Harold Johnson, a boxer who spent a year as the undisputed world light-heavyweight champion but who more often fought in the shadow of hard luck, getting the short end of a rivalry with Archie Moore and losing his title in an upset, died on Thursday in Philadelphia. He was 87.
His son the Rev. John Roberts said the cause was pneumonia. Johnson also had dementia, his son said.
Johnson, whom The Ring magazine once ranked as the seventh greatest light-heavyweight in boxing history, was a sculptured athlete who was known as a superb technical fighter with a wide range of skills and strategies.
“Johnson was a beautifully proportioned 5-foot-11 specimen who used a picture-perfect stance, a textbook high guard, compactly crisp punches and uncommon patience,” The Ring said in an appreciation after his death. “He struck only when the openings presented themselves and not a moment sooner.”
During a 25-year career, Johnson won 76 of 87 fights, with 32 knockouts. He defeated some of his era’s most formidable fighters, including the heavyweight contender Nino Valdes; a former heavyweight champion, Ezzard Charles; and Moore, with whom he had five bouts, losing four of them.
Their final fight, in 1954, was for the light-heavyweight crown — Moore was the reigning champion — and Johnson was on the verge of winning until Moore knocked him down in the 14th round and won on a technical knockout. It was seven years before Johnson would get another chance to be champion.
In 1960, the National Boxing Association (now the World Boxing Association) stripped Moore of his title for failing to defend it within a specified time; Johnson then earned the association’s crown in 1961 with a technical knockout of Jesse Bowdry. The next year, after the New York State Athletic Commission also stopped recognizing Moore as the champion, Johnson won the undivided and undisputed light-heavyweight crown with a unanimous decision over Doug Jones in Philadelphia, Johnson’s hometown.
He successfully defended his title the next month in Berlin with another unanimous decision, over Gustav Scholz.
But his reign ended in June 1963, when he fought Willie Pastrano in Las Vegas. A decided underdog who could not match Johnson’s punching power or reach, Pastrano employed a strategy of jab and dance, jab and dance, forcing Johnson to stalk him. Johnson failed to knock him down, and Pastrano won in a split decision, which made great fodder for disputatious boxing fans.
“I never heard of a fighter running and still winning the fight,” Johnson said afterward. “If you want to fight the champion, you have to take the fight to him.”
He added, “I’m just disgusted about this fight.”
John Harold Johnson was born in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia on Aug. 9, 1927. His father, Phil, was also a fighter, and the two are thought to be the first father and son professionals to be defeated by the same opponent. On the way to becoming the heavyweight champion in 1951, Jersey Joe Walcott beat Phil Johnson in 1936 and Harold Johnson in 1950.
Harold Johnson began boxing in the Navy, which he entered after dropping out of high school and lying about his age. He turned professional in 1946.
His one marriage ended in divorce, his son John Roberts said. Johnson’s survivors also include another son, Derrick Johnson; three daughters, Deborah Downey, Charlotte White and Valerie Johnson-Roberts; a sister, Charlotte White; and several grandchildren.
John Roberts said that he, too, had been a boxer, fighting under the name Chuck Johnson in honor of his father. (His father and mother never married, he said; Roberts is his stepfather’s surname.) A successful amateur light-heavyweight, Roberts was surprised at the start of one bout, he said, to discover that Walcott was the referee.
“When I stepped into the ring,” he said, “I told him, ‘Don’t hurt me, too.’ ”
Johnson was involved in one of boxing’s more bizarre episodes. In the second round of a bout in Philadelphia in 1955 against Julio Mederos, Johnson suddenly dropped to his knees without being hit, and though he finished the round, he struggled to his corner and collapsed. He was taken to the hospital, where a urinalysis indicated that he had been drugged with barbiturates. Johnson blamed an orange he had eaten before the fight that he said had tasted bitter.
The governor of Pennsylvania, George M. Leader, suspended professional boxing in the state while an investigation was conducted, but it was never determined who drugged Johnson or how the drug was administered. Boxing authorities suspended Johnson for six months, however, ruling that he had known he was feeling weak and yet had failed to report that he was not in condition to fight. His trainer and his manager were suspended as well.
To the end of his career, Johnson lamented that he never landed the purses that went to bigger names like Moore.
“If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn’t be a fighter,” he told The Associated Press after he won his National Boxing Association title in 1961. “I’d look for a steady job, a weekly pay. I’d even dig ditches.”
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Former light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson, a renowned ring technician and 1993 inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died on Thursday in Philadelphia. He was 86.
Johnson (76-11, 32 KOs), born Aug. 9, 1928 in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood, turned professional in 1946 after being discharged from the U.S. Navy and boxed until 1971.
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Getty ImagesHarold Johnson, pictured during an at home interview circa 1980, died Thursday. He was 86.
He defeated fellow Hall of Famers Jimmy Bivens, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles during his 25-year career. He fought Moore five times but went 1-4. He also defeated such top opponents as Arturo Godoy, Bert Lytell, Bob Satterfield, Jesse Bowdry, Eddie Machen and Doug Jones.
In 1961, he knocked out Bowdry in the ninth round to win the NBA light heavyweight title and made two defenses.
In 1962, he got a shot at the vacant light heavyweight world title and won a 15-round unanimous decision against Jones in Philadelphia. Johnson made one successful defense, traveling to Germany and outpointing Gustav Scholz before losing the championship via controversial 15-round split decision to Hall of Famer Willie Pastrano in 1963 in Las Vegas.
"Harold Johnson was one of the greatest technical boxers the sweet science has ever seen," Hall of Fame executive director Edward Brophy said. "The Hall of Fame joins the worldwide boxing community in mourning his passing and offer our condolences to his family."
Johnson's father, Phil, was a boxer and Johnson, who learned to box while he was in the Navy, opened his career with 24 consecutive victories before losing a 10-round decision to Moore in 1949. Johnson boxed mainly as a light heavyweight but had many fights at heavyweight, including a third-round knockout loss to Hall of Fame former heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 1950.
In 1954, in their fifth and final meeting, Johnson challenged then-light heavyweight champion Moore for the title. He dropped Moore in the 10th round and was ahead on the scorecards after the 13th round. But Moore rallied for a 14th-round knockout to retain the title.
Hall of Fame promoter J Russell Peltz, of Philadelphia, considered Johnson his boyhood hero and became good friends with him later in life.
"My friends would dream about being Mickey Mantle or Tommy McDonald or Wilt Chamberlain, but for me, Harold Johnson was 'the bomb.' It got to the point that when I was in high school, I would get my hair cut so short, just like Harold's, that my head looked like a dirty tennis ball," Peltz said. "Friends would yell 'there goes Peltz with his Harold Johnson haircut.' His passing leaves me empty and comes at a time when I am questioning my own future in the sometimes wonderful, sometimes wretched world of professional boxing.
"Harold was the light heavyweight champion of the world when, as he would remind me, there was only one world, not a conglomeration of close to 70 beltholders."
Peltz recalled Johnson's title defense in Germany, which came just six weeks after he defeated Jones for the title.
"Harold flew to Berlin, Germany, where he earned a 15-round decision over Gustav Scholz to convince the European Boxing Union that he, indeed, was the man at 175 pounds," said Peltz, who drove Johnson to Canastota, New York, for his Hall of Fame induction. "Scholz had lost just one out of 92 fights going in. There were 40,000 people in that outdoor soccer stadium and the voting referee and both judges were from Europe. Imagine today's prima donnas doing that."
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Harold Johnson, who held the world light-heavyweight championship from 1962 to 1963, whose long boxing career extended into his 40s, a Navy veteran and devoted family man, died on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2014. He was 86.
His father, Phil Johnson, was a professional fighter, and his son, the Rev. John H. Roberts Sr., was a Golden Gloves champion who fought under the name Chuck Johnson.
Both Phil Johnson and Harold Johnson lost to heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott in 1936 and 1950.
Harold Johnson was born in Manayunk and started boxing in the Navy. He turned pro in 1946.
He won his first 24 bouts before going up against his archrival, Archie Moore, who stopped Harold in a 10-round decision in 1949. Harold went on to meet Moore three more times between September 1951 and January 1954.
Their last bout was in August 1954 when Moore was the light heavyweight champ. Harold knocked Moore down in the 10th and was ahead on two judges’ scorecards, but Moore rallied and stopped Harold with a 14th-round TKO.
The National Boxing Association withdrew recognition of Moore as world light-heavyweight champion for failure to defend. He had moved on to the heavyweight ranks.
Harold Johnson took that vacant title in 1961 by defeating Jesse Bowdry by a ninth-round TKO, then became universally recognized champ the following year.
Among notable victories was his 1953 defeat of former heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles. In June 1962, went to Berlin, Germany, to fight Gustav Scholz, who had lost only once in 92 bouts. Johnson won a 15-round decision.
In 1992, Johnson was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1993.
In addition to his son, he is survived by two daughters, Deborah Downey and Renee White, and several grandchildren.
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Harold Johnson (August 9, 1928 – February 19, 2015) was a professional boxer. He held the World Light Heavyweight Championship from 1962 to 1963.
Johnson was born in Manayunk, Philadelphia. He started boxing while serving in the United States Navy and turned professional in 1946. He won his first twenty-four fights before losing a ten-round decision to Archie Moore in 1949. Moore would be Johnson's biggest career rival. Johnson rebounded with four straight victories, including a ten-round decision win against future Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Bivins.
Johnson's father, Phil Johnson, was also a professional boxer. Phil and Harold Johnson became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both suffered third-round knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 1936 and 1950, respectively. Harold lost after suffering an injury to the intervertebral disc in the small of his back.
After five consecutive wins, Johnson resumed his rivalry with Archie Moore, fighting Moore three times in a row between September 1951 and January 1954. All three went the ten-round distance. Johnson lost the rematch, won the rubber match and lost the fourth bout.
In 1952, Johnson split two fights with Bob Satterfield, losing the first by decision and winning the second by knockout, and won a decision over heavyweight contender Nino Valdez. The following year, he defeated former World Heavyweight Champion Ezzard Charles by a split decision. Johnson would finally get a title shot eight years into his career in his fifth and final fight against Archie Moore in 1954. Moore was making the third defense of the World Light Heavyweight Championship. In an exciting fight, Johnson knocked Moore down in the 10th round and was ahead on the scorecards after 13 rounds. But Moore rallied, knocking Johnson down and stopping him in the 14th round.
Johnson outpointed Julio Mederos over ten rounds in 1954. The following year, they had a rematch in Philadelphia. Johnson collapsed after the second round and was carried from the ring on a stretcher. Tests later revealed that Johnson had been drugged with a barbiturate. As a result, the Governor of Pennsylvania suspended boxing in the state for 114 days and instructed the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission to launch a probe. Johnson said he started feeling ill in his dressing room after eating an orange that had been given to him by a stranger who said he was a long-time admirer. A chemical analysis of a piece of the orange showed no trace of a drug or barbiturate. The probe never did uncover who drugged Johnson or how the drug was administered. However, the commission ruled that Johnson knew he was not in condition to fight and should have reported that fact to commission officials on duty that night. He was suspended for six months and his purse was forfeited.
When the National Boxing Association (NBA) withdrew recognition of Archie Moore as World Light Heavyweight Champion for failure to defend, Johnson defeated Jesse Bowdry in 1961 by a ninth-round technical knockout to capture the vacant NBA title. In his first title defense, Johnson stopped Von Clay in two rounds. After defeating second-ranked heavyweight contender Eddie Machen by a ten-round decision in a non-title bout, Johnson successfully defended his title for a second time with a split decision victory over 4th-ranked light heavyweight contender Eddie Cotton.
Johnson gained universal recognition as World Light Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Doug Jones in 1962 by a decision in fifteen rounds. He successfully defended the undisputed title once, outpointing Gustav Scholz in Berlin, then lost it to Willie Pastrano by a fifteen-round split decision in 1963. Johnson would never fight for a title again and retired in 1971 with a record of 76-11 with 32 knockouts.
Johnson was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Internationals Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
Johnson was named the 7th greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999. Three years later, The Ring magazine ranked Johnson 7th on the list "The 20 Greatest Light Heavyweights of All-Time" and 80th on the list "The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years." Johnson died at the age of 86 on February 19, 2015.
Harold Johnson (August 9, 1928 – February 19, 2015) was a professional boxer. He held the World Light Heavyweight Championship from 1962 to 1963.
Johnson was born in Manayunk, Philadelphia. He started boxing while serving in the United States Navy and turned professional in 1946. He won his first twenty-four fights before losing a ten-round decision to Archie Moore in 1949. Moore would be Johnson's biggest career rival. Johnson rebounded with four straight victories, including a ten-round decision win against future Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Bivins.[1]
Johnson's father, Phil Johnson, was also a professional boxer. Phil and Harold Johnson became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both suffered third-round knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 1936 and 1950, respectively. Harold lost after suffering an injury to the intervertebral disc in the small of his back.[2]
After five consecutive wins, Johnson resumed his rivalry with Archie Moore, fighting Moore three times in a row between September 1951 and January 1954. All three went the ten-round distance. Johnson lost the rematch, won the rubber match and lost the fourth bout.
In 1952, Johnson split two fights with Bob Satterfield, losing the first by decision and winning the second by knockout, and won a decision over heavyweight contenderNino Valdez. The following year, he defeated former World Heavyweight Champion Ezzard Charles by a split decision. Johnson would finally get a title shot eight years into his career in his fifth and final fight against Archie Moore in 1954. Moore was making the third defense of the World Light Heavyweight Championship. In an exciting fight, Johnson knocked Moore down in the 10th round and was ahead on the scorecards after 13 rounds. But Moore rallied, knocking Johnson down and stopping him in the 14th round.[3]
Johnson outpointed Julio Mederos over ten rounds in 1954. The following year, they had a rematch in Philadelphia. Johnson collapsed after the second round and was carried from the ring on a stretcher. Tests later revealed that Johnson had been drugged with a barbiturate. As a result, the Governor of Pennsylvania suspended boxing in the state for 114 days and instructed the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission to launch a probe. Johnson said he started feeling ill in his dressing room after eating an orange that had been given to him by a stranger who said he was a long-time admirer. A chemical analysis of a piece of the orange showed no trace of a drug or barbiturate. The probe never did uncover who drugged Johnson or how the drug was administered. However, the commission ruled that Johnson knew he was not in condition to fight and should've reported that fact to commission officials on duty that night. He was suspended for six months and his purse was forfeited.[4]
When the National Boxing Association (NBA) withdrew recognition of Archie Moore as World Light Heavyweight Champion for failure to defend, Johnson defeated Jesse Bowdry in 1961 by a ninth-round technical knockout to capture the vacant NBA title. In his first title defense, Johnson stopped Von Clay in two rounds. After defeating second-ranked heavyweight contender Eddie Machen by a ten-round decision in a non-title bout, Johnson successfully defended his title for a second time with a split decision victory over 4th-ranked light heavyweight contender Eddie Cotton.
Johnson gained universal recognition as World Light Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Doug Jones in 1962 by a decision in fifteen rounds. He successfully defended the undisputed title once, outpointing Gustav Scholz in Berlin, then lost it to Willie Pastrano by a fifteen-round split decision in 1963.[5] Johnson would never fight for a title again and retired in 1971 with a record of 76-11 with 32 knockouts.
Johnson was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
Johnson was named the 7th greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.[6] Three years later, The Ring magazine ranked Johnson 7th on the list "The 20 Greatest Light Heavyweight of All-Time" and 80th on the list "The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years."[7] Johnson died at the age of 86 on February 19, 2015.[8]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 76 Wins (32 knockouts, 44 decisions), 11 Losses (5 knockouts, 6 decisions)[9] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 24-17-2 |  Herschel Jacobs | TKO | 3 | 30/03/1971 | Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, New York City | Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round due to a cut over Johnson's right eye. |
| Win | 22-16-3 | Johnny Alford | UD | 10 | 11/06/1968 | Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida | |
| Win | 13-0 |  Lothar Stengel | PTS | 10 | 03/02/1968 | Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse | Stengel was down in the second and fifth rounds. |
| Win | 7-5 | Eddie "Bossman" Jones | PTS | 10 | 07/08/1967 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 22-13-2 | Herschel Jacobs | UD | 10 | 01/05/1967 | New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana | 7-1, 7-3, 6-3. |
| Win | 36-14-4 |  Pekka Kokkonen | PTS | 10 | 06/12/1966 |  Stadthalle, Vienna | |
| Loss | 13-3-1 | Johnny Persol | UD | 10 | 07/01/1966 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | 4-5, 4-5, 3-6. |
| Win | 30-5-6 | Hank Casey | KO | 8 | 20/04/1964 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California | Casey knocked out at 1:19 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 56-18-3 | Henry Hank | UD | 10 | 06/12/1963 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 49-42, 50-41, 48-44. |
| Loss | 57-11-8 | Willie Pastrano | SD | 15 | 01/06/1963 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | WBC/WBA World Light Heavyweight Titles. 68-69, 69-68, 67-69. |
| Win | 24-18-2 | Tommy Merrill | TKO | 9 | 19/03/1963 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 85-1-6 | Gustav Scholz | UD | 15 | 23/06/1962 | Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin | World Light Heavyweight Title. 73-70, 72-64, 72-70. |
| Win | 19-1 | Doug Jones | UD | 15 | 12/05/1962 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | World Light Heavyweight Title. 74-61, 73-64, 71-63. |
| Win | 39-11-1 | Eddie Cotton | SD | 15 | 29/08/1961 | Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington | NBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 147-145, 147-145, 144-148. |
| Win | 37-3-1 | Eddie Machen | PTS | 10 | 01/07/1961 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 5-4. |
| Win | 13-3-2 | Von Clay | TKO | 2 | 24/04/1961 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | NBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the second round. |
| Win | 29-5 | Jesse Bowdry | TKO | 9 | 07/02/1961 | Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida | NBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 10-8 | Clarence Floyd | UD | 10 | 04/05/1960 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 50-41, 50-40, 49-41. |
| Win | 19-8-6 | Sonny Ray | TKO | 10 | 11/11/1959 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 8-11-1 | Johnny York | TKO | 6 | 04/08/1959 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 14-13-1 | Rudy Watkins | KO | 6 | 15/12/1958 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Watkins knocked out at 1:42 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 35-15-7 | Howard "Honeyboy" King | UD | 10 | 03/12/1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | 48-43, 49-43, 49-44. |
| Win | 10-12 | Ollie Wilson | TKO | 2 | 15/04/1958 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Win | 24-11-2 | Bert Whitehurst | UD | 10 | 17/01/1958 | Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York | 6-3, 7-2, 7-1. |
| Win | 44-18 | Sid Peaks | KO | 5 | 17/12/1957 | Toledo, Ohio | |
| Win | 16-6-2 | Wayne Bethea | UD | 10 | 10/09/1957 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 40-10 | Clarence Hinnant | KO | 1 | 31/05/1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City | Hinnant knocked out at 1:24 of the first round. |
| Win | 46-22-4 | Bob Satterfield | UD | 10 | 12/03/1957 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | 96-93, 97-91, 98-93. |
| Win | 22-9-2 | Bert Whitehurst | PTS | 10 | 08/12/1956 | Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine | |
| Loss | 17-8-2 |  Julio Mederos | TKO | 2 | 06/05/1955 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Tests revealed that Johnson had been drugged. Some sources list this bout as a no contest |
| Win | 29-4 | Paul Andrews | KO | 6 | 11/02/1955 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | Andrews knocked out at 1:46 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 20-5-2 | Marty Marshall | UD | 10 | 22/12/1954 | Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan | 96-82, 95-82, 98-82. |
| Win | 15-5-2 | Julio Mederos | UD | 10 | 07/12/1954 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | 98-92, 99-92, 98-95. |
| Loss | 55-22-4 | Oakland Billy Smith | KO | 2 | 08/10/1954 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Johnson knocked out at 1:22 of the second round. |
| Loss | 145-19-8 | Archie Moore | TKO | 14 | 11/08/1954 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:56 of the 14th round. |
| Win | 23-2 | Paul Andrews | MD | 10 | 17/03/1954 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | Johnson was knocked down in the first round. |
| Win | 48-17-2 | Charley Doc Williams | TKO | 8 | 15/02/1954 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | |
| Win | 26-9-5 | Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade | SD | 10 | 29/01/1954 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City | 5-4, 7-3, 4-5. |
| Win | 29-35-4 | Chubby Wright | UD | 10 | 19/11/1953 | Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania | 9-1, 7-2-1, 6-4. |
| Win | 54-17-5 | Henry Hall | UD | 10 | 07/11/1953 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 6-2, 8-1, 8-1. |
| Win | 81-9-1 | Ezzard Charles | SD | 10 | 08/09/1953 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 6-3, 4-5, 7-3. |
| Win | 8-6-2 | Toxie Hall | UD | 10 | 11/05/1953 | Dinner Key, Miami, Florida | |
| Win | 28-14-2 | Billy Gilliam | UD | 10 | 21/03/1953 | Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio | |
| Win | 23-5-4 | Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade | UD | 10 | 16/01/1953 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City | 5-4, 10-0, 7-3. |
| Win | 21-4-3 | Nino Valdes | UD | 10 | 24/11/1952 | Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York | 8-1, 10-0, 10-1. |
| Win | 28-13-2 | Bob Satterfield | KO | 2 | 06/10/1952 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Satterfield knocked out at 1:58 of the second round. |
| Win | 23-6-1 | Leonard Morrow | KO | 3 | 16/09/1952 | Toledo, Ohio | Morrow knocked out at 1:55 of the third round. |
| Loss | 27-13-2 | Bob Satterfield | SD | 10 | 06/08/1952 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | 49-51, 52-48, 46-54. |
| Win | 31-2-1 | Clarence Henry | SD | 10 | 17/03/1952 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | 127-19-8 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | 29/01/1952 | Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio | 53-46, 53-46, 56-44. |
| Win | 127-18-8 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | 10/12/1951 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 5-4, 5-4, 6-4. |
| Loss | 125-18-8 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | 24/09/1951 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 5-4-1, 6-3-1, 6-3-1. |
| Win | 26-31-3 | Chubby Wright | UD | 10 | 23/07/1951 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 28-6-1 | Elkins Brothers | TKO | 10 | 18/06/1951 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 42-17-1 | Chuck Hunter | PTS | 8 | 09/02/1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
| Win | 22-13 | Dusty Wilkerson | KO | 4 | 22/01/1951 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wilkerson knocked out at 2:04 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 4-28-3 | Harry Daniels | KO | 2 | 18/12/1950 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | 45-14-2 | Jersey Joe Walcott | KO | 3 | 08/02/1950 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Johnson counted out at 1:03 of the third round after collapsing due to a back injury. |
| Win | 66-18-7 | Bert "Chocolate Kid" Lytell | PTS | 10 | 07/12/1949 | Dayton, Ohio | |
| Win | 72-16-1 | Jimmy Bivins | UD | 10 | 26/10/1949 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 5-4, 6-4, 6-4. |
| Win | 47-14-4 | Henry Hall | UD | 10 | 25/07/1949 | Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 7-2, 10-0, 9-0. |
| Win | 47-12-4 | Henry Hall | UD | 10 | 16/06/1949 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Loss | 102-17-7 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | 26/04/1949 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 83-19-9 |  Arturo Godoy | UD | 10 | 23/02/1949 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 7-18 | Lee Willard | KO | 7 | 14/12/1948 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 20-15-5 | Jim Holden | PTS | 8 | 09/11/1948 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 27-11-2 |  Agostinho Guedes | TKO | 3 | 28/09/1948 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the third round. |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Vernon Williams | PTS | 8 | 13/05/1948 | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 14-3 | Kenny Harris | UD | 10 | 29/03/1948 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 14-2 | Kenny Harris | UD | 8 | 01/03/1948 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 5-17-3 | Kid Wolfe | PTS | 8 | 11/12/1947 | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 64-23-3 | Herbie Katz | KO | 1 | 24/11/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 23-20-5 | Jimmy Moore | KO | 5 | 06/11/1947 | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 2-0 | Eddie Beazley | TKO | 1 | 06/10/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 48-63-7 | Al Pinel | PTS | 6 | 04/08/1947 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 16-1 | Tommy Ruth | KO | 6 | 08/07/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ruth knocked out at 1:17 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 3-3-1 | Fred Lester | TKO | 8 | 26/05/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 17-10 | Leon Szymurski | TKO | 3 | 28/04/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 26-51-11 | Tony Gillo | PTS | 6 | 10/03/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | -- | Joe Van Loan | TKO | 2 | 17/02/1947 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 11-7-2 | Jim Holden | KO | 4 | 10/02/1947 | William Allen High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 4-7-4 | Chappie Manning | PTS | 6 | 24/01/1947 | Reading Armory, Reading, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 18-10-3 | Frank Lowry | TKO | 2 | 10/01/1947 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 0-3-1 | Randy Ingram | KO | 4 | 25/10/1946 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 1-0 | Jack Simon | KO | 4 | 25/09/1946 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 2-0 | Charles Lester | KO | 2 | 20/08/1946 | Pennsylvania | |
| Win | -- | Joe Riley | KO | 2 | 30/07/1946 | Wilmington, Delaware | |
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