SPORT & NOTE
Ingemar JOHANSSON

Male

"Ingo"
(Jens Ingemar Johansson)
Heavyweight, Sweden, Göteborg
Born: 22 September 1932, Göteborg, Sweden
Died: 30 January 2009, Kungsbacka, Göteborg, Sweden
Height: 6ft 1/2in, mt 1,84

as an amateur:
1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games Heavyweight silver medal
W W.O. Luis Sosa, Uruguay
W PTS Horymir Netuka, Czechoslovakia
W PTS Tomislav Krizmanic, Yugoslavia
W PTS Ilkka Koski, Finland,
L DQ 2 Edward Sanders, USA

as an amateur fought 74 contests,
won 63 (31 inside the limit), lost 11
all reported below


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
+ Feb. 17Uno JacobssonGothenburg, Sweden WTKO 1
+ Feb. 19Helge OlaussonGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Feb. 20Hans FredrikssonGothenburg, Sweden WTKO 3
+ Sept. 24Stig JohanssonGothenburg, Sweden WKO 1
- Oct. 15Carl NilssonMalmö, Sweden LPTS
+ Nov. 12Gert SchyllertGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Dec. 3Lars Erik WargGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
- Dec. 30Einar DragstenStockholm, Sweden LPTS
1949
+ Jan. 23Lars JohanssonJönköping, Sweden WPTS
+ Mar. 20Bengt AkermanBorås, Sweden WTKO 1
+ Oct. 5Sven NordinGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Oct. 21Olle BergstroemGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
- Oct. 23Bror AnderssonHalmstad, Sweden LPTS
+ Nov. 6Roy ThorsrudTrollhättan, Sweden WTKO 3
Eskilstuna, Sweden, Dual Match Eskilstuna vs Gothenburg, +81 kg
+ Nov. 11Hugo NystroemEskilstuna, Sweden WPTS
+ Nov. 13Bert BergqvistNyköping, Sweden WKO 2
+ Nov. 20Filip KarlssonBorås, Sweden WTKO 1
+ Nov. 27Gert SchyllertHelsingborg, Sweden WPTS
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Gothenburg vs Aarhus,Denmark, +81 kg
+ Dec. 9Karl FrankGothenburg, Sweden WTKO 3
+ Dec. 11Lars MeurlingKalmar, Sweden WPTS
1950
+ Jan. 2Folke SjoebergStockholm, Sweden WKO 1
+ Jan. 2Lars Erik WargStockholm, Sweden WKO 3
+ Jan. 13Arne HolmGothenburg, Sweden WKO 2
+ Jan. 22Leo SörensenHelsingborg, Sweden WTKO 2
Västerås, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Norway, +81 kg
+ Jan. 29Knud HvidstenVästerås, Sweden WTKO 2
+ Feb. 3Villy HansenLund, Sweden WKO 1
+ Feb. 10Ludvig LarsenGothenburg, Sweden WTKO 2
Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 26Arne HolmStockholm, Swedeb WPTS
+ Feb. 27Bengt ModighStockholm, Sweden WPTS
+ May 13Bror AnderssonGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Aug. 27Stig FriskVärnamo, Sweden WPTS
- Sept. 29Bengt ModighStockholm, Sweden LPTS
+ Oct. 6Johannes BjoerneflatenGothenburg, Sweden WKO 2
Milano and Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Sweden, +81 kg
+ Oct. 23Aldo PellegriniMilano, Italy WPTS 2:1
+ Oct. 26Aldo PellegriniRoma, Italy WPTS 3:0
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Gothenburg vs Paris, +81 kg
+ Nov. 1Lucien TouzardGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Nov. 12Leo KroonHelsingborg, Sweden WTKO 3
+ Nov. 14Henrik BostroemStockholm, Sweden WKO 1
+ Nov. 15Leo KroonLinköping, Sweden WPTS
+ Nov. 29Olle AxelssonLund, Sweden WKO 3
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Norway, +81 kg
+ Dec. 1Bjarne OlsenGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Dec. 3Lars JohanssonJönköping, Sweden WKO 2
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dual Match Denmark vs Sweden, +81 kg
+ Dec. 8Herluf HansenCopenhagen, Denmark WPTS
+ Dec. 10Olle AxelssonKinna, Sweden WTKO 2
Hamburg and Wolfsburg, West Germany, Dual Match Hamburg & Wolfsburg vs Gothenburg, +81 kg
- Dec. 29Uwe JanssenHamburg, West Germany LPTS
+ Dec. 30Horst HervoldWolfsburg, West Germany WPTS
1951
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs English Army, +81 kg
+ Jan. 12Peter TochGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
Helsinki, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Sweden, +81 kg
+ Jan. 28Ilkka KoskiHelsinki, Finland WPTS
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Gothenburg vs Soviet Union, +81 kg
- Feb. 5Algirdas SocikasGothenburg, Sweden LPTS
Gothenburg and Kinna, Sweden, Dual Match Gothenburg vs Hamburg, +81 kg
+ Feb. 16Uwe JanssenGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
+ Feb. 18Uwe JanssenKinna, Sweden WTKO 2
Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 3Thoerner AhsmanStockholm, Sweden WPTS
+ Mar. 4Bror SandgrenStockholm, Sweden WPTS
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Denmark, +81 kg
+ Mar. 18Tommy SkovgaardStockholm, Sweden WPTS
Chicago, Illinois and Washington, District of Columbia, Dual Match USA vs Europe, +79,400 kg
+ Mar. 30Ernest FannChicago, Illinois WTKO 3
- Apr. 5Norvel LeeWashington, District of Columbia LWO
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs USA, +81 kg
- Aug. 31Norvel LeeGothenburg, Sweden LPTS
+ Sept. 14Tommy SkovgaardCopenhagen, Denmark WPTS
Oslo, Norway, Dual Match Norway vs Sweden, +79,400 kg
- Sept. 28Bjarne LingaasOslo, Norway LPTS
+ Oct. 5Thoerner AhsmanGothenburg, Sweden WKO 1
Paris, France, Dual Match Paris vs Gothenburg, +79,400 kg
+ Oct. 14Lucien TouzardParis, France WPTS
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Oct. 26Aldo PellegriniGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
1952
Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 29Owe WahlfeldtStockholm, Sweden WKO 1
+ Mar. 2Gerhard LindblomStockholm, Sweden WTKO 2
+ Mar. 3Gert SchyllertStockholm, Sweden WKO 1
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Denmark, +81 kg
+ Mar. 16Karl FrankStockholm, Sweden WKO 1
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs France, +81 kg
+ Mar. 30Lucien TouzardStockholm, Sweden WTKO 1
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Yugoslavia, +81 kg
- Apr. 20Tomislav KrizmanicGothenburg, Sweden LPTS 2:1
+ May 1Walter KuhnertGothenburg, Sweden WKO 1
Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games silver medal, +81 kg
+ July 29Luiz Amadeo SosaHelsinki, Finland WWO
+ July 30Horimir NetukaHelsinki, Finland WPTS 3:0
+ July 31Tomislav KrizmanicHelsinki, Finland WPTS 3:0
+ Aug. 1Ilkka KoskiHelsinki, Finland WPTS 2:1
- Aug. 2Ed SandersHelsinki, Finland LDQ 2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1952
+ Dec. 5Robert MassonGothenburg, SwedenKO 4
1953
+ Feb. 6Emile BentzGothenburg, SwedenKO 2
+ Mar. 6Lloyd BarnettGothenburg, SwedenW 8
+ Mar. 12Erik JensenCopenhagen, DenmarkW 6
+ Dec. 3Raymond Degl'InnocentiGothenburg, SwedenKO 2
1954
+ Nov. 5Werner WiegandGothenburg, SwedenTKO 5
1955
+ Jan. 6Ansell AdamsGothenburg, SwedenW 8
+ Feb. 13Kurt SchieglStockholm, SwedenTKO 5
+ Mar. 4Aldo PellegriniGothenburg, SwedenWDQ 5
+ Apr. 3Uber BacilieriStockholm, SwedenW 8
+ June 12Guenter NurnbergDortmund, GermanyKO 7
+ Aug. 28Hein Ten HoffGothenburg, SwedenKO 1
1956
+ Feb. 24Joe BygravesGothenburg, SwedenW 8
+ Apr. 15Hans FriedrichStockholm, SwedenW 10
+ Sept. 30 Franco CavicchiBologna, ItalyKO 13
(Won European Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 28Peter BatesGothenburg, SwedenKO 2
1957
+ May 19 Henry CooperStockholm, SwedenKO 5
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 13Archie McBrideGothenburg, SwedenW 10
1958
+ Feb. 21Joe ErskineGothenburg, SwedenTKO 13
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
+ July 13Heinz NeuhausGothenburg, SwedenTKO 4
+ Sept. 14Eddie MachenGothenburg, SwedenKO 1
1959
+ June 26 Floyd PattersonBronx, USATKO 3
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
1960
- June 20 Floyd PattersonNew York, USAKO by 5
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)
1961
- Mar. 13 Floyd PattersonMiami Beach, USAKO by 6
(For World Heavyweight Title)
1962
+ Feb. 9Joe BygravesGothenburg, SwedenTKO 7
+ Apr. 15Wim SnoekStockholm, SwedenKO 5
+ June 17 Dick RichardsonGothenburg, SwedenKO 8
(Regained European Heavyweight Title)
1963
+ Apr. 21Brian LondonStockholm, SwedenW 12

 

Summary

Total bouts: 28, Won: 26 (17 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0