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Willi Besmanoff vs Young Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Willi Besmanoff

Young Jack Johnson

Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) and Young Jack Johnson (3-2 across 5 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.

Besmanoff

51

Wins19 KO · 37%

34

Losses

8

Draws93 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 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

Johnson leads 1–0

Willi Besmanoff and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Willi Besmanoff and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1961Feb 18Series
Willi BesmanoffFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Besmanoff 2 · Johnson 4 of 6 measurable rows
BesmanoffJohnson
Record†
51-34-83-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
59.1%
60% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
37.25%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
38%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 10
10
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
93
5

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

Willi Besmanoff left, Young Jack 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
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%

Young Jack Johnson3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Young Jack Johnson: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Willi Besmanoff 93, Young Jack Johnson 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Johnson better on 1 · even on 1

Besmanoff

Opponent

Johnson

  • Willi Besmanoff

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1960

    Loss, UD

    1959

    FolleyJohnson better

    Young Jack Johnson

    Win, RTD

    1955

  • Willi Besmanoff

    Loss, UD

    1959

    MachenEven

    Young Jack Johnson

    Loss, UD

    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

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

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on May 26, 1962 — 23,532 days ago. Johnson had won once since losing a decision to Brian London.WLWLW

Folley Dec 1955Machen Mar 1959Besmanoff Feb 1961London Feb 1962Banks May 19620.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Willi Besmanoff and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Willi Besmanoff and Young Jack Johnson met once on February 18, 1961, and Young Jack Johnson won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 18, 1961 · Johnson · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Besmanoff or Johnson?
Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8 and Young Jack Johnson is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Young Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Besmanoff51–34–859.1%

Johnson3–260%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Besmanoff or Johnson?
Willi Besmanoff has 19 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Willi Besmanoff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Besmanoff1937.3%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Besmanoff and Johnson have any common opponents?
Willi Besmanoff and Young Jack Johnson share 2 common opponents: Zora Folley and Eddie Machen. Young Jack Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Zora FolleyLW

Eddie MachenLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Besmanoff and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff and 5 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Besmanoff93bouts

Johnson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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