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	*Started boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.		*Started boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.
	*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].		*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].
	*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.		*Fought [[Archie Moore]] five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
	*Withdrew from a scheduled fight against [[Sonny Liston]] in 1956 due to a shoulder injury. Liston was 13-1 at the time.		*Withdrew from a scheduled fight against [[Sonny Liston]] in 1956 due to a shoulder injury. Liston was 13-1 at the time.
	*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.		*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.
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	*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.		*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.
	*Named the 7th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest light heavyweight of all-time]] by [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] in 2002.		*Named the 7th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest light heavyweight of all-time]] by [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] in 2002.
			*"Harold Johnson: The Master Mechanic Haunted by Archie Moore" by Mike Casey: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO97.20-24.pdf]

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John at 11:35, 24 August 2017

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	*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.		*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.
	*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.		*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.
			*Named the 7th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest light heavyweight of all-time]] by [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] in 2002.

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	*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].		*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].
	*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.		*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
			*Withdrew from a scheduled fight against [[Sonny Liston]] in 1956 due to a shoulder injury. Liston was 13-1 at the time.
	*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.		*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.
	*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.		*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.

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	'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] ~~in 1936 and 1950 respectively.~~		[[:Category:Harold Johnson Gallery\|'''Harold Johnson Gallery''']]

	[[~~:Category:~~Harold Johnson ~~Gallery~~\|~~'''~~Harold Johnson ~~Gallery'''~~]]		==Career Review==
			*Called "one of the best technical boxers of all time" by ''[[The Boxing Register]]''.
			*His father, [[Phil Johnson]], was also a professional boxer. Phil and Harold 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 [[Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Harold Johnson\|1950]], respectively.
			*Started boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.
			*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].
			*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
			*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.
			*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.
			*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.

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	years=1961 Feb 7 – 1963 Jun 1		years=1961 Feb 7 – 1963 Jun 1<br>The [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] became the [[World Boxing Association\|WBA]] on August 23, 1962.
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	'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] in 1936 and 1950 respectively.		'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] in 1936 and 1950 respectively.

	*[[:~~Image~~:Harold Johnson~~. 555.Fasan.jpg~~\|~~Photo #2]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .564.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .748.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:Image:~~Harold Johnson ~~.74474.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:HaroldJohnson.jpg\|Photo #6~~]]		[[:Category:Harold Johnson Gallery\|'''Harold Johnson Gallery''']]

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			'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] in 1936 and 1950 respectively.

	*[[:Image:Harold Johnson. 555.Fasan.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .564.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .748.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .74474.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:HaroldJohnson.jpg\|Photo #6]]		*[[:Image:Harold Johnson. 555.Fasan.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .564.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .748.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:Image:Harold Johnson .74474.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:HaroldJohnson.jpg\|Photo #6]]

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	'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] ~~in 1936 and 1950 respectively.~~		[[:Category:Harold Johnson Gallery\|'''Harold Johnson Gallery''']]

	[[~~:Category:~~Harold Johnson ~~Gallery~~\|~~'''~~Harold Johnson ~~Gallery'''~~]]		==Career Review==
			*Called "one of the best technical boxers of all time" by ''[[The Boxing Register]]''.
			*His father, [[Phil Johnson]], was also a professional boxer. Phil and Harold 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 [[Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Harold Johnson\|1950]], respectively.
			*Started boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.
			*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].
			*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)\|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)\|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
			*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry\|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones\|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.
			*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano\|decision]] in 1963.
			*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.

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	years=1961 Feb 7 – 1963 Jun 1		years=1961 Feb 7 – 1963 Jun 1<br>The [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] became the [[World Boxing Association\|WBA]] on August 23, 1962.
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			'''Harold Johnson''' was the son of fellow boxer [[Phil Johnson]]. They became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both Phil and Harold suffered knockout defeats at the hands of future World Heavyweight Champion [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] in 1936 and 1950 respectively.

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