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Jersey Joe Walcott vs Johnny Denson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jersey Joe Walcott

Johnny Denson

Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and Johnny Denson (0-2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Walcott

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

20

Losses

1

Draw70 tracked bouts

Denson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Walcott leads 1–0

Jersey Joe Walcott and Johnny Denson have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.

Jersey Joe Walcott and Johnny Denson have met 1 time; Walcott leads 1–0.
Met1945Sep 20Series
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny DensonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Walcott 4 · Denson 1 of 5 measurable rows
WalcottDenson
Record†
49-20-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
70.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.27%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
63%—
Times stopped‡max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
2

† 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
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Johnny Denson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Johnny Denson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Johnny Denson: No date of birth
Stance
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox
Johnny Denson: Not recorded

Jersey Joe Walcott left, Johnny Denson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Jersey Joe Walcott: 49 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (63%), 17 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Johnny Denson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny Denson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Denson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jersey Joe Walcott 70, Johnny Denson 2 — 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

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Denson last boxed on Sep 20, 1945 — 29,617 days ago. Denson had lost two straight.LL

Godoy Mar 1945Walcott Sep 1945

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jersey Joe Walcott and Johnny Denson ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and Johnny Denson met once on September 20, 1945, and Jersey Joe Walcott won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 20, 1945 · Walcott · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walcott or Denson?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Johnny Denson is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jersey Joe Walcott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Walcott49–20–170.7%

Denson0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walcott or Denson?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Johnny Denson has 0. Jersey Joe Walcott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walcott3163.3%

Denson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Walcott and Denson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jersey Joe Walcott and Johnny Denson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walcott and Denson?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 2 bouts tracked for Johnny Denson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walcott70bouts

Denson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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