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Joe Bygraves vs Les Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Bygraves

Les Johnson

Joe Bygraves (42-28-2) and Les Johnson (0-4 across 4 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.

Bygraves

42

Wins22 KO · 52%

28

Losses

2

Draws72 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Bygraves leads 1–0

Joe Bygraves and Les Johnson have met 1 time; Bygraves leads 1–0.

Joe Bygraves and Les Johnson have met 1 time; Bygraves leads 1–0.
Met1953Mar 26Series
Joe BygravesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Les JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Bygraves 4 · Johnson 1 of 5 measurable rows
BygravesJohnson
Record†
42-28-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
59.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
52%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
4

† 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
Joe Bygraves: 6′1″
Les Johnson: No height on file
Agenot held
Joe Bygraves: Died aged 80
Les Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Bygraves: Orthodox
Les Johnson: Not recorded

Joe Bygraves left, Les Johnson 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%

Les Johnson0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Les Johnson: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Bygraves 72, Les Johnson 4 — 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

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

Les Johnson last boxed on Mar 26, 1953 — 26,871 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight.LLLL

Allen May 1943Allen Aug 1946Allen Nov 1947Bygraves Mar 19530.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Bygraves and Les Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Bygraves and Les Johnson met once on March 26, 1953, and Joe Bygraves won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 26, 1953 · Bygraves · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bygraves or Johnson?
Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2 and Les Johnson is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Bygraves has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bygraves42–28–259.7%

Johnson0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bygraves or Johnson?
Joe Bygraves has 22 knockout wins and Les Johnson has 0. Joe Bygraves has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bygraves2252.4%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Bygraves and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Bygraves and Les Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bygraves and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves and 4 bouts tracked for Les Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bygraves72bouts

Johnson4bouts

How They Win ↓

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