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Joe Bygraves vs Johnny Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Bygraves

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Johnny Williams

Joe Bygraves (42-28-2) and Johnny Williams (60-11-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.

Bygraves

42

Wins22 KO · 52%

28

Losses

2

Draws72 tracked bouts

Williams

60

Wins38 KO · 63%

11

Losses

4

Draws82 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bygraves leads 1–0

Joe Bygraves and Johnny Williams have met 1 time; Bygraves leads 1–0.

Joe Bygraves and Johnny Williams have met 1 time; Bygraves leads 1–0.
Met1956Nov 16Series
Joe BygravesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny WilliamsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Bygraves 2 · Williams 6 of 8 measurable rows
BygravesWilliams
Record
42-28-260-11-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
59.7%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38
22
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52.38%
63.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
62% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
7 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
3.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
72
82

† 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
Joe Bygraves: 6′1″
Johnny Williams: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Joe Bygraves: Died aged 80
Johnny Williams: Died aged 80
Stance
Joe Bygraves: Orthodox
Johnny Williams: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Bygraves42 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Bygraves: 42 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (52%), 19 on the cards (45%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 52%19 on the cards 45%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Johnny Williams61 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

Johnny Williams: 61 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (62%) and 23 on the cards (38%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

38 by KO/TKO 62%23 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Bygraves 72, Johnny Williams 82 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Bygraves better on 4 · even on 3

Bygraves

Opponent

Williams

  • Joe Bygraves

    Loss, PTS

    1957

    ErskineEven

    Johnny Williams

    Loss, PTS

    1956

  • Joe Bygraves

    3–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1957

    Win, PTS

    1956

    Win, PTS

    1955

    LaveBygraves better

    Johnny Williams

    Win, TKO

    1955

  • Joe Bygraves

    Loss, DQ

    1957

    NeuhausEven

    Johnny Williams

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, KO

    1953

    Draw, PTS

    1951

  • Joe Bygraves

    Win, TKO

    1956

    GardnerBygraves better

    Johnny Williams

    1–2 against

    Loss, KO

    1955

    Win, PTS

    1952

    Loss, PTS

    1950

  • Joe Bygraves

    Win, TKO

    1955

    SalfeldEven

    Johnny Williams

    Win, PTS

    1954

  • Joe Bygraves

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1954

    Win, TKO

    1953

    PowellBygraves better

    Johnny Williams

    Win, KO

    1953

  • Joe Bygraves

    3–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1954

    Win, PTS

    1954

    Win, PTS

    1954

    SlavinBygraves better

    Johnny Williams

    Win, TKO

    1949

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

Joe Bygraves has lost three straight, after one straight win. Bygraves last boxed on Mar 20, 1967.LWLLL

Walker Jan 1964Westphal Feb 1965Zech Mar 1965Chuvalo Dec 1965Corletti Mar 19675.1 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Williams has lost four straight. Williams last boxed on Feb 15, 1968.DLLLL

Hoepner Feb 1956Jackson Apr 1956Erskine Aug 1956Bygraves Nov 1956Fuji Feb 19683.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Bygraves and Johnny Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Bygraves and Johnny Williams met once on November 16, 1956, and Joe Bygraves won by TKO.
The meeting

WNov 16, 1956 · Bygraves · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bygraves or Williams?
Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2 and Johnny Williams is 60-11-4. Johnny Williams has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bygraves42–28–259.7%

Williams60–11–482.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bygraves or Williams?
Joe Bygraves has 22 knockout wins and Johnny Williams has 38. Johnny Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bygraves2252.4%

Williams3863.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bygraves and Williams have any common opponents?
Joe Bygraves and Johnny Williams share 7 common opponents: Joe Erskine, Kitione Lave and Heinz Neuhaus (and 4 others). Joe Bygraves fared better against 4 of them.
7 shared opponents

Joe ErskineLL

Kitione LaveWW

Heinz NeuhausL0–1–1

Jack GardnerW1–2

and 3 more

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bygraves and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves and 82 bouts tracked for Johnny Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bygraves72bouts

Williams82bouts

How They Win ↓

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