Jack Johnson (Galveston Giant) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 33 years, 5 months, and 27 days, Johnson amassed a record of 69-11-10, which includes 33 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, U.S. on March 31, 1878. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 1, 1897 against Charley Brooks. Johnson defeated Brooks via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Johnson's last fight was a 2nd-round KO victory over Brad Simmons at age 53, on April 28, 1931.
Some of Jack Johnson's best fights were against Sam Langford (HOFer). For a complete list of Johnson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jack Johnson".
Johnson has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jack Johnson Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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93 | Apr 28, 1931 | 53 | Brad Simmons | win | KO 2 |
92 | Mar 04, 1931 | 52 | Brad Simmons | loss | PTS 10 |
91 | Jul 19, 1928 | 50 | Rough House Wilson | win | DQ 3 |
90 | May 15, 1928 | 50 | Bill Hartwell | loss | RTD 6 |
89 | Apr 16, 1928 | 50 | Bearcat Wright | loss | KO 5 |
88 | Sep 06, 1926 | 48 | Brad Simmons | loss | PTS 10 |
87 | May 30, 1926 | 48 | Bob Lawson | loss | RTD 7 |
86 | May 02, 1926 | 48 | Pat Lester | win | PTS 15 |
85 | Feb 22, 1924 | 45 | Homer Smith | win | PTS 10 |
84 | May 20, 1923 | 45 | Jack Thompson | win | NWS 12 |
83 | May 06, 1923 | 45 | Farmer Lodge | win | KO 4 |
82 | May 17, 1920 | 42 | George Roberts | win | KO 3 |
81 | Apr 18, 1920 | 42 | Bob Wilson | win | KO 3 |
80 | Sep 28, 1919 | 41 | Marty Cutler | win | KO 6 |
79 | Aug 10, 1919 | 41 | Tom Cowler | win | PTS 15 |
78 | Jun 22, 1919 | 41 | Bob Roper | win | PTS 10 |
77 | Feb 12, 1919 | 40 | Bill Flint | win | KO 2 |
76 | Feb 05, 1918 | 39 | Blink McCloskey | win | RTD 6 |
75 | Apr 23, 1916 | 38 | Arthur Cravan | win | KO 6 |
74 | Mar 23, 1916 | 37 | Frank Crozier | win | TKO 7 |
73 | Apr 05, 1915 | 37 | Jess Willard 33 22-5-2 | loss | KO 26 |
72 | Jan 10, 1915 | 36 | Jack Murray | win | KO 3 |
71 | Jun 27, 1914 | 36 | Frank Moran | win | PTS 20 |
70 | Dec 19, 1913 | 35 | Battling Jim Johnson | draw | PTS 10 |
69 | Jul 04, 1912 | 34 | Fireman Jim Flynn | win | DQ 9 |
68 | Jul 04, 1910 | 32 | James J. Jeffries | win | TKO 15 |
67 | Oct 16, 1909 | 31 | Stanley Ketchel | win | KO 12 |
66 | Sep 09, 1909 | 31 | Al Kaufman | win | NWS 10 |
65 | Jun 30, 1909 | 31 | Tony Ross | win | NWS 6 |
64 | May 19, 1909 | 31 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | draw | NWS 6 |
63 | Dec 26, 1908 | 30 | Tommy Burns | win | PTS 14 |
62 | Jul 31, 1908 | 30 | Ben Taylor | win | TKO 8 |
61 | Sep 12, 1907 | 29 | Sailor Burke | win | NWS 6 |
60 | Aug 28, 1907 | 29 | Charles Cutler | win | KO 1 |
59 | Jul 17, 1907 | 29 | Bob Fitzsimmons | win | KO 2 |
58 | Mar 04, 1907 | 28 | Bill Lang | win | TKO 9 |
57 | Feb 19, 1907 | 28 | Peter Felix | win | KO 1 |
56 | Nov 26, 1906 | 28 | Joe Jeanette | draw | NWS 10 |
55 | Nov 08, 1906 | 28 | Jim Jeffords | win | NWS 6 |
54 | Sep 20, 1906 | 28 | Joe Jeanette | win | NWS 60 |
53 | Sep 03, 1906 | 28 | Billy Dunning | draw | NWS 10 |
52 | Jun 16, 1906 | 28 | Charlie Haghey | win | KO 2 |
51 | Apr 26, 1906 | 28 | Sam Langford 20 35-4-17 | win | PTS 15 |
50 | Apr 17, 1906 | 28 | Jim McCormick | win | DQ 8 |
49 | Apr 16, 1906 | 28 | Black Bill | win | KO 7 |
48 | Mar 14, 1906 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | win | PTS 15 |
47 | Jan 16, 1906 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | win | NWS 3 |
46 | Dec 02, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | win | NWS 6 |
45 | Dec 01, 1905 | 27 | Young Peter Jackson | win | NWS 12 |
44 | Nov 25, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | loss | DQ 2 |
43 | Jul 24, 1905 | 27 | Joe Grim | win | NWS 6 |
42 | Jul 18, 1905 | 27 | Sandy Ferguson | win | DQ 7 |
41 | Jul 13, 1905 | 27 | Morris Harris | win | KO 1 |
40 | Jul 13, 1905 | 27 | Black Bill | win | NWS 3 |
39 | Jun 26, 1905 | 27 | Jack Munroe | win | NWS 6 |
38 | May 09, 1905 | 27 | Walter Johnson | win | KO 3 |
37 | May 09, 1905 | 27 | Joe Jeanette | win | NWS 3 |
36 | May 02, 1905 | 27 | Black Bill | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Apr 25, 1905 | 27 | Jim Jeffords | win | KO 4 |
34 | Mar 28, 1905 | 26 | Marvin Hart | loss | PTS 20 |
33 | Oct 10, 1904 | 26 | Denver Ed Martin | win | KO 2 |
32 | Jun 02, 1904 | 26 | Frank Childs | win | PTS 6 |
31 | Apr 22, 1904 | 26 | Sam McVey | win | KO 20 |
30 | Feb 15, 1904 | 25 | Black Bill | win | NWS 6 |
29 | Feb 06, 1904 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | nc | NA
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28 | Dec 11, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | win | PTS 20 |
27 | Oct 27, 1903 | 25 | Sam McVey | win | PTS 20 |
26 | Jul 31, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | win | NWS 6 |
25 | May 11, 1903 | 25 | Joe Butler | win | KO 3 |
24 | Apr 16, 1903 | 25 | Sandy Ferguson | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Feb 26, 1903 | 24 | Sam McVey | win | PTS 20 |
22 | Feb 05, 1903 | 24 | Denver Ed Martin | win | PTS 20 |
21 | Dec 04, 1902 | 24 | Fred Russell | win | DQ 8 |
20 | Oct 31, 1902 | 24 | George Gardiner | win | PTS 20 |
19 | Oct 21, 1902 | 24 | Frank Childs | win | TKO 12 |
18 | Jun 20, 1902 | 24 | Hank Griffin | draw | PTS 20 |
17 | May 16, 1902 | 24 | Jack Jeffries | win | KO 5 |
16 | Mar 07, 1902 | 23 | Joe Kennedy | win | KO 4 |
15 | Dec 27, 1901 | 23 | Hank Griffin | draw | PTS 15 |
14 | Nov 04, 1901 | 23 | Hank Griffin | loss | PTS 20 |
13 | Aug 14, 1901 | 23 | Mexican Pete Everett | draw | PTS 20 |
12 | Apr 26, 1901 | 23 | Billy Stift | draw | PTS 10 |
11 | Feb 25, 1901 | 22 | Joe Choynski | loss | KO 3 |
10 | Jan 14, 1901 | 22 | Jim Scanlon | draw | PTS 7 |
9 | Dec 27, 1900 | 22 | Klondike Haynes | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Jun 25, 1900 | 22 | Klondike Haynes | draw | PTS 20 |
7 | Apr 20, 1900 | 22 | Jim McCormick | win | DQ 6 |
6 | Apr 09, 1900 | 22 | William McNeill | nc | NA
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5 | Mar 21, 1900 | 21 | Jim McCormick | nc | NA
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4 | May 06, 1899 | 21 | Klondike Haynes | loss | TKO 5 |
3 | Jul 24, 1898 | 20 | Cherokee | win | KO 2 |
2 | Nov 20, 1897 | 19 | Ed Johnson | win | KO 5 |
1 | Nov 01, 1897 | 19 | Charley Brooks | win | KO 2 |