Chip Johnson vs. Amos Johnson

Chip Johnson beat Amos Johnson by KO at 2:29 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1964-08-26
• Location: Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA


Chip smashed Amos to the canvas with a barrage of jolting rights. The Ohioan struggled to his feet, but moments later was back down from another right and this time for the count at 2:09 of the opening round.

"I never thought it'd be over this soon," Chip Johnson said. "It was the easiest fight I ever had."

• Source: "Winner of one-round KO as dazed as opponent" Baltimore Afro-American (1964, Sept. 1) p. 13. Article