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Len Johnson

BORN   October 22 1902; Manchester, England
DIED September 28 1974;
WEIGHT 155 1/2-160 lbs
MANAGER Bill Johnson (father)

Johnson was a talented and capable fighter who fought during a period of very good fighters; He was a boxer-type and not a power hitter; Len lost only 30 of 128 bouts and scored just 36 knockouts; He held his own with the best and won the Middleweight Championship of the British Empire (Commonwealth) as recognized by Australia during his career; It was not recognized in Great Britain because the BBBC enforced a "color bar" that required parents of a fighter to be white; A number of his contests were never entered into his official record
 

Len defeated such men as Ted "Kid" Lewis, Len Harvey, Jack London, Jack Etienne, Michele Bonaglia, Roland Todd, "Sunny" Jim Williams, Tommy Uren, Ignacio Ara, "Tiger" Jack Payne, Leone Jacovacci (Jack Walker), Harry Collins, Herman van't Hof, Bob Carvill, Billy "Gypsey" Daniels, Piet Brand and Joe Bloomfield
1921
       Jerry Hogan                 Manchester, England              KO  3
       Harry Johnson               Stockport, England               KO  2
       Young Marshall              Manchester, England               L  6
       Young Marshall              Manchester, England               L  6

1922
Jan 31 Eddie Pearson               Manchester, England              TK  2
Feb 28 Mick Bradley                Manchester, England              TK  5
Mar 28 Nat Sweatenham              Manchester, England              KO  2
Apr 18 Billy Pritchard             Manchester, England               L 15
Sep 15 Mick Bradley                Manchester, England               W 15
Oct 14 Kid Moose                   Southport, England                W 10
Oct 24 Billy Pritchard             Manchester, England               L 15
Nov 21 Pat McAllister              Manchester, England               W 15
Dec  6 Martin Hansen               Copenhagen, Denmark               L 15
          -Some sources report "Frithjof Hansen"
Dec 18 Horace Jackson              Middlesbrough, England           KO  5

1923
Jan  4 Martin Hansen               Copenhagen, Denmark               L 15
Feb  9 Lonz Webster                Manchester, England               W 15
Feb 26 Billy Pritchard             Nottingham, England               D 15
Mar 12 Billy Pritchard             Glasgow, Scotland                 W 15
Mar 26 Billy Pritchard             Nottingham, England               W 15
Apr 15 Piet Hobin                  Brussels, Belgium                 L 15
Apr 23 Billy Pritchard             York, England                     D 15
May 25 Lonz Webster                Glasgow, Scotland                 W 15
Jun  9 Ned Dixon                   Rhondda, Wales                    W 15
Jun 30 Kid Moose                   Sunderland, England               L 15
Jul  6 Jimmy Cox                   Govan, Scotland                   W 15
Aug  4 Percy Calladine             Sunderland, England              KO  3
Sep  1 Bobby Lees                  Glasgow, Scotland                 W 15
Sep  3 Pat McAllister              Dublin, Ireland                   D 15
Oct  9 Ernie McCabe                Manchester, England               W 15
Nov  2 Johnny Bee                  Glasgow, Scotland                 W 15
Nov  5 Lonz Webster                East Kirkby, England              W 15
Nov 10 Tom Plant                   Sunderland, England              TK 11
Dec 17 Johnny Bee                  London, England                   L 15
Dec 22 Bill Bates                  Sunderland, England               W 15
Dec 28 Albert Brown                Govan, Scotland                  TK  6

1924
Jan  7 Kid Moose                   Middlesbrough, England            W 15
Jan 12 Herman van’t Hof            London, England                  LT  8
Jan 14 Jim Slater                  Leicester, England                W 15
Jan 29 Billy Pritchard             Manchester, England               L 15
Feb  7 Kid Moose                   Liverpool, England                L 15
Feb 11 Billy Farmer                Nottingham, England               L 15
Feb 17 Jimmy McDonald              Leeds, England                   TK 12
Mar  3 Charlie Woodman             Manchester, England              TK  8
Mar 20 Joe Bloomfield              London, England                   W 15
Mar 30 Pat McAllister              Leeds, England                   TK 11
Apr 24 Ernest Tyncke               London, England                   W 15
May 11 Ted Coveney                 Leeds, England                    W 15
Jun 12 Billy Mack                  Liverpool, England                L 15
Jun 26 Jack Phoenix                Dublin, Ireland                   W 15
          -Some sources report 6/28/24
Jun 28 Herman van’t Hof            London, England                   L 15
          -Some sources report 6/26/24
Jul 14 "Hamilton" Johnny Brown     Govan, Scotland                  LT  4
Aug  7 Frankie Burns               London, England                   D 15
Aug 19 Piet Hobin                  Antwerp, Belgium                  L 10
Nov  1 Ted Coveney                 Sunderland, England               W 15
Nov 11 Tommy Moran                 Manchester, England              KO  4
Nov 15 Pat Logue                   Sunderland, England              WF  3
Dec  2 Pat McAllister              Sunderland, England              TK  9
Dec 22 Johnny Bee                  Sunderland, England               W 15
Dec 26 Billy Cook                  Leeds, England                   LF  7

1925
Jan 26 Ernie Milsom                London, England                  TK  5
Feb  8 Charlie Ring                London, England                   W 15
Feb 23 Roland Todd                 Manchester, England               W 20
Apr  6 Billy Pritchard             Manchester, England              KO 13
Apr 12 Joe Bloomfield              London, England                   W 15
Apr 24 Fred Davies                 Southampton, England              D 15
Apr 26 Albert Rogers               London, England                  KO  2
May 14 Ernest Tyncke               London, England                   W 15
Jun 15 Herman van’t Hof            London, England                   W 15
          -Some sources report "W 20"
Jul 23 Charlie Ring                London, England                   W 15
Aug 31 Frank Briscot               London, England                   W 15
Sep 25 Roland Todd                 Manchester, England               W 15
Nov  9 Georges Rouquet             London, England                   W 15
Nov 27 Ted "Kid" Lewis             Manchester, England              TK  9
Dec  7 Jack Hood                   London, England                   L 20

1926
Feb 20 Harry Collins               Sydney, NSW, Australia            W 20
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire (Commonwealth);
          Johnson’s victory was recognized in Australia but not in Britain
Mar  6 "Tiger" Jack Payne          Sydney, NSW, Australia            W 20
Mar 20 "Sunny" Jim Williams        Sydney, NSW, Australia            L 20
Mar 27 "Sunny" Jim Williams        Sydney, NSW, Australia            L 20
Apr  3 "Tiger" Jack Payne          Sydney, NSW, Australia            W 20
Apr 17 Al Stewart                  Sydney, NSW, Australia           KO 19
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire (Commonwealth);
          Some sources report "Melbourne, Vic, Australia"
May  8 Tommy Uren                  Sydney, NSW, Australia           KO 11
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire (Commonwealth)
May    "Tiger" Jack Payne          Sydney, NSW, Australia            W 20
May 29 "Sunny" Jim Williams        Brisbane, Que, Australia          L 20
Jun  5 Frisco McGale               Brisbane, Que, Australia          W 20
Jul 20 Frisco McGale               Brisbane, Que, Australia         TK  9

          -Johnson's recognition as Middleweight Champion of the 
          British Empire (Commonwealth) was dropped when Tommy 
          Milligan’s victory over George West in London on 
          July 12 1926 was officially advertised by promoters
          in Britain as being for the vacant Empire title

Sep 10 George West                 Manchester, England               W 20
Nov  1 George West                 Manchester, England               W 20
Nov 15 Maurice Prunier             London, England                   W 15
Dec  6 Jack Etienne                London, England                  LF  5

1927
Jan  3 Len Harvey                  London, England                   W 20
Jan 31 George West                 Cardiff, Wales                    W 15 
May 22 Leone Jacovacci             Milan, Italy                      L 12
Jun  9 Ted Moore                   London, England                   W 12
Jul 25 Jack Elliot                 London, England                   W 15
Dec 19 Jack Etienne                London, England                   W 15

1928
Jan  1 Piat Brand                  London, England                  TK 10
Jan 23 Billy "Gypsey" Daniels      London, England                   W 15
Feb 13 Jack Hood                   London, England                   L 15
Mar  1 Frank Fowler                Leeds, England                   TK  9
Mar 10 George Hetherington         Consett, England                 TK  8
Mar 19 Ted Moore                   London, England                   W 15
Oct 23 George Schladen             Manchester, England              TK  5
Nov 20 Leone Jacovacci             Manchester, England               W 15
Dec 31 Ignacio Ara                 London, England                   W 15

1929
Jan 22 "Sunny" Jim Williams        Manchester, England               W 15
Apr 11 Gerard Debarbieux           Liverpool, England               TK  9
Jun  3 Harry Crossley              Leeds, England                    W 15
Jun 21 Marcel Moret                London, England                  TK  4
Oct 20 Emil Egryel                 West Bromwich, England           TK  7
Nov  5 Louis Wuestrenrad           Leicester, England               KO  3
Nov 26 Pierre Gandon               Manchester, England               W 15
Dec 17 Michele Bonaglia            Manchester, England               W 15

1930
Jun 12 Bob Carvill                 Liverpool, England                W 15
Jun 17 Leone Jacovacci             Newcastle, England               TK  7
Oct 13 Pierre Gandon               London, England                   W 15
Oct 21 Giuseppe Malerba            Manchester, England              TK  7
Nov 17 Harry Crossley              Manchester, England               D 15

1931
Apr  6 Jack Etienne                Manchester, England               L 15
Apr 20 Jack Etienne                Manchester, England               W 15

1932
Jan 28 Adolf Potts                 London, England                   W  8
Mar  1 Steve McCall                Edinburgh, Scotland              TK  4
Mar 14 Louis Wuestenrad            Leeds, England                   KO  3
Apr 27 Rene Vermout                London, England                  TK  1
May 11 Len Harvey                  London, England                   L 15
          -Some sources report Middleweight Championship of Great Britain;
          It was not recognized by the BBBC because Johnson was black
Oct 31 Marcel Thil                 Paris, France                    LT  8

1933
May 20 Kid Scott                   Sheffield, England                L 12
May 29 Kid Scott                   London, England                  TK  3
Jun 26 Rene Vermout                London, England                  KO  1
Aug 31 Jack London                 Liverpool, England                W 12
Sep 30 Eddie Pierce                London, England                  LT 11
          -Some sources report 10/01/33;
          Some sources report "Eddie Peirce"
Oct 12 Jim Winters                 Edinburgh, Scotland               L 12
          -Johnson announced his retirement from the ring


*** Much Data Was Provided By Rob Howard ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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