Have Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson met once on February 21, 1977, and Marvin Johnson won by UD.

Who has the better record, Townsend or Johnson?

Johnny Townsend is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Marvin Johnson is 43-6. Marvin Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Townsend or Johnson?

Johnny Townsend has 0 knockout wins and Marvin Johnson has 35. Marvin Johnson has more.

Do Townsend and Johnson have any common opponents?

Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson share 1 common opponent: John Baldwin. Marvin Johnson fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Townsend and Johnson?

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Townsend and 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Townsend vs Marvin Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Johnny Townsend

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Marvin Johnson

Johnny Townsend (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Marvin Johnson (43-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Townsend

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Johnson

Wins35 KO · 81%

Losses

Draws50 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

Johnson leads 1–0

Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met	1977Feb 21	Series
Johnny TownsendFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Marvin JohnsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDJohnson vs Townsend	1Meeting

Johnson vs Townsend · Feb 21, 1977

The Numbers

Townsend 1 · Johnson 5 of 6 measurable rows

TownsendEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 0-643-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
87.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35: 0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —81.4%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —82%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 1.4
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50: 6
50

† 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: Johnny Townsend: No height on file; Marvin Johnson: 5′10″
Reachnot held: Johnny Townsend: No reach on file; Marvin Johnson: 72″
Agenot held: Johnny Townsend: No date of birth; Marvin Johnson: 72
Stance: Johnny Townsend: Not recorded; Marvin Johnson: Southpaw

Johnny Townsend left, Marvin Johnson 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 Townsend0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Townsend yet.

Marvin Johnson44 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 82%8 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Townsend 6, Marvin Johnson 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Johnson better on 11 shared · Marvin Johnson better on 1

TownsendJohnny Townsend

Opponent

JohnsonMarvin Johnson

Johnny Townsend
Loss, PTS
1977Dec 1977
BaldwinJohn BaldwinUnited States 32–5Johnson betterMarvin Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Marvin Johnson
Win, UD
1978May 1978

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 Townsend last boxed on Jan 15, 1981 — 16,712 days ago. Townsend had lost six straight.LLLLL

Camel Sep 1976Johnson Feb 1977Baldwin Dec 1977Sutherland Aug 1980Ratliff Jan 19811.4 tracked bouts per year

Marvin Johnson last boxed on May 23, 1987 — 14,393 days ago. Johnson had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Leslie Stewart.WWWWL

Searcy Oct 1985Lux Dec 1985Stewart Feb 1986Emébé Sep 1986Stewart May 19873.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson met once on February 21, 1977, and Marvin Johnson won by UD.
Who has the better record, Townsend or Johnson?: Johnny Townsend is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Marvin Johnson is 43-6. Marvin Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Townsend or Johnson?: Johnny Townsend has 0 knockout wins and Marvin Johnson has 35. Marvin Johnson has more.
Do Townsend and Johnson have any common opponents?: Johnny Townsend and Marvin Johnson share 1 common opponent: John Baldwin. Marvin Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Townsend and Johnson?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Townsend and 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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