Have Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves ever fought each other?

Yes. Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times and Ingemar Johansson leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Johansson or Bygraves?

Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Johansson or Bygraves?

Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Joe Bygraves has 22. Joe Bygraves has more.

Do Johansson and Bygraves have any common opponents?

Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves share 8 common opponents: Wim Snoek, Dick Richardson and Heinz Neuhaus (and 5 others). Ingemar Johansson fared better against 5 of them.

Who is bigger, Johansson or Bygraves?

Joe Bygraves is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johansson and Bygraves?

This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ingemar Johansson vs Joe Bygraves — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Bygraves

Ingemar Johansson (26-2) and Joe Bygraves (42-28-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 8 common opponents.

Johansson

Wins17 KO · 65%

Losses

Draws28 tracked bouts

Bygraves

Wins22 KO · 52%

Losses

Draws72 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johansson leads 2–0

Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times; Johansson leads 2–0.
Met	1956Feb 24	1962Feb 9	Series
Ingemar JohanssonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Joe BygravesFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	PTSBygraves vs Johansson	TKOR7Bygraves vs Johansson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Johansson 6 · Bygraves 2 of 8 measurable rows

JohanssonEdge = longer wingBygraves

Record: 26-2 (edge)42-28-2
Win %0–100%: 92.9% (edge)
59.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 22: 17
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 65.38% (edge)
52.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 65% (edge)
52%
Times stopped^†max 7: 2 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 5.1: 2.7
5.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72: 28
72

† 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

Height+1″: Ingemar Johansson: 6′0″; Joe Bygraves: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Ingemar Johansson: 70″; Joe Bygraves: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Ingemar Johansson: Died aged 76; Joe Bygraves: Died aged 80
Stance: Ingemar Johansson: Orthodox; Joe Bygraves: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ingemar Johansson26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

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

Joe Bygraves42 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 52%19 on the cards 45%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ingemar Johansson 28, Joe Bygraves 72 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

8 shared

8 shared · Johansson better on 5 · Bygraves better on 1 · even on 28 shared · Ingemar Johansson better on 5 · Joe Bygraves better on 1 · even on 2

JohanssonIngemar Johansson

Opponent

BygravesJoe Bygraves

Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 5
1962Apr 1962
SnoekWim SnoekJohansson betterIngemar Johansson better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Joe Bygraves
Draw, PTS
1963Apr 1963
Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 8
1962Jun 1962
RichardsonDick RichardsonUnited Kingdom 31–14–2Johansson betterIngemar Johansson better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Joe Bygraves
Draw, PTS
1957May 1957
Ingemar Johansson
Win, TKO 4
1958Jul 1958
NeuhausHeinz NeuhausGermany 42–9–7 · HeavyweightJohansson betterIngemar Johansson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Bygraves
Loss, DQ
1957Jun 1957
Ingemar Johansson
Win, TKO 13
1958Feb 1958
ErskineJoe ErskineUnited Kingdom 45–8–1Johansson betterIngemar Johansson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Bygraves
Loss, PTS
1957Nov 1957
Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 5
1957May 1957
CooperHenry CooperUnited Kingdom 40–14–1 · HeavyweightJohansson betterIngemar Johansson better — 1–0 to 1–1
Joe Bygraves
1–1 against
Win, KO 9
1957Feb 1957
Loss, PTS
1955Apr 1955
Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 2
1956Dec 1956
BatesPeter BatesBygraves betterJoe Bygraves better — 2–0 to 1–0
Joe Bygraves
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1955Jun 1955
Win, PTS
1954Jul 1954
Ingemar Johansson
Win, UD
1955Apr 1955
BacilieriUber BacilieriItalyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Bygraves
Win, PTS
1956Jan 1956
Ingemar Johansson
Win, DQ 5
1955Mar 1955
PellegriniAldo PellegriniItalyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Bygraves
Win, KO
1955Dec 1955

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

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

Joe Bygraves has lost three straight, after one straight win. Bygraves last boxed on Mar 20, 1967.LWLLL

Walker Jan 1964Westphal Feb 1965Zech Mar 1965Chuvalo Dec 1965Corletti Mar 19675.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves ever fought each other?: Yes. Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times and Ingemar Johansson leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Johansson or Bygraves?: Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Johansson or Bygraves?: Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Joe Bygraves has 22. Joe Bygraves has more.
Do Johansson and Bygraves have any common opponents?: Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves share 8 common opponents: Wim Snoek, Dick Richardson and Heinz Neuhaus (and 5 others). Ingemar Johansson fared better against 5 of them.
Who is bigger, Johansson or Bygraves?: Joe Bygraves is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johansson and Bygraves?: This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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