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.
Ingemar Johansson (26-2) and Peter Bates (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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 Peter Bates — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ingemar Johansson leads 1–0- Ingemar Johansson wonJohansson vs BatesDec 28, 1956 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 26-2 (edge)
- Record
- 1-1
- 92.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 17 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 65.38%
- KO rate
- —
- 65%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7
- Bouts per year
- —
- 28
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- Sweden
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIngemar Johansson · 26 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1
Peter Bates · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (28 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared 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
Peter Bates
LW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 28, 1956
Common Questions
- Have Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates met once on December 28, 1956, and Ingemar Johansson won by KO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Ingemar Johansson or Peter Bates?
- Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Peter Bates is 1-1 across the 2 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Ingemar Johansson or Peter Bates?
- Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Peter Bates has 1. Ingemar Johansson has more.
- Do Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates have any common opponents?
- Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates share 1 common opponent: Henry Cooper. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates?
- This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 2 bouts tracked for Peter Bates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.