Ingemar Johansson (26-2) and Joe Erskine (4-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Ingemar Johansson vs Joe Erskine — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ingemar Johansson leads 1–0- Ingemar Johansson wonJohansson vs ErskineFeb 21, 1958 · TKO · R13
The Numbers
- 26-2 (edge)
- Record
- 4-6-1
- 92.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 40.9%
- 17 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 65.38% (edge)
- KO rate
- 0%
- 65% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.3
- 28
- Bouts tracked
- 11
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 93
- Age
- 92
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- Sweden
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIngemar Johansson · 26 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1
Joe Erskine · 5 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
4
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (28 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedIngemar Johansson
WKO R5 · May 1957Joe Erskine
LTKO R9 · Apr 1962LTKO R5 · Mar 1961LTKO R12 · Nov 1959WPTS · Sep 1957WPTS · Nov 1955
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ingemar Johansson
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1963
Joe Erskine
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Mar 3, 1964
Common Questions
- Have Ingemar Johansson and Joe Erskine ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ingemar Johansson and Joe Erskine met once on February 21, 1958, and Ingemar Johansson won by TKO in round 13.
- Who has the better record, Ingemar Johansson or Joe Erskine?
- Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Joe Erskine is 4-6-1. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ingemar Johansson or Joe Erskine?
- Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Joe Erskine has 0. Ingemar Johansson has more.
- Do Ingemar Johansson and Joe Erskine have any common opponents?
- Ingemar Johansson and Joe Erskine share 1 common opponent: Henry Cooper. Ingemar Johansson fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ingemar Johansson and Joe Erskine?
- This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 11 bouts tracked for Joe Erskine. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.