Heavyweight · United States
Jack Johnson 70-11-10, 5 NC 35 KO · 1897–1931
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Jack Johnson was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 31, 1878. Record 70-11-10, 5 NC with 35 knockouts over 1897–1931. Jack Johnson last fought Brad Simmons on Apr 28, 1931 and won by KO in round 2 of 10.
Also: Τζακ Τζόνσον · Џек Џонсон · Джек Джонсон +17 more ג'ק ג'ונסון · جاك جونسون · جک جانسون · जैक जॉनसन · জ্যাক জনসন · જેક જોનસન · ჯეკ ჯონსონი · ジャック・ジョンソン · 杰克·约翰逊 · 잭 존슨 · Arthur John Johnson · Black Jack Johnson · Galveston Giant · Jack Arthur Johnson · John Arthur Johnson · John Johnson · Γίγαντας του Γκάλβεστον
Born Mar 31, 1878
Died Jun 10, 1946
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 184.2 cm
Reach 190.5 cm
Nickname Galveston Giant
Debut Nov 1, 1897
Career 1897–1931
Rounds boxed 695
KO share 50%
Born in Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Titles NYSAC heavyweight title 1914
Confirmed bouts 29 of 96
Career record Record
70-11-10, 5 NC, 35 KOs · 1897–1931
Last result W
Brad Simmons
KO 2/10 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
The record 96 bouts, 1897–1931, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 77-13-14
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 96, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
W
Brad Simmons
KO 2/10 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Johnson 69-11-10 · Simmons —
L
Brad Simmons
PTS 10/10 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Johnson 69-10-10 · Simmons —
W
Rough House Wilson
DQ 3/10 · Douglass Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Johnson 68-10-10 · Wilson —
L
Bill Hartwell
RTD 6/10 · Memorial Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 68-9-10 · Hartwell —
L
Bearcat Wright
KO 5/10 · Topeka, Kansas, 🇺🇸
Johnson 68-8-10 · Wright —
L
Brad Simmons
PTS 10/10 · 101 Ranch Arena, Enid, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Johnson 68-7-10 · Simmons —
L
Bob Lawson
RTD 7/12 · Coliseum, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Johnson 68-6-10 · Lawson —
W
Pat Lester
PTS 15/15 · Plaza de Toros, Nogales, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Johnson 67-6-10 · Lester —
W
Homer Smith
PTS 10/10 · Théâtre Saint-Denis, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Johnson 66-6-10 · Smith —
W
NWS 12 · Havana, 🇨🇺
Johnson 65-6-10 · Thompson 2-7-2
W
Farmer Lodge
KO 4 · Havana, 🇨🇺
Johnson 64-6-10 · Lodge —
W
George Roberts
KO 3 · Tijuana, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Johnson 63-6-10 · Roberts —
W
Bob Wilson
KO 3 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Johnson 62-6-10 · Wilson —
W
Marty Cutler
KO 6/25 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Johnson 61-6-10 · Cutler —
NC
Jerry Smith
NC 3 · Cine Teatro Venecia, Tampico, 🇲🇽
Johnson 61-6-10 · Smith —
W
Tom Cowler
PTS 15/15 · Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Johnson 60-6-10 · Cowler —
W
Bob Roper
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Johnson 59-6-10 · Roper —
W
Bill Flint
KO 2/10 · Teatro de la Gran Via, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Johnson 58-6-10 · Flint —
W
RTD 6/20 · Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Johnson 57-6-10 · McCloskey —
W
KO 6/20 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Johnson 56-6-10 · Cravan 0-0-0
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Frank Crozier
TKO 7/10 · Gran Teatro de Madrid, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Johnson 55-6-10 · Crozier —
L
Lost NYSAC heavyweight title KO 26/45 · Oriental Park, Havana, 🇨🇺
Johnson 55-5-10 · Willard 22-5-2
W
Jack Murray
KO 3/10 · Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Johnson 54-5-10 · Murray —
W
Retained NYSAC heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 53-5-10 · Moran —
D
For NYSAC heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Élysée Montmartre, Paris, 🇫🇷
Johnson 53-5-9 · Johnson 27-10-5
W
Retained NYSAC heavyweight title DQ 9/45 · East Las Vegas, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Johnson 52-5-9 · Chiariglione 59-15-20
W
Retained world heavyweight title TKO 15/45 · Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Johnson 51-5-9 · Jeffries 19-0-2
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 12/20 · Mission Street Arena, Colma, 🇺🇸
Johnson 50-5-9 · Ketchel 48-4-3
W
World heavyweight title at stake NWS 10 · Coffroth's Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Johnson 49-5-9 · Kaufman —
W
Tony Ross
NWS 6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Johnson 48-5-9 · Ross —
D
World heavyweight title at stake NWS 6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 48-5-8 · O'Brien 145-10-23
W
Won world heavyweight title. The fight film was also stopped by the police PTS 14/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Johnson 47-5-8 · Burns 43-3-8
W
Ben Taylor
TKO 8/10 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Johnson 46-5-8 · Taylor —
W
KO 11/45 · Coffroth's Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Johnson 45-5-8 · Chiariglione 42-8-17
W
Sailor Burke
NWS 6 · Smith's Theater, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Johnson 44-5-8 · Burke —
W
Charles Cutler
KO 1/6 · Lauer's Park, Reading, 🇺🇸
Johnson 43-5-8 · Cutler —
W
KO 2/6 · Washington Sports Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Johnson 42-5-8 · Fitzsimmons 69-10-16
W
TKO 9/20 · Richmond Race Course, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Johnson 41-5-8 · Lang —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 1/10 · Gaiety Athletic Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Johnson 40-5-8 · Felix —
D
World colored heavyweight title at stake NWS 10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Johnson 40-5-7 · Jeanette 10-10-1
W
Jim Jeffords
NWS 6 · Lancaster Athletic Club, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Johnson 39-5-7 · Jeffords —
W
NWS 6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 38-5-7 · Jeanette 10-9-1
D
Billy Dunning
NWS 10/10 · Millinocket, Maine, 🇺🇸
Johnson 38-5-6 · Dunning —
W
Charlie Haghey
KO 2/12 · Gloucester Athletic Club, Gloucester, 🇺🇸
Johnson 37-5-6 · Haghey —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Lincoln Athletic Club, Chelsea, 🇺🇸
Johnson 36-5-6 · Langford 35-4-17
W
Black Bill
KO 7/10 · Peerless Athletic Club, Pittston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-5-6 · Bill —
W
For world colored heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Johnson 34-5-6 · Jeanette 9-7-1
W
NWS 3 · Sharkey A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-5-6 · Jeanette 9-6-1
W
NWS 6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 32-5-6 · Jeanette 7-5-1
W
World colored heavyweight title at stake NWS 12 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Johnson 31-5-6 · Jackson 72-23-23
L
DQ 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 31-4-6 · Jeanette 6-5-1
W
NWS 6 · National Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-4-6 · Grim —
W
DQ 7/15 · Douglas Athletic Club, Chelsea, 🇺🇸
Johnson 29-4-6 · Ferguson —
W
Black Bill
NWS 3 · Broadway Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-4-6 · Bill —
W
Morris Harris
KO 1/3 · Broadway Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-4-6 · Harris —
W
Jack Munroe
NWS 6 · National Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 26-4-6 · Munroe —
W
Walter Johnson
KO 3/3 · Knickerbocker Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 24-4-6 · Johnson —
W
NWS 3 · Knickerbocker A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 24-4-6 · Jeanette 0-3-0
W
Black Bill
TKO 4/6 · Knickerbocker Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 23-4-6 · Bill —
W
Jim Jeffords
KO 4/6 · Knickerbocker Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 22-4-6 · Jeffords —
L
PTS 20/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Johnson 22-3-6 · Hart 23-4-4
NC
4 · Temple of Varieties, Hounslow, 🇬🇧
Johnson 22-3-6 · Stanley 40-3-3
W
Denver Ed Martin
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 2/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 21-3-6 · Martin —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title PTS 6/6 · Apollo Hall, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Johnson 20-3-6 · Childs 39-8-7
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 20/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Johnson 19-3-6 · McVey 8-3-0
W
Black Bill
NWS 6 · Lenox Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 18-3-6 · Bill —
NC
NC 5/6 · National Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 18-3-6 · Ferguson —
W
PTS 20/20 · Colma, California, 🇺🇸
Johnson 17-3-6 · Ferguson —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 16-3-6 · McVey 8-2-0
W
For world colored heavyweight title KO 2/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 15-3-6 · Martin 16-4-1
W
NWS 6 · Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 14-3-6 · Ferguson —
W
KO 3/6 · Washington Sports Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Johnson 13-3-6 · Butler —
W
PTS 10/10 · Essex Athletic Club, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Johnson 12-3-6 · Ferguson —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 11-3-6 · McVey 6-0-0
W
Won world colored heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 10-3-6 · Martin 15-1-1
W
Fred Russell
DQ 8/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 9-3-6 · Russell —
W
PTS 20/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Johnson 8-3-6 · Gardiner 31-4-3
W
Won world colored heavyweight title claim TKO 12/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 7-3-6 · Childs 38-6-7
D
PTS 20/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 7-3-5 · Griffin —
W
Jack Jeffries
KO 5/20 · Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-3-5 · Jeffries —
W
Joe Kennedy
KO 4/15 · Reliance Athletic Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-3-5 · Kennedy —
D
PTS 15/15 · Reliance Athletic Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-3-4 · Griffin —
L
PTS 20/20 · Armory Hall, Bakersfield, California, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-2-4 · Griffin —
D
Mexican Pete Everett
PTS 20/20 · Gold Coin Club, Victor, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-2-3 · Everett —
D
Billy Stift
PTS 10/10 · Colorado Athletic Club, Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-2-2 · Stift —
L
KO 3/20 · Harmony Hall, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-1-2 · Choynski 52-13-6
D
Jim Scanlon
PTS 7/20 · Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-1-1 · Scanlon —
W
TKO 4/20 · Phoenix Athletic Club, Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Johnson 4-1-1 · Klondike 22-6-3
D
PTS 20/20 · Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 4-1-0 · Klondike 19-5-0
W
Jim McCormick
DQ 6/20 · Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-1-0 · McCormick —
NC
William McNeill
4 · Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-1-0 · McNeill —
NC
Jim McCormick
15 · Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-1-0 · McCormick —
L
For inaugural black heavyweight title TKO 5/6 · Howard Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-0-0 · Klondike 5-2-0
W
Cherokee
KO · Kansas City, Kansas, 🇺🇸
Johnson 2-0-0 · Cherokee —
W
Ed Johnson
Retained Texas State middleweight title KO 5 · Convention Hall, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Johnson 1-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Charley Brooks
Won Texas State middleweight title KO 2/15 · Prof. Bernau's Gymnasium, Galveston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Johnson 0-0-0 · Brooks —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Jack Johnson's record? Jack Johnson's professional record is 70-11-10, 5 NC with 35 knockouts.
Who did Jack Johnson fight last? Jack Johnson last fought Brad Simmons on Apr 28, 1931 and won by KO in round 2 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 10510 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10510 . 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.
