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Ingemar Johansson vs Peter Bates — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ingemar Johansson

Peter Bates

Ingemar Johansson (26-2) and Peter Bates (2-6 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Johansson

26

Wins17 KO · 65%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Bates

Tracked record

2–6

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

Johansson leads 1–0

Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.

Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates have met 1 time; Johansson leads 1–0.
Met1956Dec 28Series
Ingemar JohanssonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Peter BatesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Johansson 6 · Bates 1 of 7 measurable rows
JohanssonBates
Record†
26-2 (edge)2-6
Win %0–100%
92.9% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
65.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
65%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
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

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

Ingemar Johansson left, Peter Bates 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%

Peter Bates2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Peter Bates: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ingemar Johansson 28, Peter Bates 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Johansson better on 3 · even on 1

Johansson

Opponent

Bates

  • Ingemar Johansson

    Win, PTS

    1963

    LondonJohansson better

    Peter Bates

    Loss, KO

    1957

  • Ingemar Johansson

    Win, KO 8

    1962

    RichardsonJohansson better

    Peter Bates

    Loss, TKO

    1955

  • Ingemar Johansson

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 7

    1962

    Win, PTS

    1956

    BygravesJohansson better

    Peter Bates

    0–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1955

    Loss, PTS

    1954

  • Ingemar Johansson

    Win, KO 5

    1957

    CooperEven

    Peter Bates

    Win, TKO 5

    1956

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

Peter Bates last boxed on Jan 29, 1963 — 23,273 days ago. Bates had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Hecht May 1956Cooper Sep 1956Johansson Dec 1956London Jul 1957Walker Jan 19630.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WDec 28, 1956 · Johansson · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johansson or Bates?
Ingemar Johansson is 26-2 and Peter Bates is 2-6 across the 8 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%

Bates2–625%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johansson or Bates?
Ingemar Johansson has 17 knockout wins and Peter Bates has 2. Ingemar Johansson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johansson1765.4%

Bates2

The Numbers ↓
Do Johansson and Bates have any common opponents?
Ingemar Johansson and Peter Bates share 4 common opponents: Brian London, Dick Richardson and Joe Bygraves (and 1 other). Ingemar Johansson fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Brian LondonWL

Dick RichardsonWL

Joe BygravesWL

Henry CooperWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johansson and Bates?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson and 8 bouts tracked for Peter Bates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johansson28bouts

Bates8bouts

How They Win ↓

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