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

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Joe Erskine

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Johnny Williams

Joe Erskine (45-8-1) 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 3 common opponents.

Erskine

45

Wins

8

Losses

1

Draw54 tracked bouts

Williams

60

Wins38 KO · 63%

11

Losses

4

Draws82 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Erskine leads 1–0

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

Joe Erskine and Johnny Williams have met 1 time; Erskine leads 1–0.
Met1956Aug 27Series
Joe ErskineFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny WilliamsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Erskine 4 · Williams 3 of 7 measurable rows
ErskineWilliams
Record
45-8-1 (edge)60-11-4
Win %0–100%
84.3% (edge)
82.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
0
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
63.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
29%
62% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
6 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
3.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
54
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

Agenot comparable
Joe Erskine: 92
Johnny Williams: Died aged 80
Stance
Joe Erskine: Orthodox
Johnny Williams: Not recorded

Joe Erskine 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 Erskine45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Joe Erskine: 45 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (29%), 30 on the cards (67%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 29%30 on the cards 67%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

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 Erskine 54, Johnny Williams 82 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Erskine better on 1 · even on 2

Erskine

Opponent

Williams

  • Joe Erskine

    Win, PTS

    1957

    BygravesErskine better

    Johnny Williams

    Loss, TKO

    1956

  • Joe Erskine

    Win, TKO

    1955

    VerdoolaegheEven

    Johnny Williams

    Win, PTS

    1953

  • Joe Erskine

    Win, PTS

    1955

    AdamsEven

    Johnny Williams

    Win, PTS

    1953

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 Erskine last boxed on Oct 27, 1964 — 22,643 days ago. Erskine had won two in a row before losing a decision to Billy Walker.WLWWL

Mack Aug 1963Mildenberger Oct 1963Bodell Mar 1964Prescott Apr 1964Walker Oct 19645.1 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 Erskine and Johnny Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Erskine and Johnny Williams met once on August 27, 1956, and Joe Erskine won by PTS.
The meeting

WAug 27, 1956 · Erskine · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Erskine or Williams?
Joe Erskine is 45-8-1 and Johnny Williams is 60-11-4. Joe Erskine has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Erskine45–8–184.3%

Williams60–11–482.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Erskine or Williams?
Joe Erskine has 0 knockout wins and Johnny Williams has 38. Johnny Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Erskine0

Williams3863.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Erskine and Williams have any common opponents?
Joe Erskine and Johnny Williams share 3 common opponents: Joe Bygraves, Bernard Verdoolaeghe and Ansell Adams. Joe Erskine fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Erskine and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Joe Erskine and 82 bouts tracked for Johnny Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Erskine54bouts

Williams82bouts

How They Win ↓

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