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Ingemar Johansson vs Lloyd Barnett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ingemar Johansson

Lloyd Barnett

Ingemar Johansson (26-2) and Lloyd Barnett (0-4 across 4 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.

Johansson

26

Wins17 KO · 65%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Barnett

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Johansson leads 1–0

Ingemar Johansson and Lloyd Barnett have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.

Ingemar Johansson and Lloyd Barnett have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.
Met1953Mar 6Series
Ingemar JohanssonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lloyd BarnettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Johansson 5 · Barnett 1 of 6 measurable rows
JohanssonBarnett
Record†
26-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
92.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
65%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
4

† 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
Ingemar Johansson: 6′0″
Lloyd Barnett: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ingemar Johansson: 70″
Lloyd Barnett: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ingemar Johansson: Died aged 76
Lloyd Barnett: No date of birth
Stance
Ingemar Johansson: Orthodox
Lloyd Barnett: Not recorded

Ingemar Johansson left, Lloyd Barnett 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

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%

Lloyd Barnett0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Lloyd Barnett: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barnett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ingemar Johansson 28, Lloyd Barnett 4 — 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

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

Lloyd Barnett last boxed on Mar 6, 1953 — 26,893 days ago. Barnett had lost four straight.LLLL

Cockell Jan 1949Williams Feb 1950Cockell Mar 1950Johansson Mar 19531 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ingemar Johansson and Lloyd Barnett ever fought each other?
Yes. Ingemar Johansson and Lloyd Barnett met once on March 6, 1953, and Ingemar Johansson won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 6, 1953 · Johansson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johansson or Barnett?
Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Lloyd Barnett is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johansson26–292.9%

Barnett0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johansson or Barnett?
Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Lloyd Barnett has 0. Ingemar Johansson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johansson1765.4%

Barnett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Johansson and Barnett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ingemar Johansson and Lloyd Barnett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johansson and Barnett?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 4 bouts tracked for Lloyd Barnett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johansson28bouts

Barnett4bouts

How They Win ↓

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