Harold Johnson

Career, Record, Stats

Harold Johnson (Hercules) was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 24 years, 9 months, and 12 days, Johnson amassed a record of 76-11, which includes 31 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993.

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LEGEND

Harold Johnson's Boxing Career

Harold Johnson was born in Manayunk, Pennsylvania on August 9, 1928. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on June 18, 1946 against Dick Brewster. Johnson defeated Brewster via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Johnson got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 52 professional fights. On August 11, 1954 Johnson challenged Archie Moore's The Ring light-heavyweight title but lost via 14th round TKO.

He became a world champion on May 12, 1962 at the age of 33 years, after by defeating Doug Jones, the then-reining The Ring light-heavyweight champion, via 15-round unanimous decision. This was his 75th fight as a professional.

Johnson then went on to successfully win the WBA and WBC light-heavyweight world titles as well.

Johnson's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Herschel Jacobs at age 42, on March 30, 1971.

Some of Harold Johnson's best fights were against Archie Moore (HOFer) and Ezzard Charles (HOFer). For a complete list of Johnson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Harold Johnson".

Johnson has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Harold Johnson Losses".

Harold Johnson's Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
87	Mar 30, 1971	42	Herschel Jacobs	loss	TKO 3
86	Jun 11, 1968	39	Johnny Alford	win	UD 10
85	Feb 03, 1968	39	Lothar Stengel	win	PTS 10
84	Aug 07, 1967	38	Eddie Jones	win	PTS 10
83	May 01, 1967	38	Herschel Jacobs	win	UD 10
82	Dec 06, 1966	38	Pekka Kokkonen	win	PTS 10
81	Jan 07, 1966	37	Johnny Persol	loss	UD 10
80	Apr 20, 1964	35	Hank Casey	win	KO 8
79	Dec 06, 1963	35	Henry Hank	win	UD 10
78	Jun 01, 1963	34	Willie Pastrano	loss	SD 15
77	Mar 19, 1963	34	Tommy Merrill	win	TKO 9
76	Jun 23, 1962	33	Gustav Scholz	win	UD 15
75	May 12, 1962	33	Doug Jones	win	UD 15
74	Aug 29, 1961	33	Eddie Cotton	win	SD 15
73	Jul 01, 1961	32	Eddie Machen	win	PTS 10
72	Apr 24, 1961	32	Von Clay	win	TKO 2
71	Feb 07, 1961	32	Jesse Bowdry	win	TKO 9
70	May 04, 1960	31	Clarence Floyd	win	UD 10
69	Nov 11, 1959	31	Sonny Ray	win	TKO 10
68	Aug 04, 1959	30	Johnny York	win	TKO 6
67	Dec 15, 1958	30	Rudy Watkins	win	KO 6
66	Dec 03, 1958	30	Howard King	win	UD 10
65	Apr 15, 1958	29	Ollie Wilson	win	TKO 2
64	Jan 17, 1958	29	Bert Whitehurst	win	UD 10
63	Dec 17, 1957	29	Sid Peaks	win	KO 5
62	Sep 10, 1957	29	Wayne Bethea	win	UD 10
61	May 31, 1957	28	Clarence Hinnant	win	KO 1
60	Mar 12, 1957	28	Bob Satterfield	win	UD 10
59	Dec 08, 1956	28	Bert Whitehurst	win	PTS 10
58	May 06, 1955	26	Julio Mederos	loss	TKO 2
57	Feb 11, 1955	26	Paul Andrews	win	KO 6
56	Dec 22, 1954	26	Marty Marshall	win	UD 10
55	Dec 07, 1954	26	Julio Mederos	win	UD 10
54	Oct 08, 1954	26	Oakland Billy Smith	loss	KO 2
53	Aug 11, 1954	26	Archie Moore 40 146-19-8	loss	TKO 14
52	Mar 17, 1954	25	Paul Andrews	win	MD 10
51	Feb 15, 1954	25	Charley Doc Williams	win	TKO 8
50	Jan 29, 1954	25	Jimmy Slade	win	SD 10
49	Nov 19, 1953	25	Chubby Wright	win	UD 10
48	Nov 07, 1953	25	Henry Hall	win	UD 10
47	Sep 08, 1953	25	Ezzard Charles 32 83-9-1	win	SD 10
46	May 11, 1953	24	Toxie Hall	win	UD 10
45	Mar 21, 1953	24	Billy Gilliam	win	UD 10
44	Jan 16, 1953	24	Jimmy Slade	win	UD 10
43	Nov 24, 1952	24	Niño Valdés	win	UD 10
42	Oct 06, 1952	24	Bob Satterfield	win	KO 2
41	Sep 16, 1952	24	Leonard Morrow	win	KO 3
40	Aug 06, 1952	23	Bob Satterfield	loss	SD 10
39	Mar 17, 1952	23	Clarence Henry	win	SD 10
38	Jan 29, 1952	23	Archie Moore 38 128-19-8	loss	UD 10
37	Dec 10, 1951	23	Archie Moore 37 128-18-8	win	UD 10
36	Sep 24, 1951	23	Archie Moore 37 126-18-8	loss	UD 10
35	Jul 23, 1951	22	Chubby Wright	win	UD 10
34	Jun 18, 1951	22	Elkins Brothers	win	TKO 10
33	Feb 09, 1951	22	Chuck Hunter	win	PTS 8
32	Jan 22, 1951	22	Dusty Wilkerson	win	KO 4
31	Dec 18, 1950	22	Harry Daniels	win	KO 2
30	Feb 08, 1950	21	Jersey Joe Walcott 36 45-14-2	loss	KO 3
29	Dec 07, 1949	21	Bert Lytell	win	PTS 10
28	Oct 26, 1949	21	Jimmy Bivins	win	UD 10
27	Jul 25, 1949	20	Henry Hall	win	UD 10
26	Jun 16, 1949	20	Henry Hall	win	UD 10
25	Apr 26, 1949	20	Archie Moore 35 103-17-7	loss	UD 10
24	Feb 23, 1949	20	Arturo Godoy	win	UD 10
23	Dec 14, 1948	20	Willie Brown	win	KO 7
22	Nov 09, 1948	20	Jim Holden	win	PTS 8
21	Sep 28, 1948	20	Agostinho Guedes	win	TKO 3
20	May 13, 1948	19	Vernon Williams	win	PTS 8
19	Mar 29, 1948	19	Kenny Harris	win	UD 10
18	Mar 01, 1948	19	Kenny Harris	win	UD 8
17	Dec 11, 1947	19	Kid Wolfe	win	PTS 8
16	Nov 24, 1947	19	Herbie Katz	win	KO 1
15	Nov 06, 1947	19	Jimmy Moore	win	KO 5
14	Oct 06, 1947	19	Eddie Beazley	win	TKO 1
13	Aug 04, 1947	18	Al Pinel	win	PTS 6
12	Jul 08, 1947	18	Tommy Ruth	win	KO 6
11	May 26, 1947	18	Fred Lester	win	TKO 8
10	Apr 28, 1947	18	Leon Szymurski	win	TKO 3
9	Mar 10, 1947	18	Tony Gillo	win	PTS 6
8	Feb 17, 1947	18	Joe Van Loan	win	TKO 2
7	Feb 10, 1947	18	Jim Holden	win	KO 4
6	Jan 24, 1947	18	Chappie Manning	win	PTS 6
5	Jan 10, 1947	18	Frank Lowry	win	TKO 2
4	Oct 25, 1946	18	Randy Ingram	win	KO 4
3	Sep 09, 1946	18	Jimmy Kennedy	win	PTS 6
2	Aug 13, 1946	18	Ted Simmons	win	KO 2
1	Jun 18, 1946	17	Dick Brewster	win	KO 2

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