Harold Johnson

Career, Record, Stats
Harold Johnson

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

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