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Joe Jeanette (120-24-21) and John Lester Johnson (1-11-1 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Joe Jeanette vs John Lester Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Jeanette

120–24–21

176 tracked bouts

John Lester Johnson

Tracked record

1–11–1

13 tracked bouts

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

Joe Jeanette leads 2–0

The Numbers

120-24-21 (edge)
Record
1-11-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

79.1% (edge)
Win %
11.5%
69 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
57.5%
KO rate
54% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
3

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
10 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

176
Bouts tracked
13

Tale of the Tape

147
Age
133
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Joe Jeanette · 128 wins

KO/TKO
69
Decision
10
Other
49

John Lester Johnson · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (176 and 13 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Joe Jeanette

    LNWS · Oct 1918LNWS · Jul 1918

    Kid Norfolk

    John Lester Johnson

    LNWS · Jun 1922LNWS · Feb 1921LKO R1 · Jun 1920WDQ R3 · Jun 1920LPTS · Oct 1919
  • Joe Jeanette

    LNWS · Oct 1919DNWS · Jun 1914DPTS · Jul 1913

    Harry Wills

    John Lester Johnson

    LNWS · Jun 1919LNWS · Apr 1916LPTS · Mar 1915
  • Joe Jeanette

    LNWS · Sep 1917LKO R7 · May 1916WPTS · Apr 1915DNWS · Oct 1914LPTS · Dec 1913WNWS · Oct 1913LNWS · Sep 1911LPTS · Jan 1911LPTS · Sep 1910LNWS · Sep 1908DPTS · Mar 1908DPTS · Jan 1907LPTS · Apr 1906WTKO R8 · Dec 1905

    Sam Langford

    John Lester Johnson

    LKO R1 · Sep 1913

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Joe Jeanette

DWLWW

No active streak · last fought Jun 1, 1922

John Lester Johnson

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought Oct 31, 1952

Common Questions

Have Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson have met 2 times and Joe Jeanette leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Joe Jeanette or John Lester Johnson?
Joe Jeanette is 120-24-21 and John Lester Johnson is 1-11-1 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Jeanette has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Joe Jeanette or John Lester Johnson?
Joe Jeanette has 69 knockout wins and John Lester Johnson has 0. Joe Jeanette has more.
Do Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson have any common opponents?
Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson share 3 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Harry Wills and Sam Langford. Joe Jeanette fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 176 bouts tracked for Joe Jeanette and 13 bouts tracked for John Lester Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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