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Jim Johnson vs Sam McVey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jim Johnson

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Sam McVey

Jim Johnson (35-35-13) and Sam McVey (78-18-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share 10 common opponents.

Johnson

35

Wins23 KO · 66%

35

Losses

13

Draws84 tracked bouts

McVey

78

Wins60 KO · 77%

18

Losses

13

Draws112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McVey leads 6–0 with 1 draw

Jim Johnson and Sam McVey have met 7 times; McVey leads 6–0 with 1 draw.

Jim Johnson and Sam McVey have met 7 times; McVey leads 6–0 with 1 draw.
Met1910Aug 71910Nov 191914Dec 101915Feb 201915Jun 91917Aug 121917Oct 14Series
Jim JohnsonFighter ADDrawLLostLLostLLostLLostLLostLLost0–6–1W–L–D
Sam McVeyFighter BDDrawWWonWWonWWonWWonWWonWWon6–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSKOR21NWSPTSNWSPTSPTS7Meetings

The Numbers

Johnson 2 · McVey 5 of 7 measurable rows
JohnsonMcVey
Record
35-35-1378-18-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
77.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 60
23
60 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
65.71%
76.92% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66%
77% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.9
8.9 (edge)
5.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
84
112

† 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
Jim Johnson: 5′11″
Sam McVey: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Jim Johnson: Died aged 31
Sam McVey: Died aged 37
Stance
Jim Johnson: Not recorded
Sam McVey: Orthodox

Jim Johnson left, Sam McVey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jim Johnson35 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

Jim Johnson: 35 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (66%), 4 on the cards (11%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (23%). Counted from 84 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 66%4 on the cards 11%8 by another method or unrecorded 23%

Sam McVey78 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Sam McVey: 78 tracked wins — 60 by KO/TKO (77%), 13 on the cards (17%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

60 by KO/TKO 77%13 on the cards 17%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jim Johnson 84, Sam McVey 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

10 shared

10 shared · Johnson better on 2 · McVey better on 6 · even on 2

Johnson

Opponent

McVey

  • Jim Johnson

    1–1–1 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1917

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Loss, NWS

    1910

    ClarkMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    5–0–1 against

    Draw, NWS

    1921

    Win, NWS

    1921

    Win, PTS

    1921

    Win, TKO 15

    1917

    Win, PTS

    1917

    Win, PTS

    1915

  • Jim Johnson

    1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1917

    Win, TKO 2

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    WillsJohnson better

    Sam McVey

    2–3 against

    No contest, NC 6

    1920

    Loss, PTS

    1918

    Loss, KO 5

    1918

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Win, NWS

    1915

    Win, PTS

    1914

  • Jim Johnson

    0–11–1 against

    Loss, NWS

    1918

    Loss, NWS

    1918

    Loss, PTS

    1918

    Loss, PTS

    1917

    Loss, KO

    1916

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1910

    LangfordMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    3–7–6 against

    Loss, NWS

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Win, KO 8

    1915

    Win, PTS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1913

    Loss, KO 13

    1912

    Loss, TKO 11

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Win, PTS

    1911

    Draw, PTS

    1911

  • Jim Johnson

    2–7–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, DQ

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1912

    Win, NWS

    1912

    JeanetteMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    1–2–2 against

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1909

    Loss, RTD

    1909

    Win, PTS

    1909

    Loss, NWS

    1907

  • Jim Johnson

    Win, KO 7

    1915

    PelkeyEven

    Sam McVey

    Win, KO 4

    1914

  • Jim Johnson

    Draw, PTS

    1913

    JohnsonJohnson better

    Sam McVey

    0–3 against

    Loss, KO

    1904

    Loss, PTS

    1903

    Loss, PTS

    1903

  • Jim Johnson

    0–2 against

    Loss, DQ 3

    1912

    Loss, KO 4

    1911

    LangfordMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    Win, KO 9

    1911

  • Jim Johnson

    Win, TKO 11

    1911

    SmithEven

    Sam McVey

    Win, KO 3

    1908

  • Jim Johnson

    Win, TKO 4

    1911

    DrummondMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    4–0–1 against

    Win, KO

    1910

    Win, KO 7

    1909

    Win, KO 5

    1909

    Draw, PTS

    1908

    No contest, NC

    1908

    Win, KO 4

    1908

  • Jim Johnson

    Draw, NWS

    1910

    KubiakMcVey better

    Sam McVey

    Win, KO 10

    1910

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

Jim Johnson has lost six straight. Johnson last boxed on Aug 27, 1918.LLLLL

Langford Jun 1918Norfolk Jul 1918Langford Aug 1918Langford Aug 1918Jeanette Aug 19188.9 tracked bouts per year

Sam McVey drew the most recent tracked bout with Jeff Clark. McVey last boxed on Aug 1, 1921.NCNCWWD

Wills Sep 1920Thompson Mar 1921Clark Mar 1921Clark Jul 1921Clark Aug 19215.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jim Johnson and Sam McVey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Johnson and Sam McVey have met 7 times and Sam McVey leads the series 6-0 with 1 draw.
The 7 meetings

LOct 14, 1917 · McVey · PTS

LAug 12, 1917 · McVey · PTS

LJun 9, 1915 · McVey · NWS

LFeb 20, 1915 · McVey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or McVey?
Jim Johnson is 35-35-13 and Sam McVey is 78-18-13. Sam McVey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Johnson35–35–1350%

McVey78–18–1377.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or McVey?
Jim Johnson has 23 knockout wins and Sam McVey has 60. Sam McVey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson2365.7%

McVey6076.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and McVey have any common opponents?
Jim Johnson and Sam McVey share 10 common opponents: Jeff Clark, Harry Wills and Sam Langford (and 7 others). Sam McVey fared better against 6 of them.
10 shared opponents

Jeff Clark1–1–15–0–1

Harry Wills1–22–3

Sam Langford0–11–13–7–6

Joe Jeanette2–7–11–2–2

and 6 more

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and McVey?
This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Jim Johnson and 112 bouts tracked for Sam McVey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson84bouts

McVey112bouts

How They Win ↓

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