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Benny McGovern vs Panama Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

Benny McGovern

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Panama Joe Gans

Benny McGovern (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Panama Joe Gans (92-31-11) 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.

McGovern

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Gans

92

Wins

31

Losses

11

Draws136 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Benny McGovern and Panama Joe Gans have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1916Nov 301917Mar 12Series
Benny McGovernFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Panama Joe GansFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultKOR3DQR62Meetings

The Numbers

McGovern 0 · Gans 3 of 3 measurable rows
McGovernGans
Record†
1-192-31-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
72.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
49% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—10.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 136
2
136

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Benny McGovern: No height on file
Panama Joe Gans: 5′7″
Agenot held
Benny McGovern: No date of birth
Panama Joe Gans: Died aged 86
Stance
Benny McGovern: Not recorded
Panama Joe Gans: Orthodox

Benny McGovern left, Panama Joe Gans right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Benny McGovern1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Benny McGovern: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Panama Joe Gans92 wins · from 136 tracked bouts

Panama Joe Gans: 92 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (49%), 28 on the cards (30%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (21%). Counted from 136 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 49%28 on the cards 30%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny McGovern 2, Panama Joe Gans 136 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Benny McGovern last boxed on Mar 12, 1917 — 40,044 days ago. McGovern had won once since losing by stoppage to Panama Joe Gans.LW

Gans Nov 1916Gans Mar 1917

Panama Joe Gans has lost the most recent, to Francisco Soler. Gans last boxed on Jun 10, 1928.LWLDL

Forgione May 1927Baldi Feb 1928Plata Mar 1928Villanueva Apr 1928Soler Jun 192810.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 2 meetings

WMar 12, 1917 · McGovern · DQ R6

LNov 30, 1916 · Gans · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGovern or Gans?
Benny McGovern is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Panama Joe Gans is 92-31-11. Panama Joe Gans has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McGovern1–150%

Gans92–31–1172.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do McGovern and 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 McGovern and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGovern2bouts

Gans136bouts

How They Win ↓

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