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Mike DeJohn vs Willi Besmanoff — record, stats and common opponents compared

Mike DeJohn

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Willi Besmanoff

Mike DeJohn (3-9 across 12 tracked bouts) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

DeJohn

Tracked record

3–9

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Besmanoff

51

Wins19 KO · 37%

34

Losses

8

Draws93 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

Series level 1–1

Mike DeJohn and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Mike DeJohn and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1958Nov 281959Jun 16Series
Mike DeJohnFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Willi BesmanoffFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

DeJohn 1 · Besmanoff 5 of 6 measurable rows
DeJohnBesmanoff
Record†
3-951-34-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
59.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 10
3 (edge)
10
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
1.2
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
12
93

† 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
Mike DeJohn: No height on file
Willi Besmanoff: 5′11″
Agenot held
Mike DeJohn: No date of birth
Willi Besmanoff: Died aged 78
Stance
Mike DeJohn: Not recorded
Willi Besmanoff: Orthodox

Mike DeJohn left, Willi Besmanoff right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Mike DeJohn3 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Mike DeJohn: 3 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (67%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 67%1 by another method or unrecorded 33%

Willi Besmanoff53 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

Willi Besmanoff: 53 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (38%), 32 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 38%32 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Mike DeJohn 12, Willi Besmanoff 93 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · DeJohn better on 2 · Besmanoff better on 1 · even on 1

DeJohn

Opponent

Besmanoff

  • Mike DeJohn

    Loss, MD

    1963

    ChuvaloDeJohn better

    Willi Besmanoff

    0–3 against

    Loss, RTD 2

    1967

    Loss, TKO 3

    1967

    Loss, TKO 4

    1961

  • Mike DeJohn

    Loss, KO

    1962

    FolleyDeJohn better

    Willi Besmanoff

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1960

    Loss, UD

    1959

  • Mike DeJohn

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO

    1961

    Loss, UD

    1961

    MachenBesmanoff better

    Willi Besmanoff

    Loss, UD

    1959

  • Mike DeJohn

    Loss, TKO 6

    1959

    ListonEven

    Willi Besmanoff

    Loss, TKO 7

    1959

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

Mike DeJohn last boxed on Sep 27, 1963 — 23,033 days ago. DeJohn had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Richardson Jul 1960Machen Apr 1961Machen Sep 1961Folley Feb 1962Chuvalo Sep 19631.2 tracked bouts per year

Willi Besmanoff has lost three straight, after one straight win. Besmanoff last boxed on Aug 1, 1967.LWLLL

Lanum Nov 1966Lanum Dec 1966Chuvalo Apr 1967Chuvalo May 1967Zyglewicz Aug 19676.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mike DeJohn and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?
Yes. Mike DeJohn and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LJun 16, 1959 · Besmanoff · UD

WNov 28, 1958 · DeJohn · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, DeJohn or Besmanoff?
Mike DeJohn is 3-9 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Willi Besmanoff has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

DeJohn3–925%

Besmanoff51–34–859.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, DeJohn or Besmanoff?
Mike DeJohn has 0 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Willi Besmanoff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

DeJohn0

Besmanoff1937.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do DeJohn and Besmanoff have any common opponents?
Mike DeJohn and Willi Besmanoff share 4 common opponents: George Chuvalo, Zora Folley and Eddie Machen (and 1 other). Mike DeJohn fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

George ChuvaloLL

Zora FolleyLL

Eddie MachenLL

Sonny ListonLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on DeJohn and Besmanoff?
This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Mike DeJohn and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

DeJohn12bouts

Besmanoff93bouts

How They Win ↓

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