Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Benny McGovern (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Panama Joe Gans (90-31-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Benny McGovern vs Panama Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Benny McGovern wonGans vs McGovernMar 12, 1917 · DQ · R6
- Panama Joe Gans wonGans vs McGovernNov 30, 1916 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 1-1
- Record
- 90-31-11 (edge)
- 50%
- Win %
- 72.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 43 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 47.78%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 49% (edge)
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 10.2
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 136
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- —
- Age
- 129
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBenny McGovern · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1
Panama Joe Gans · 92 wins
KO/TKO
45
Decision
28
Other
19
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 136 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.
Current Form
Benny McGovern
WL
W1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1917
Panama Joe Gans
LDLWL
L1 streak · last fought Jun 10, 1928
Common Questions
- Have Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans ever fought each other?
- Yes. Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Benny McGovern or Panama Joe Gans?
- Benny McGovern is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Panama Joe Gans is 90-31-11. Panama Joe Gans has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Benny McGovern or Panama Joe Gans?
- Benny McGovern has 0 knockout wins and Panama Joe Gans has 43. Panama Joe Gans has more.
- Do Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Benny McGovern and 136 bouts tracked for Panama Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.