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Joe Louis vs Johnny Davison — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Louis

Johnny Davison

Joe Louis (66-3) and Johnny Davison (2-6 across 8 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.

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 tracked bouts

Davison

Tracked record

2–6

counted from 8 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

Louis leads 1–0

Joe Louis and Johnny Davison have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.

Joe Louis and Johnny Davison have met 1 time; Louis leads 1–0.
Met1944Nov 14Series
Joe LouisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny DavisonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Louis 7 · Davison 0 of 7 measurable rows
LouisDavison
Record†
66-3 (edge)2-6
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.79%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
8

† 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 Louis: 6′2″
Johnny Davison: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Louis: 76″
Johnny Davison: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Johnny Davison: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Louis: Orthodox
Johnny Davison: Not recorded

Joe Louis left, Johnny Davison 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 Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Johnny Davison2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Johnny Davison: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Louis 72, Johnny Davison 8 — 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 Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Davison last boxed on Jan 10, 1998 — 10,511 days ago. Davison had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Qawi Jan 1981Lampkin Jul 1983Qawi Sep 1983Sprott Feb 1997Sprott Jan 19980.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Louis and Johnny Davison ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Louis and Johnny Davison met once on November 14, 1944, and Joe Louis won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 14, 1944 · Louis · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Louis or Davison?
Joe Louis is 66-3 and Johnny Davison is 2-6 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Louis66–395.7%

Davison2–625%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Louis or Davison?
Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Johnny Davison has 0. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Louis5278.8%

Davison0

The Numbers ↓
Do Louis and Davison have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Louis and Johnny Davison have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and Davison?
This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 8 bouts tracked for Johnny Davison. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Louis72bouts

Davison8bouts

How They Win ↓

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