Have Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce have met 2 times and Johnny Bratton leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Bratton or Joyce?

Johnny Bratton is 60-24-3 and Willie Joyce is 71-21-10. Willie Joyce has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Bratton or Joyce?

Johnny Bratton has 34 knockout wins and Willie Joyce has 16. Johnny Bratton has more.

Do Bratton and Joyce have any common opponents?

Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce share 9 common opponents: Johnny Cesario, Ike Williams and Beau Jack (and 6 others). Willie Joyce fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bratton and Joyce?

This comparison is drawn from 87 bouts tracked for Johnny Bratton and 103 bouts tracked for Willie Joyce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Bratton vs Willie Joyce — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Bratton (60-24-3) and Willie Joyce (71-21-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 9 common opponents.

Bratton

Wins34 KO · 57%

Losses

Draws87 tracked bouts

Joyce

Wins16 KO · 23%

Losses

Draws103 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bratton leads 2–0

Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce have met 2 times; Bratton leads 2–0.
Met	1946Oct 31	1946Dec 20	Series
Johnny BrattonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Willie JoyceFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	SDBratton vs Joyce	UDBratton vs Joyce	2Meetings

The Numbers

Bratton 4 · Joyce 4 of 8 measurable rows

BrattonEdge = longer wingJoyce

Record: 60-24-371-21-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 70.7%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%: 56.67% (edge)
22.54%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 57% (edge)
23%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 11: 8.1
11 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103: 87
103

† 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

Agenot held: Johnny Bratton: Died aged 65; Willie Joyce: No date of birth
Stance: Johnny Bratton: Orthodox; Willie Joyce: Orthodox

Johnny Bratton left, Willie Joyce right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Bratton60 wins · from 87 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 57%26 on the cards 43%

Willie Joyce71 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 23%55 on the cards 77%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Bratton 87, Willie Joyce 103 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Bratton better on 2 · Joyce better on 4 · even on 39 shared · Johnny Bratton better on 2 · Willie Joyce better on 4 · even on 3

BrattonJohnny Bratton

Opponent

JoyceWillie Joyce

Johnny Bratton
Win, TKO 3
1950Nov 1950
CesarioJohnny CesarioBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Willie Joyce
Loss, SD
1947Mar 1947
Johnny Bratton
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 8
1950Jan 1950
Loss, UD
1949Jan 1949
Loss, PTS
1946Jan 1946
WilliamsIke WilliamsUnited States 128–24–5 · LightweightJoyce betterWillie Joyce better — 3–1 to 0–3
Willie Joyce
3–1 against
Win, SD
1945Jun 1945
Win, UD
1945Mar 1945
Loss, UD
1945Jan 1945
Win, SD
1944Nov 1944
Johnny Bratton
Loss, TKO 8
1948Jan 1948
JackBeau JackUnited States 91–24–5 · LightweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Joyce
Loss, UD
1945Dec 1945
Johnny Bratton
Win, SD
1947Feb 1947
KapilowDanny KapilowEvenEven — Johnny Bratton 1–0, Willie Joyce 1–0–1
Willie Joyce
1–0–1 against
Win, UD
1946Aug 1946
Draw, PTS
1946Mar 1946
Johnny Bratton
Win, UD
1947Jan 1947
ReifMorris ReifEvenEven — 1–0 both
Willie Joyce
Win, UD
1945Aug 1945
Johnny Bratton
Loss, UD
1945Dec 1945
WrightChalky WrightUnited States 171–46–19 · FeatherweightJoyce betterWillie Joyce better — 1–1 to 0–1
Willie Joyce
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1945Apr 1945
Win, UD
1945Feb 1945
Johnny Bratton
Loss, UD
1945Jul 1945
BarnumJoey BarnumJoyce betterWillie Joyce better — 1–0–1 to 0–1
Willie Joyce
1–0–1 against
Win, UD
1945Nov 1945
Draw, PTS
1945Oct 1945
Johnny Bratton
2–0 against
Win, TKO 2
1944Dec 1944
Win, PTS
1944Aug 1944
ChristieTed ChristieBratton betterJohnny Bratton better — 2–0 to 1–0
Willie Joyce
Win, KO 2
1941Nov 1941
Johnny Bratton
2–1 against
Win, PTS
1944Nov 1944
Win, SD
1944Oct 1944
Loss, UD
1944Sep 1944
SpencerGene SpencerJoyce betterWillie Joyce better — 2–0 to 2–1
Willie Joyce
2–0 against
Win, TKO 3
1938Feb 1938
Win, PTS
1938Jan 1938

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

Johnny Bratton has lost four straight, after one straight win. Bratton last boxed on Mar 17, 1955.WLLLL

Wilson Oct 1953Gavilán Nov 1953Saxton Feb 1954Varona Oct 1954Flanagan Mar 19558.1 tracked bouts per year

Willie Joyce last boxed on Mar 24, 1947 — 29,063 days ago. Joyce had lost the most recent, to Johnny Cesario.LWLDL

Bratton Oct 1946Castiglione Nov 1946Bratton Dec 1946Petrone Jan 1947Cesario Mar 194711 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce have met 2 times and Johnny Bratton leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Bratton or Joyce?: Johnny Bratton is 60-24-3 and Willie Joyce is 71-21-10. Willie Joyce has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bratton or Joyce?: Johnny Bratton has 34 knockout wins and Willie Joyce has 16. Johnny Bratton has more.
Do Bratton and Joyce have any common opponents?: Johnny Bratton and Willie Joyce share 9 common opponents: Johnny Cesario, Ike Williams and Beau Jack (and 6 others). Willie Joyce fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bratton and Joyce?: This comparison is drawn from 87 bouts tracked for Johnny Bratton and 103 bouts tracked for Willie Joyce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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