George Raft "Scrap Iron" Johnson (December 15, 1938 – April 9, 2016)[2] was an American heavyweight boxer whose career spanned the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Johnson fought many of the top fighters of his era, including George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Ron Lyle, Duane Bobick, Joe Bugner, Jerry Quarry, and Eddie Machen.
[5][6][7][8] Johnson was nicknamed "Scrap" by girls in his neighborhood in Oklahoma City when he was about seven years old, because he used a wheelbarrow to salvage machinery parts to earn money.
"[9][10] In 1969, after putting together a string of wins, Johnson was defeated by Sonny Liston in Las Vegas after seven rounds.
Johnson had been scheduled to get married at midnight after the fight, but pushed off the wedding to the next day to recover.