Win, UD

    1942

    Draw, SD

    1941

    Loss, UD

    1940

    Loss, PTS

    1937

    Win, PTS

    1937

    Loss, PTS

    1936

    Loss, MD

    1936

    HardwickLucas better

    Johnny Lucas

    1–3 against

    Loss, TKO 8

    1937

    Win, SD

    1937

    Loss, SD

    1937

    Loss, PTS

    1934

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

Holman Williams has lost two straight, after one straight win. Williams last boxed on Jun 30, 1948.LLWLL

Lytell Jul 1947Basora Nov 1947Bell Nov 1947Basora Mar 1948James Jun 194811.9 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Lucas last boxed on Jul 26, 1937 — 32,600 days ago. Lucas had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Williams Feb 1937Hardwick May 1937Hardwick Jun 1937Williams Jul 1937Hardwick Jul 19371.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Holman Williams and Johnny Lucas ever fought each other?
Yes. Holman Williams and Johnny Lucas have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WJul 6, 1937 · Williams · PTS

LFeb 8, 1937 · Lucas · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Williams or Lucas?
Holman Williams is 146-31-11 and Johnny Lucas is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Holman Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Williams146–31–1180.6%

Lucas2–5–131.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Lucas?
Holman Williams has 36 knockout wins and Johnny Lucas has 0. Holman Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Williams3624.7%

Lucas0

The Numbers ↓
Do Williams and Lucas have any common opponents?
Holman Williams and Johnny Lucas share 1 common opponent: Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Johnny Lucas fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Herbert Lewis Hardwick3–8–21–3

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Lucas?
This comparison is drawn from 189 bouts tracked for Holman Williams and 8 bouts tracked for Johnny Lucas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Williams189bouts

Lucas8bouts

How They Win ↓

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