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Paul Pender vs Willie Kid Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Paul Pender

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Willie Kid Johnson

Paul Pender (40-6-2) and Willie Kid Johnson (0-2 across 2 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.

Pender

40

Wins20 KO · 50%

6

Losses

2

Draws48 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Pender leads 1–0

Paul Pender and Willie Kid Johnson have met 1 time; Pender leads 1–0.

Paul Pender and Willie Kid Johnson have met 1 time; Pender leads 1–0.
Met1958Dec 22Series
Paul PenderFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie Kid JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Pender 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
PenderJohnson
Record†
40-6-2 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
85.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
50%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
48
2

† 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
Paul Pender: 5′10″
Willie Kid Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Paul Pender: 72″
Willie Kid Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Paul Pender: Died aged 72
Willie Kid Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Paul Pender: Orthodox
Willie Kid Johnson: Not recorded

Paul Pender left, Willie Kid Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Paul Pender40 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Paul Pender: 40 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (50%), 19 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Willie Kid Johnson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Willie Kid Johnson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul Pender 48, Willie Kid Johnson 2 — 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

Paul Pender has won once since losing by stoppage to Terry Downes. Pender last boxed on Apr 7, 1962.WWWLW

Robinson Jun 1960Downes Jan 1961Basilio Apr 1961Downes Jul 1961Downes Apr 19623.6 tracked bouts per year

Willie Kid Johnson last boxed on Dec 22, 1958 — 24,774 days ago. Johnson had lost two straight.LL

Jack Jul 1955Pender Dec 19580.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Paul Pender and Willie Kid Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Paul Pender and Willie Kid Johnson met once on December 22, 1958, and Paul Pender won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WDec 22, 1958 · Pender · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pender or Johnson?
Paul Pender is 40-6-2 and Willie Kid Johnson is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Paul Pender has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Pender40–6–285.4%

Johnson0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pender or Johnson?
Paul Pender has 20 knockout wins and Willie Kid Johnson has 0. Paul Pender has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pender2050%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Pender and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Paul Pender and Willie Kid Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pender and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender and 2 bouts tracked for Willie Kid Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pender48bouts

Johnson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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