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John L. Johnson vs Lou Esa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John L. Johnson

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Lou Esa

John L. Johnson (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Lou Esa (19-6-1) 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.

Johnson

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Esa

19

Wins16 KO · 84%

6

Losses

1

Draw26 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

Esa leads 1–0

John L. Johnson and Lou Esa have met 1 time; Esa leads 1–0.

John L. Johnson and Lou Esa have met 1 time; Esa leads 1–0.
Met1977Jun 14Series
John L. JohnsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lou EsaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 0 · Esa 5 of 5 measurable rows
JohnsonEsa
Record†
0-619-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
75% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—84%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
0.4
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
6
26

† 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
John L. Johnson: No height on file
Lou Esa: 6′6″
Agenot held
John L. Johnson: No date of birth
Lou Esa: 74
Stance
John L. Johnson: Not recorded
Lou Esa: Orthodox

John L. Johnson left, Lou Esa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John L. Johnson0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

John L. Johnson: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

Lou Esa19 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Lou Esa: 19 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (84%) and 3 on the cards (16%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Johnson 6, Lou Esa 26 — 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

John L. Johnson last boxed on Jun 15, 1987 — 14,373 days ago. Johnson had lost six straight.LLLLL

LeDoux Nov 1974Esa Jun 1977Tubbs Nov 1980Ribalta Oct 1982Daniels Jun 19870.4 tracked bouts per year

Lou Esa last boxed on Aug 18, 1981 — 16,500 days ago. Esa had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Tate Oct 1977Connell Jul 1979Starkey Mar 1980Funches Apr 1980Schmidt Aug 19814.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Johnson and Lou Esa ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Johnson and Lou Esa met once on June 14, 1977, and Lou Esa won by KO.
The meeting

LJun 14, 1977 · Esa · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Esa?
John L. Johnson is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Lou Esa is 19-6-1. Lou Esa has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson0–60%

Esa19–6–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Esa?
John L. Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Lou Esa has 16. Lou Esa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson0

Esa1684.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Esa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Johnson and Lou Esa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Esa?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for John L. Johnson and 26 bouts tracked for Lou Esa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson6bouts

Esa26bouts

How They Win ↓

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