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Lamont Johnson vs Vernon Forrest — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lamont Johnson

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Vernon Forrest

Lamont Johnson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Vernon Forrest (41-3) 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.

Johnson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Forrest

41

Wins29 KO · 71%

3

Losses

0

Draws45 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

Forrest leads 1–0

Lamont Johnson and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.

Lamont Johnson and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.
Met1993Dec 18Series
Lamont JohnsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vernon ForrestFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 0 · Forrest 4 of 4 measurable rows
JohnsonForrest
Record†
0-141-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
93.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
1
45

† 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

Reachnot held
Lamont Johnson: No reach on file
Vernon Forrest: 72″
Agenot held
Lamont Johnson: No date of birth
Vernon Forrest: Died aged 38
Stance
Lamont Johnson: Not recorded
Vernon Forrest: Orthodox

Lamont Johnson left, Vernon Forrest right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lamont Johnson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Lamont Johnson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

Vernon Forrest41 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Vernon Forrest: 41 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (71%) and 12 on the cards (29%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 71%12 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lamont Johnson 1, Vernon Forrest 45 — 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

Lamont Johnson last boxed on Dec 18, 1993 — 11,993 days ago. Johnson had lost the most recent, to Vernon Forrest.L

Forrest Dec 1993

Vernon Forrest has won once since losing a decision to Sergio Mora. Forrest last boxed on Sep 13, 2008.WWWLW

Quartey Aug 2006Baldomir Jul 2007Piccirillo Dec 2007Mora Jun 2008Mora Sep 20082.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lamont Johnson and Vernon Forrest ever fought each other?
Yes. Lamont Johnson and Vernon Forrest met once on December 18, 1993, and Vernon Forrest won by TKO.
The meeting

LDec 18, 1993 · Forrest · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Forrest?
Lamont Johnson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Vernon Forrest is 41-3. Vernon Forrest has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson0–10%

Forrest41–393.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Forrest?
Lamont Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Vernon Forrest has 29. Vernon Forrest has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson0

Forrest2970.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Forrest have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lamont Johnson and Vernon Forrest have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Forrest?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Lamont Johnson and 45 bouts tracked for Vernon Forrest. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson1bout

Forrest45bouts

How They Win ↓

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