Harold Johnson Losses

Harold Johnson had 11 losses in his professional boxing career of 87 fights — two of them in world-title fights and nine in non-title fights. Five of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Johnson's losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Harold Johnson loses to Herschel Jacobs in their 2nd fight

    On March 30, 1971, a 42-year-old Harold Johnson (76-10, 31 KOs) and Herschel Jacobs met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years, 9 months, and 19 days.

    Harold Johnson lost to Herschel Jacobs via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 76-11.

  • 2.

    Harold Johnson loses to Johnny Persol

    On January 7, 1966, a 37-year-old Harold Johnson (71-9, 31 KOs) and Johnny Persol met in the ring.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 8 months, and 18 days.

    Harold Johnson lost to Johnny Persol via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 71-10.

  • 3.

    Harold Johnson loses to Willie Pastrano

    On June 1, 1963, the 34-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Harold Johnson (69-8, 30 KOs), faced a undefined Willie Pastrano undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 13 days.

    Harold Johnson was defending his light-heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles against Willie Pastrano and lost via split decision in the 15-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 69-9.

  • 4.

    Harold Johnson loses to Julio Mederos in their 2nd fight

    On May 6, 1955, a 26-year-old Harold Johnson (50-7, 21 KOs) and Julio Mederos met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days.

    Harold Johnson lost to Julio Mederos via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 50-8.

  • 5.

    Harold Johnson loses to Oakland Billy Smith

    On October 8, 1954, a 26-year-old Harold Johnson (47-6, 20 KOs) and Oakland Billy Smith met in the ring.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.

    Harold Johnson lost to Oakland Billy Smith via KO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 47-7.

  • 6.

    Harold Johnson loses to Archie Moore in their 5th fight

    On August 11, 1954, Harold Johnson and Archie Moore met again in a rematch.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Moore was on a 18-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.

    In the rematch, Archie Moore stopped Harold Johnson via TKO in the 14th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 147-19-8 (107 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 47-6.

  • 7.

    Harold Johnson loses to Bob Satterfield in their 1st fight

    On August 6, 1952, a 23-year-old Harold Johnson (35-4, 17 KOs) and Bob Satterfield met in the ring.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days.

    Harold Johnson lost to Bob Satterfield via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 35-5.

  • 8.

    Harold Johnson loses to Archie Moore in their 4th fight

    On January 29, 1952, a 23-year-old Harold Johnson (34-3, 17 KOs) and a 38-year-old Archie Moore (128-19-8, 96 KOs) met in the ring for the 4th time,.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days. Moore was on a -1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 19 days.

    In the rematch, Archie Moore defeated Harold Johnson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Moore improves his record to 129-19-8, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 34-4.

  • 9.

    Harold Johnson loses to Archie Moore in their 2nd fight

    On September 24, 1951, a 23-year-old Harold Johnson (33-2, 17 KOs) and a 37-year-old Archie Moore (126-18-8, 95 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day. Moore was on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 19 days.

    In the rematch, Archie Moore defeated Harold Johnson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Moore improves his record to 127-18-8, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 33-3.

  • 10.

    Harold Johnson loses to Jersey Joe Walcott

    On February 8, 1950, a 21-year-old Harold Johnson (28-1, 14 KOs) and a 36-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (45-14-2, 28 KOs) met in the ring.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day. Walcott was on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 25 days.

    Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Harold Johnson via KO in the 3rd round. Walcott improves his record to 46-14-2 (29 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 28-2.

  • 11.

    Harold Johnson loses to Archie Moore in their 1st fight

    On April 26, 1949, a 20-year-old Harold Johnson (24-0, 14 KOs) and a 35-year-old Archie Moore (103-17-7, 76 KOs) met in the ring.

    Johnson came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 3 days. Moore was on a 8-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 15 days.

    Archie Moore defeated Harold Johnson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Moore improves his record to 104-17-7, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 24-1.

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