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Light Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Harold Johnson

Top 100 · #60 · 57.9 points
76
Wins
11
Losses
0
Draws
31
KOs
41%
KO %
Born
1928
Died
2015
Nationality
USA
Career
1946–1971

A skilled light heavyweight who fought Archie Moore five times.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1946–1971
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Dick Brewster · W KO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Henry Hall · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Jimmy Bivins

    W UD · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Signature fight

    vs Archie Moore

    W UD · Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  5. Signature fight

    vs Ezzard Charles

    W SD · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  6. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Paul Andrews · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  7. Title history

    Title reign begins

    World Light Heavyweight Champion (1961–1962). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  8. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Herschel Jacobs · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

LD5 1954 Lightweight Match Archie Moore Harold Johnson Size Up Orig Press Photo
LD5 1954 Lightweight Match Archie Moore Harold Johnson Size Up Orig Press Photo

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Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1946-06-18WDick BrewsterKO2Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
1946-08-13WTed SimmonsKO2Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
1946-09-09WJimmy KennedyPTS6Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1946-10-25WRandy IngramKO4Sports club, Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-01-10WFrank LowryTKO2Sports club, Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-01-24WChappie ManningPTS6Armory
1947-02-10WJim HoldenKO4William Allen High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-02-17WJoe Van LoanTKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-03-10WTony GilloPTS6Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-04-28WLeon SzymurskiTKO3Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-05-26WFred LesterTKO8Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-07-08WTommy RuthKO6Philadelphia Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-08-04WAl PinelPTS6Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-10-06WEddie BeazleyTKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-11-06WJimmy MooreKO5Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1947-11-24WHerbie KatzKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1947-12-11WKid WolfePTS8Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1948-03-01WKenny HarrisUD8Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1948-03-29WKenny HarrisUD10Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1948-05-13WVernon WilliamsPTS8Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1948-09-28WAgostinho GuedesTKO3Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1948-11-09WJim HoldenPTS8Little Palestra, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1948-12-14WWillie BrownKO7Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-02-23WArturo GodoyUD10Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-04-26LArchie MooreUD10Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-06-16WHenry HallUD10Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1949-07-25WHenry HallUD10Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S
1949-10-26WJimmy BivinsUD10Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-12-07WBert LytellPTS10Memorial Hall, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
1950-02-08LJersey Joe WalcottKO3Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1950-12-18WHarry DanielsKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1951-01-22WDusty WilkersonKO4Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1951-02-09WChuck HunterPTS8Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1951-06-18WElkins BrothersTKO10Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1951-07-23WChubby WrightUD10Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1951-09-24LArchie MooreUD10Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1951-12-10WArchie MooreUD10Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1952-01-29LArchie MooreUD10Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1952-03-17WClarence HenrySD10Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1952-08-06LBob SatterfieldSD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1952-09-16WLeonard MorrowKO3Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1952-10-06WBob SatterfieldKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1952-11-24WNiño ValdésUD10Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
1953-01-16WJimmy SladeUD10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1953-03-21WBilly GilliamUD10Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1953-05-11WToxie HallUD10Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1953-09-08WEzzard CharlesSD10Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1953-11-07WHenry HallUD10Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1953-11-19WChubby WrightUD10Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania
1954-01-29WJimmy SladeSD10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1954-02-15WCharley Doc WilliamsTKO8Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1954-03-17WPaul AndrewsMD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1954-08-11LArchie MooreTKO14Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1954-10-08LOakland Billy SmithKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1954-12-07WJulio MederosUD10Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1954-12-22WMarty MarshallUD10Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1955-02-11WPaul AndrewsKO6Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1955-05-06LJulio MederosTKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1956-12-08WBert WhitehurstPTS10Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1957-03-12WBob SatterfieldUD10Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1957-05-31WClarence HinnantKO1St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1957-09-10WWayne BetheaUD10Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1957-12-17WSid PeaksKO5Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1958-01-17WBert WhitehurstUD10Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York City, New York, U.S.
1958-04-15WOllie WilsonTKO2Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
1958-12-03WHoward KingUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1958-12-15WRudy WatkinsKO6Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1959-08-04WJohnny YorkTKO6Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
1959-11-11WSonny RayTKO10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1960-05-04WClarence FloydUD10Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961-02-07WJesse BowdryTKO9Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1961-04-24WVon ClayTKO2Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1961-07-01WEddie MachenPTS10Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1961-08-29WEddie CottonSD15Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1962-05-12WDoug JonesUD15Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1962-06-23WGustav ScholzUD15Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin, Germany
1963-03-19WTommy MerrillTKO9Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1963-06-01LWillie PastranoSD15Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
1963-12-06WHenry HankUD10The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1964-04-20WHank CaseyKO8Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
1966-01-07LJohnny PersolUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1966-12-06WPekka KokkonenPTS10Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
1967-05-01WHerschel JacobsUD10New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1967-08-07WEddie JonesPTS10Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
1968-02-03WLothar StengelPTS10Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
1968-06-11WJohnny AlfordUD10Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1971-03-30LHerschel JacobsTKO3Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Showing 87 of 87 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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