Heavyweight · United States
Jim Johnson 35-36-12, 1 NC 23 KO · 1909–1918
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Jim Johnson was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Sep 2, 1887. Record 35-36-12, 1 NC with 23 knockouts over 1909–1918. Jim Johnson last fought Joe Jeanette on Aug 27, 1918 and lost by PTS.
Also: Джим Джонсон · جيم جونسون · জিম জনসন +2 more ジム・ジョンソン · Battling Jim Johnson
Born Sep 2, 1887
Died Nov 1, 1918
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Nickname Battling Jim
Debut Mar 26, 1909
Career 1909–1918
Rounds boxed 465
KO share 66%
Born in Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Confirmed bouts 34 of 84
Career record Record
35-36-12, 1 NC, 23 KOs · 1909–1918
Last result L
PTS · Wiedenmayer Park, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
The record 84 bouts, 1909–1918, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
PTS · Wiedenmayer Park, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-35-12 · Jeanette 113-22-19
L
8 · Lafayette A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-34-12 · Langford 134-24-36
L
8 · Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-33-12 · Langford 131-24-36
L
4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-32-12 · Norfolk 47-14-5
L
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-31-12 · Langford 130-24-36
L
PTS 25/25 · Broadway Theater, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Johnson 35-30-12 · McVey 73-16-11
W
Jeff Clark
TKO 8/15 · Broadway Theater, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Johnson 34-30-12 · Clark —
L
PTS 20/20 · Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Johnson 34-29-12 · McVey 72-16-11
L
Tango Kid
DQ 8/10 · Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Johnson 34-28-12 · Kid —
L
10 · Harlem S.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 34-27-12 · Wills 38-6-4
W
TKO 2/12 · Future City A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-27-12 · Wills 36-5-4
L
For world colored heavyweight title claim PTS 12/12 · Academy A.C., Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-26-12 · Langford 122-18-35
L
For world colored heavyweight title claim KO 12/12 · Future City A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-25-12 · Langford 120-18-35
W
Lowe Simms
KO 5/10 · Idaho, Boise, 🇺🇸
Johnson 32-25-12 · Simms —
L
Joe Bonds
PTS 10/10 · Idaho, Boise, 🇺🇸
Johnson 32-24-12 · Bonds —
W
Jack Thompson
KO 3/20 · Elks Opera House, Leadville, 🇺🇸
Johnson 31-24-12 · Thompson —
W
Kyle Whitney
KO 2/20 · Elks Opera House, Leadville, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-24-12 · Whitney —
D
Jack Thompson
PTS 10/10 · North Side A.C., Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-24-11 · Thompson —
D
Jeff Clark
PTS 15/15 · Joplin, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-24-10 · Clark —
L
PTS 15/15 · National A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-23-10 · Langford 112-14-30
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TKO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-22-10 · Anderson —
D
Soldier Kearns
10 · Brooklyn, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-22-9 · Kearns —
L
10 · Sacandaga Park, Gloversville, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-21-9 · Wills 23-4-4
L
10 · Gayety Theatre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Johnson 30-20-9 · McVey 61-11-6
L
10 · Broadway S.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-19-9 · Langford 110-12-29
W
10 · Sohmer Park, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Johnson 29-19-9 · Jeanette 100-18-18
D
Joe Battling Woods
10 · Broadway S.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Johnson 29-19-8 · Woods —
W
KO 7/10 · Sohmer Park, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Johnson 28-19-8 · Pelkey —
L
World colored heavyweight title claim at stake 10 · 135th Street A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 28-18-8 · Langford 109-11-29
L
PTS 20/20 · Havana, 🇨🇺
Johnson 28-17-8 · McVey 59-11-5
W
Fred Jackson
TKO 4/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-17-8 · Jackson —
L
10 · Fairmont A.C., Bronx, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-16-8 · McVey 57-11-5
D
PTS 12/12 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-16-7 · Jeanette 92-18-16
D
For world colored heavyweight title claim PTS 12/12 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-16-6 · Langford 104-10-27
L
World colored heavyweight title claim at stake 10 · Stadium A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-15-6 · Langford 102-10-27
L
10 · Stadium A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-14-6 · Jeanette 89-18-15
L
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-13-6 · Jeanette 87-18-15
L
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-12-6 · Jeanette 86-18-15
L
PTS 12/12 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-11-6 · Flynn —
L
World colored heavyweight title at stake 10 · Empire A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-10-6 · Langford 98-10-26
D
For NYSAC heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Élysée Montmartre, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 27-10-5 · Johnson 53-5-9
W
Jim Esson
KO 1 · Américan-Park, Bordeaux, 🇫🇷
Johnson 26-10-5 · Esson —
NC
Kid Jackson
NC · Apollo Saint-Michel, Avignon, 🇫🇷
Johnson 26-10-5 · Jackson —
W
TKO 6/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 25-10-5 · Scanlon —
W
Kid Jackson
TKO 10 · Eldorado-Casino, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Johnson 24-10-5 · Jackson —
W
Gustave Marthuin
TKO 8/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 23-10-5 · Marthuin —
W
Con O'Kelly
KO 11/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Johnson 22-10-5 · O'Kelly —
L
DQ 15 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Johnson 22-9-5 · Jeanette 70-16-13
W
Tom Overby
KO 6/10 · Keystone A.C., Allentown, 🇺🇸
Johnson 21-9-5 · Overby —
L
10 · Irving A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 21-8-5 · Jeanette 68-16-13
W
Bill Tate
KO 2/10 · Sharkey A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Johnson 20-8-5 · Tate —
W
Tom Overby
6 · Spring Garden A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 19-8-5 · Overby —
W
Black Bill
KO 7/10 · Royale A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Johnson 18-8-5 · Bill —
L
10 · Forty-Fourth Street A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 18-7-5 · Jeanette 65-16-13
W
Bill Watkins
KO 2/5 · American A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 17-7-5 · Watkins —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 16-7-5 · Jeanette 59-15-12
W
Chuck Carleton
6 · American A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 15-7-5 · Carleton —
L
PTS 20/20 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Johnson 15-6-5 · Storbeck —
W
Tom Cowler
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 14-6-5 · Cowler —
L
Alf Langford
DQ 3/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 14-5-5 · Langford —
W
KO 3 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Johnson 13-5-5 · Haugh —
L
DQ 4/20 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Johnson 13-4-5 · Curran —
L
Alf Langford
KO 4/20 · Attercliffe Boxing Hall, Sheffield, 🇬🇧
Johnson 13-3-5 · Langford —
W
Seaman George Pascall
KO 6/10 · The Empire, Holborn, 🇬🇧
Johnson 12-3-5 · Pascall —
W
Jewey Smith
TKO 11/20 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 11-3-5 · Smith —
W
Fred Drummond
TKO 4/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Johnson 10-3-5 · Drummond —
L
KO 21/25 · Luna Park Skating Rink, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 10-2-5 · McVey 42-7-3
W
Gustave Marthuin
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 9-2-5 · Marthuin —
W
Jim Maher
KO 3/10 · Hippodrome, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 8-2-5 · Maher —
W
Alexandre Meunier
KO 5/10 · Hippodrome-Théâtre, Roubaix, 🇫🇷
Johnson 7-2-5 · Meunier —
D
PTS 15/15 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, 🇫🇷
Johnson 7-2-4 · McVey 40-7-2
D
Tom Overby
6 · Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 7-2-3 · Overby —
W
Morris Harris
6 · Willis A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-2-3 · Harris —
L
World colored heavyweight title claim at stake 6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-1-3 · Langford 68-7-23
D
Tony Ross
6 · Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-1-2 · Ross —
D
Tom Overby
PTS 10/10 · Keystone A.C., Allentown, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-1-1 · Overby —
D
Al Kubiak
6 · Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-1-0 · Kubiak —
W
Charley Stevenson
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-1-0 · Stevenson —
W
Tom Overby
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 4-1-0 · Overby —
W
Tom Overby
6 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-1-0 · Overby —
L
Jeff Clark
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-0-0 · Clark —
W
George Kid Cotton
PTS 8/8 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Johnson 2-0-0 · Cotton —
W
Battling Harris
PTS 8/8 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Johnson 1-0-0 · Harris —
W
Battling Brooks
TKO 4/6 · Lyric Theatre, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Johnson 0-0-0 · Brooks —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Jim Johnson's record? Jim Johnson's professional record is 35-36-12, 1 NC with 23 knockouts.
Who did Jim Johnson fight last? Jim Johnson last fought Joe Jeanette on Aug 27, 1918 and lost by PTS. Sources Boxerbook ID 16136 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16136 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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