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.
Marvin Johnson (43-6) and Tom Bethea (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Marvin Johnson vs Tom Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Marvin Johnson leads 1–0- Marvin Johnson wonJohnson vs BetheaApr 22, 1977 · TKO · R4
The Numbers
- 43-6 (edge)
- Record
- 3-7-1
- 87.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 31.8%
- 35 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 81.4%
- KO rate
- —
- 82% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 50
- Bouts tracked
- 11
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (184 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 72
- Age
- 82
- Southpaw
- Stance
- —
- Light Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMarvin Johnson · 44 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
8
Other
0
Tom Bethea · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (50 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Marvin Johnson
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 23, 1987
Tom Bethea
LLLWD
L3 streak · last fought Nov 11, 1978
Common Questions
- Have Marvin Johnson and Tom Bethea ever fought each other?
- Yes. Marvin Johnson and Tom Bethea met once on April 22, 1977, and Marvin Johnson won by TKO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Marvin Johnson or Tom Bethea?
- Marvin Johnson is 43-6 and Tom Bethea is 3-7-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Marvin Johnson or Tom Bethea?
- Marvin Johnson has 35 knockout wins and Tom Bethea has 2. Marvin Johnson has more.
- Do Marvin Johnson and Tom Bethea have any common opponents?
- Marvin Johnson and Tom Bethea share 2 common opponents: Michael Spinks and William Douglas. Marvin Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Marvin Johnson and Tom Bethea?
- This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson and 11 bouts tracked for Tom Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.