27 Facts About Floyd Johnson

Floyd Johnson, nicknamed "The Auburn Bulldog", was an American heavyweight boxer who was known for his stiff punch.

On February 17,1922, some sources report that Floyd Johnson fought an exhibition with the great black former heavyweight champion Jack Floyd Johnson in Milwaukie, Oregon.

On July 12,1923, Floyd Johnson defeated McCauliffe in a first-round knockout at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Floyd Johnson had a lead as early as the first round, had Martin dazed by the end of the third, and was indisputably in command by the fifth.

The telling blow was a right to the chin of Floyd Johnson, who had far from a stellar boxing record, and was described by one publication as a "fifth rater".

Floyd Johnson was described as being the aggressor and both out fighting and outboxing Brennan throughout the bout.

Brennan, who was a ring weary twenty-nine at the time of the bout, to Floyd Johnson's twenty-three was in serious distress in the twelfth and fifteenth rounds.

Floyd Johnson was said to have exhibited exceptional boxing prowess and form in his win over Brennan.

Brennan was so overwhelmed with the attack of Floyd Johnson, he was unable to wage an effective offensive against his opponent.

Floyd Johnson "pummeled" Fulton at will to keep him at bay, but took considerable punishment from Fulton's far less frequent but stronger blows.

Floyd Johnson was given ten rounds by his ceaseless rushing and hammering, but clearly lost the eighth and twelfth rounds.

When Floyd Johnson did connect in the later rounds, his blows were considered by several newspapermen to be less telling than Fulton's.

On May 12,1923, Floyd Johnson lost to Jess Willard in an eleventh-round TKO before a crowd of around 63,000 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The first five rounds seemed even, and though Floyd Johnson pressed his attack in the sixth and seventh, he slipped to the floor in the eighth and had continued trouble in the remaining rounds.

Floyd Johnson defeated Willie Meehan in a fourth round points decision on September 26,1923, before a capacity crowd of 8,000 at the Auditorium in Oakland, California.

Meehan was down in the first from a hard left and again in the fourth round from another left, though Floyd Johnson was unable to score a knockout.

Floyd Johnson had previously defeated Meehan on January 31,1922, in a four-round points decision in Seattle's Pavilion.

On November 2,1923, Floyd Johnson lost somewhat badly to Jack Renault in a fifteen-round knockout at Madison Square Garden.

The defeat took away Floyd Johnson's few remaining hopes of challenging Jack Dempsey for the World Heavyweight Title, as most considered Renault a good boxer, but a second rate contender.

Floyd Johnson had gone down twice in the final round when his seconds threw a towel into the ring to end the fight.

Floyd Johnson had weathered great punishment in the first seven rounds, and was on the verge of a knockout in both the ninth and tenth rounds, though he continued to weather the punishment and even showed some offensive moves in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth.

Floyd Johnson knocked Romero-Rojas down a total of four times, but the fight was close in many regards, and at the end of the fifth Floyd Johnson was so fatigued and groggy that he walked to his opponents corner and sat down.

Floyd Johnson was down for a short count in the second round and was rocked by hard rights to the jaw in the fourth.

Floyd Johnson pulled out a win against the great Black boxer Kid Norfolk, originally William Ward, on June 17,1925, in a fourth round disqualification at the Auditorium in Oakland, California.

On July 18,1931, Floyd Johnson fought a four-round exhibition bout with the great Black ex-heavyweight world champion Jack Floyd Johnson in Seattle, Washington.

Floyd Johnson's last known professional bout was a six-round loss on points against Cyclone Thompson on November 26,1931, in White Center, Washington.

Floyd Johnson had a cameo in the 1925 MGM film Way of a Girl, and a publicity photo for the film featured actress Eleanor Boardman pretending to photograph Johnson.