Light heavyweight · United States
Harold Johnson 76-11-0 31 KO · 1946–1971
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Harold Johnson was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Aug 9, 1928. Record 76-11-0 with 31 knockouts over 1946–1971. World titles: WBC light heavyweight (1963), WBA light heavyweight (1961–1963). Harold Johnson last fought Herschel Jacobs on Mar 30, 1971 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.
Also: Харольд Джонсон · هارولد جانسون · هارولد جونسون +6 more हेरोल्ड जोहानसन · হ্যারল্ড জনসন · હેરોલ્ડ જોહન્સન · ハロルド・ジョンソン · 해럴드 존슨 · John Harold Johnson
Born Aug 9, 1928
Died Feb 19, 2015
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 188 cm
Nickname Hercules
Debut Jun 18, 1946
Career 1946–1971
Rounds boxed 671
KO share 41%
Born in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Titles WBA, WBC light heavyweight · 1961–1963
Boxerbook rating 1821 ± 302 · inactive since Mar 1971Why here › Confirmed bouts 15 of 87
Career record Record
76-11-0, 31 KOs · 1946–1971
Last result L
TKO 3/10 · Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, 🇺🇸
The record 87 bouts, 1946–1971, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 87, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
L
TKO 3/10 · Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, 🇺🇸
Johnson 76-10-0 · Jacobs —
W
Johnny Alford
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Johnson 75-10-0 · Alford —
W
PTS 10/10 · Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Johnson 74-10-0 · Stengel —
W
Eddie Jones
PTS 10/10 · Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Johnson 73-10-0 · Jones —
W
UD 10/10 · New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Johnson 72-10-0 · Jacobs —
W
PTS 10/10 · Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, 🇦🇹
Johnson 71-10-0 · Kokkonen —
L
Johnny Persol
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 71-9-0 · Persol —
W
Hank Casey
KO 8/10 · Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, 🇺🇸
Johnson 70-9-0 · Casey —
W
Henry Hank
UD 10/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 69-9-0 · Hank —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Johnson 69-8-0 · Pastrano 57-11-8
W
Tommy Merrill
TKO 9/10 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Johnson 68-8-0 · Merrill —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympiastadion, Westend, 🇩🇪
Johnson 67-8-0 · Scholz —
W
Retained NBA light heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 66-8-0 · Jones —
W
Retained NBA light heavyweight title SD 15/15 · Sick's Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Johnson 65-8-0 · Cotton —
W
PTS 10/10 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 64-8-0 · Machen —
W
Von Clay
Retained NBA light heavyweight title TKO 2/15 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 63-8-0 · Clay —
W
Jesse Bowdry
Won vacant NBA light heavyweight title TKO 9/15 · Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Johnson 62-8-0 · Bowdry —
W
Clarence Floyd
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia
Johnson 61-8-0 · Floyd —
W
Sonny Ray
TKO 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Johnson 60-8-0 · Ray —
W
Johnny York
TKO 6/10 · Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, 🇺🇸
Johnson 59-8-0 · York —
Show all 87 bouts W
Rudy Watkins
KO 6/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 58-8-0 · Watkins —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Johnson 57-8-0 · King —
W
TKO 2/10 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Johnson 56-8-0 · Wilson —
W
Bert Whitehurst
UD 10/10 · Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Johnson 55-8-0 · Whitehurst —
W
Sid Peaks
KO 5/10 · Toledo, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Johnson 54-8-0 · Peaks —
W
Wayne Bethea
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 53-8-0 · Bethea —
W
Clarence Hinnant
KO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 52-8-0 · Hinnant —
W
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Johnson 51-8-0 · Satterfield 46-23-4
W
Bert Whitehurst
PTS 10/10 · Portland Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Johnson 50-8-0 · Whitehurst —
L
Julio Mederos
TKO 2/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 50-7-0 · Mederos —
W
Paul Andrews
KO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 49-7-0 · Andrews —
W
UD 10/10 · Detroit Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Johnson 48-7-0 · Marshall —
W
Julio Mederos
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Johnson 47-7-0 · Mederos —
L
Oakland Billy Smith
KO 2/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 47-6-0 · Smith —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 14/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 47-5-0 · Moore 146-19-8
W
Paul Andrews
MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Johnson 46-5-0 · Andrews —
W
Charley Doc Williams
TKO 8/10 · Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Johnson 45-5-0 · Williams —
W
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 44-5-0 · Slade —
W
Chubby Wright
UD 10/10 · Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey
Johnson 43-5-0 · Wright —
W
Henry Hall
UD 10/10 · Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Johnson 42-5-0 · Hall —
W
SD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 41-5-0 · Charles 85-9-1
W
Toxie Hall
UD 10/10 · Dinner Key, Miami, 🇺🇸
Johnson 40-5-0 · Hall —
W
UD 10/10 · Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Johnson 39-5-0 · Gilliam —
W
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 38-5-0 · Slade —
W
UD 10/10 · Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Johnson 37-5-0 · Valdez 21-4-3
W
KO 2/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 36-5-0 · Satterfield 28-14-2
W
Leonard Morrow
KO 3/10 · Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-5-0 · Morrow —
L
SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Johnson 35-4-0 · Satterfield 27-14-2
W
Clarence Henry
SD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 34-4-0 · Henry —
L
UD 10/10 · Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Johnson 34-3-0 · Moore 128-19-8
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-3-0 · Moore 128-18-8
L
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 33-2-0 · Moore 126-18-8
W
Chubby Wright
UD 10/10 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 32-2-0 · Wright —
W
Elkins Brothers
TKO 10/10 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 31-2-0 · Brothers —
W
Chuck Hunter
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 30-2-0 · Hunter —
W
Dusty Wilkerson
KO 4/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 29-2-0 · Wilkerson —
W
Harry Daniels
KO 2/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 28-2-0 · Daniels —
L
KO 3/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 28-1-0 · Walcott 43-16-1
W
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Hall, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Johnson 27-1-0 · Lytell 66-19-7
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 26-1-0 · Bivins 72-16-1
W
Henry Hall
UD 10/10 · Borchert Field, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Johnson 25-1-0 · Hall —
W
Henry Hall
UD 10/10 · Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Johnson 24-1-0 · Hall —
L
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 24-0-0 · Moore 103-17-7
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 23-0-0 · Godoy 86-20-9
W
Willie Brown
KO 7/8 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 22-0-0 · Brown —
W
Jim Holden
PTS 8/8 · Little Palestra, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Johnson 21-0-0 · Holden —
W
Agostinho Guedes
TKO 3/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 20-0-0 · Guedes —
W
Vernon Williams
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 19-0-0 · Williams —
W
Kenny Harris
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 18-0-0 · Harris —
W
Kenny Harris
UD 8/8 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 17-0-0 · Harris —
W
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 16-0-0 · Wolfe 81-27-27
W
Herbie Katz
KO 1/8 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 15-0-0 · Katz —
W
Jimmy Moore
KO 5/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Johnson 14-0-0 · Moore —
W
Eddie Beazley
TKO 1/6 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 13-0-0 · Beazley —
W
Al Pinel
PTS 6/6 · Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 12-0-0 · Pinel —
W
Tommy Ruth
KO 6/8 · Philadelphia Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 11-0-0 · Ruth —
W
Fred Lester
TKO 8/8 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 10-0-0 · Lester —
W
Leon Szymurski
TKO 3/6 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 9-0-0 · Szymurski —
W
Tony Gillo
PTS 6/6 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 8-0-0 · Gillo —
W
Joe Van Loan
TKO 2/6 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Johnson 7-0-0 · Loan —
W
Jim Holden
KO 4/6 · William Allen High School, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Johnson 6-0-0 · Holden —
W
Chappie Manning
PTS 6/6 · Armory (military), Reading Armory, 🇺🇸
Johnson 5-0-0 · Manning —
W
Frank Lowry
TKO 2/6 · Sports club, Cambria A.C., 🇺🇸
Johnson 4-0-0 · Lowry —
W
Randy Ingram
KO 4/6 · Sports club, Cambria A.C., 🇺🇸
Johnson 3-0-0 · Ingram —
W
Jimmy Kennedy
PTS 6/6 · Allentown, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Johnson 2-0-0 · Kennedy —
W
Ted Simmons
KO 2/4 · Wilmington, Delaware, 🇺🇸
Johnson 1-0-0 · Simmons —
W
Dick Brewster
KO 2/4 · Wilmington, Delaware, 🇺🇸
Johnson 0-0-0 · Brewster —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Harold Johnson's record? Harold Johnson's professional record is 76-11-0 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Harold Johnson fight last? Harold Johnson last fought Herschel Jacobs on Mar 30, 1971 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.
Which world titles has Harold Johnson held? Harold Johnson has held 2 world title reigns: WBC light heavyweight (1963), WBA light heavyweight (1961–1963). Sources Boxerbook ID 10665 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10665 . 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.
