Bunny Johnson
Bunny Johnson born 10 May 1947 in Jamaica[1] is a retired boxer who was British heavyweight Champion in 1975 beating Danny McAlinden by a knockout, becoming in the process Britain's first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He also enjoyed success in the light-heavyweight division and won a Lonsdale belt outright.
He finished with a 55 wins - 17 losses - 1 draw record.
Professional boxing record
55 Wins (33 knockouts, 22 decisions), 17 Losses (8 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-5-1 | Steve Aczel | TKO | 6 | 18 Sep 1981 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-5 | Fatei Namoa | KO | 6 | 29 Jul 1981 | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 75-11-1 | Tony Mundine | TKO | 10 | 20 May 1981 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the tenth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 62-11-6 | Mike Quarry | TKO | 7 | 8 Feb 1981 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | -- | John Odhiambho | PTS | 6 | 12 Jun 1980 | Randers, Denmark | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-2-1 | Dennis "Hackney Rock" Andries | PTS | 15 | 27 Feb 1980 | Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. 147-146. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20-1 | Sylvain Watbled | PTS | 10 | 10 Dec 1979 | Paris, France | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 17-0 | Lottie Mwale | PTS | 10 | 23 Oct 1979 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 14-0-1 | James "Great" Scott | TKO | 7 | 1 Jul 1979 | Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Rab Affleck | KO | 4 | 13 May 1979 | Glasgow, Scotland, United States | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 13-0-1 | Mustafa Wasajja | PTS | 6 | 15 Feb 1979 | Randers, Denmark | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-1-1 | Dennis "Hackney Rock" Andries | PTS | 10 | 22 Jan 1979 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-0 | Sylvain Watbled | KO | 6 | 14 Sep 1978 | Paris, France | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 8-3-1 | David Conteh | TKO | 3 | 7 Feb 1978 | Islington, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 42-2-4 | Aldo Traversaro | TKO | 11 | 26 Nov 1977 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-5-3 | Terry Mintus | KO | 1 | 1 Jun 1977 | Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-4 | Harry "Snow" White | TKO | 9 | 17 May 1977 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-5-1 | Tim "Dead" Wood | KO | 1 | 8 Mar 1977 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-2 | Phil Martin | TKO | 10 | 14 Dec 1976 | West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-4-1 | Peter Brisland | KO | 7 | 27 Sep 1976 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 35-0 | Duane Bobick | TKO | 8 | 24 May 1976 | Munich, Bayern, Germany | |
Draw | 17-9-4 | Billy Aird | PTS | 10 | 21 Mar 1976 | Frimley Green, Surrey, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-0 | Fonomanu Young Sekona | KO | 2 | 1 Dec 1975 | Auckland, New Zealand | Sekona knocked out at 1:06 of the second round. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 29-9 | Richard Dunn | PTS | 15 | 30 Sep 1975 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35-14-3 | "Sugar" Ray "The Magnificent" Anderson | PTS | 8 | 19 Jun 1975 | Oslo, Norway | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Obie English | TKO | 3 | 12 May 1975 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-12-1 | "Arc" Angel Oquendo | TKO | 10 | 11 Mar 1975 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the tenth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27-5 | Pedro Agosto | PTS | 10 | 19 Feb 1975 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 100-96. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-4-2 | Danny McAlinden | KO | 9 | 13 Jan 1975 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-5 | Oliver "Twist" Wright | PTS | 10 | 21 May 1974 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-4 | Koli Vailea | KO | 3 | 11 Mar 1974 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-16-2 | Roy Wallace | TKO | 4 | 18 Feb 1974 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-5 | Richard Dunn | KO | 10 | 11 Oct 1973 | Belle Vue, Manchester, United Kingdom | BBBofC British Heavyweight Title Eliminator. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-3 | "Senator" Morris Jackson | TKO | 5 | 2 Jul 1973 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-1 | Les "Is More" Stevens | PTS | 10 | 5 Jun 1973 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 49-48. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-21-1 | Guinea Roger | TKO | 6 | 30 Apr 1973 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-10-2 | Roger "Rabbit" Russell | TKO | 5 | 20 Nov 1972 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-4-1 | Billy Aird | PTS | 8 | 23 Oct 1972 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | 39.75-39. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-19-1 | Guinea Roger | PTS | 8 | 11 Oct 1972 | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom | 40-38. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-8-3 | Roger Tighe | PTS | 8 | 27 Jun 1972 | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | 40-38.5. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-10-2 | Brian Jewett | PTS | 8 | 25 Apr 1972 | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 44-8 | Eddie Avoth | TKO | 3 | 15 Mar 1972 | Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-12-1 | Rocky Campbell | PTS | 8 | 26 Jan 1972 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-2 | Peter Boddington | TKO | 4 | 9 Nov 1971 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-6-2 | Brian Jewitt | TKO | 7 | 20 Oct 1971 | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15-12-3 | Dennis Avoth | PTS | 8 | 22 Sep 1971 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12-4 | Richard Dunn | PTS | 8 | 13 Apr 1971 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-1-1 | Jerry Judge | PTS | 10 | 22 Mar 1971 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 36-9-3 | "Big" Dick Hall | PTS | 10 | 24 Feb 1971 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-1 | Billy Aird | PTS | 8 | 11 Nov 1970 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-11-3 | Dennis Avoth | PTS | 10 | 19 Oct 1970 | Aberavon, Wales, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-9 | Rocky Campbell | KO | 4 | 6 May 1970 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-2 | Maxie Smith | KO | 3 | 24 Mar 1970 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-10-1 | Guinea Roger | TKO | 1 | 14 Jan 1970 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 38-5 | Eddie Avoth | PTS | 8 | 27 Oct 1969 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-2 | Terry Daly | TKO | 1 | 29 Sep 1969 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 19-3-1 | Roger Tighe | PTS | 10 | 27 Aug 1969 | Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-22-2 | Billy Wynter | TKO | 1 | 9 Aug 1969 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom | Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the first round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-4-2 | Dennis Avoth | PTS | 8 | 7 May 1969 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-3 | Hans Jorgen Jacobsen | KO | 2 | 10 Apr 1969 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-0 | Peter Boddington | PTS | 8 | 25 Mar 1969 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-2-1 | Roger Tighe | KO | 6 | 2 Jan 1969 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 3-8 | Guinea Roger | KO | 6 | 20 Nov 1968 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-17-3 | Lloyd Walford | PTS | 8 | 23 Oct 1968 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | 39-38. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-16-3 | Lloyd Walford | PTS | 8 | 1 Oct 1968 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | 39.5-39. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-8-2 | George Dulaire | TKO | 6 | 16 Sep 1968 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-6 | Guinea Roger | PTS | 8 | 12 Aug 1968 | Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-7-1 | Tommy "The Duke" Woods | TKO | 2 | 29 Apr 1968 | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-17-1 | Billy Wynter | PTS | 6 | 2 Apr 1968 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | 29.75-29.25. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-5 | Paul Brown | PTS | 6 | 26 Mar 1968 | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | 30-28. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-2 | Roy "The Ambassador" Ferguson | KO | 3 | 6 Mar 1968 | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-3 | "Saint" Bernard Pollard | TKO | 3 | 20 Feb 1968 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Peter "The Great" Thomas | TKO | 2 | 8 Feb 1968 | Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom | Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round. |