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John Lester Johnson vs Kid Norfolk — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Lester Johnson

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Kid Norfolk

John Lester Johnson (39-29-6) and Kid Norfolk (115-28-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Johnson

39

Wins23 KO · 59%

29

Losses

6

Draws12 tracked bouts

Norfolk

115

Wins48 KO · 42%

28

Losses

8

Draws151 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Norfolk leads 4–1

John Lester Johnson and Kid Norfolk have met 5 times; Norfolk leads 4–1.

John Lester Johnson and Kid Norfolk have met 5 times; Norfolk leads 4–1.
Met1919Oct 31920Jun 71920Jun 141921Feb 21922Jun 2Series
John Lester JohnsonFighter ALLostWWonLLostLLostLLost1–4W–L
Kid NorfolkFighter BWWonLLostWWonWWonWWon4–1W–L
ResultPTSDQR3KOR1NWSNWS5Meetings

The Numbers

Johnson 2 · Norfolk 5 of 7 measurable rows
JohnsonNorfolk
Record
39-29-6115-28-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
56.8%
78.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
23
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
58.97% (edge)
41.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
43% (edge)
Times stopped†max 7
2 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 9.9
1.4
9.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151
12
151

† 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

Height+2″
John Lester Johnson: 6′0″ (edge)
Kid Norfolk: 5′10″
Reachnot held
John Lester Johnson: No reach on file
Kid Norfolk: 74″
Agenot comparable
John Lester Johnson: Died aged 74
Kid Norfolk: Died aged 74
Stance
John Lester Johnson: Not recorded
Kid Norfolk: Orthodox

John Lester Johnson left, Kid Norfolk 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 Lester Johnson1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

John Lester Johnson: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Kid Norfolk114 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

Kid Norfolk: 114 tracked wins — 49 by KO/TKO (43%), 36 on the cards (32%) and 29 by another method or unrecorded (25%). Counted from 151 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

49 by KO/TKO 43%36 on the cards 32%29 by another method or unrecorded 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Lester Johnson 12, Kid Norfolk 151 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Norfolk better on 2 · even on 1

Johnson

Opponent

Norfolk

  • John Lester Johnson

    0–3 against

    Loss, NWS

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    WillsNorfolk better

    Kid Norfolk

    Loss, KO 2

    1922

  • John Lester Johnson

    0–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    JeanetteNorfolk better

    Kid Norfolk

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1918

  • John Lester Johnson

    Loss, KO 1

    1913

    LangfordEven

    Kid Norfolk

    Loss, KO 2

    1917

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

John Lester Johnson has lost three straight, after one straight win. Johnson last boxed on Jun 2, 1922.LWLLL

Norfolk Oct 1919Norfolk Jun 1920Norfolk Jun 1920Norfolk Feb 1921Norfolk Jun 19221.4 tracked bouts per year

Kid Norfolk has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Norfolk last boxed on Mar 19, 1926.WWLLL

Reddick May 1925Farmer Jun 1925Johnson Jun 1925Moody Sep 1925Moore Mar 19269.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Lester Johnson and Kid Norfolk ever fought each other?
Yes. John Lester Johnson and Kid Norfolk have met 5 times and Kid Norfolk leads the series 4-1.
The 5 meetings

LJun 2, 1922 · Norfolk · NWS

LFeb 2, 1921 · Norfolk · NWS

LJun 14, 1920 · Norfolk · KO R1

WJun 7, 1920 · Johnson · DQ R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Norfolk?
John Lester Johnson is 39-29-6 and Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8. Kid Norfolk has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Johnson39–29–656.8%

Norfolk115–28–878.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Norfolk?
John Lester Johnson has 23 knockout wins and Kid Norfolk has 48. Kid Norfolk has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson2359%

Norfolk4841.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Norfolk have any common opponents?
John Lester Johnson and Kid Norfolk share 3 common opponents: Harry Wills, Joe Jeanette and Sam Langford. Kid Norfolk fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Harry WillsLL

Joe JeanetteLW

Sam LangfordLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Johnson or Norfolk?
John Lester Johnson is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Johnson182 cm

Norfolk178 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Norfolk?
This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for John Lester Johnson and 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson12bouts

Norfolk151bouts

How They Win ↓

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