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.
Johnny Bratton (60-24-3) and Melvin Bartholomew (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Johnny Bratton vs Melvin Bartholomew — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Johnny Bratton leads 2–0- Johnny Bratton wonBratton vs BartholomewJan 7, 1949 · PTS
- Johnny Bratton wonBratton vs BartholomewMay 14, 1945 · KO · R4
The Numbers
- 60-24-3 (edge)
- Record
- 2-5
- 70.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 28.6%
- 34 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 56.67%
- KO rate
- —
- 57% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 88
- Bouts tracked
- 7
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 98
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohnny Bratton · 60 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
26
Other
0
Melvin Bartholomew · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (88 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJohnny Bratton
WKO R4 · Dec 1948Melvin Bartholomew
LPTS · Jul 1952LUD · Jul 1947WUD · Mar 1947WKO R3 · Jul 1945
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Johnny Bratton
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Mar 17, 1955
Melvin Bartholomew
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jul 11, 1952
Common Questions
- Have Johnny Bratton and Melvin Bartholomew ever fought each other?
- Yes. Johnny Bratton and Melvin Bartholomew have met 2 times and Johnny Bratton leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Johnny Bratton or Melvin Bartholomew?
- Johnny Bratton is 60-24-3 and Melvin Bartholomew is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Bratton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Johnny Bratton or Melvin Bartholomew?
- Johnny Bratton has 34 knockout wins and Melvin Bartholomew has 1. Johnny Bratton has more.
- Do Johnny Bratton and Melvin Bartholomew have any common opponents?
- Johnny Bratton and Melvin Bartholomew share 1 common opponent: Joe Brown. Johnny Bratton fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnny Bratton and Melvin Bartholomew?
- This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for Johnny Bratton and 7 bouts tracked for Melvin Bartholomew. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.