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Johnny Williams vs Vern Escoe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Williams

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Vern Escoe

Johnny Williams (60-11-4) and Vern Escoe (30-18) 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

Escoe

30

Wins12 KO · 40%

18

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Williams leads 1–0

Johnny Williams and Vern Escoe have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Johnny Williams and Vern Escoe have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met1950Feb 28Series
Johnny WilliamsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vern EscoeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Williams 5 · Escoe 1 of 6 measurable rows
WilliamsEscoe
Record
60-11-4 (edge)30-18
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
62.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
63.33% (edge)
40%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
62%—
Times stopped†max 9
9
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
4

† 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 Williams: No height on file
Vern Escoe: 6′0″
Agenot comparable
Johnny Williams: Died aged 80
Vern Escoe: Died aged 80
Stance
Johnny Williams: Not recorded
Vern Escoe: Orthodox

Johnny Williams left, Vern Escoe 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 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%

Vern Escoe0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Vern Escoe: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Escoe yet.

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

Vern Escoe has lost four straight. Escoe last boxed on Apr 11, 1955.LLLL

Moore May 1946Ray Jun 1946Williams Feb 1950Charles Apr 19550.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Williams and Vern Escoe ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Williams and Vern Escoe met once on February 28, 1950, and Johnny Williams won by PTS.
The meeting

WFeb 28, 1950 · Williams · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Williams or Escoe?
Johnny Williams is 60-11-4 and Vern Escoe is 30-18. Johnny Williams has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Williams60–11–482.7%

Escoe30–1862.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Escoe?
Johnny Williams has 38 knockout wins and Vern Escoe has 12. Johnny Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Williams3863.3%

Escoe1240%

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

Williams82bouts

Escoe4bouts

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