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Johnny Williams vs Ken Shaw — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Williams

Ken Shaw

Johnny Williams (60-11-4) and Ken Shaw (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Williams

60

Wins38 KO · 63%

11

Losses

4

Draws82 tracked bouts

Shaw

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Williams leads 1–0

Johnny Williams and Ken Shaw have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Johnny Williams and Ken Shaw have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met1949Apr 19Series
Johnny WilliamsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken ShawFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Williams 4 · Shaw 1 of 5 measurable rows
WilliamsShaw
Record†
60-11-4 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
4

† 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

Agenot held
Johnny Williams: Died aged 80
Ken Shaw: No date of birth

Johnny Williams left, Ken Shaw right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Williams61 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

Johnny Williams: 61 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (62%) and 23 on the cards (38%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

38 by KO/TKO 62%23 on the cards 38%

Ken Shaw0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Ken Shaw: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Shaw yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Williams 82, Ken Shaw 4 — 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

Johnny Williams has lost four straight. Williams last boxed on Feb 15, 1968.DLLLL

Hoepner Feb 1956Jackson Apr 1956Erskine Aug 1956Bygraves Nov 1956Fuji Feb 19683.5 tracked bouts per year

Ken Shaw last boxed on Apr 19, 1949 — 28,306 days ago. Shaw had lost four straight.LLLL

Woodcock Mar 1944Mills Feb 1945Mills Apr 1948Williams Apr 19490.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Williams and Ken Shaw ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Williams and Ken Shaw met once on April 19, 1949, and Johnny Williams won by TKO.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1949 · Williams · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Williams or Shaw?
Johnny Williams is 60-11-4 and Ken Shaw is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Williams60–11–482.7%

Shaw0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Shaw?
Johnny Williams has 38 knockout wins and Ken Shaw has 0. Johnny Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Williams3863.3%

Shaw0

The Numbers ↓
Do Williams and Shaw have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Williams and Ken Shaw have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Shaw?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for Johnny Williams and 4 bouts tracked for Ken Shaw. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Williams82bouts

Shaw4bouts

How They Win ↓

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