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.
Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Gus Ruhlin (3-4-2 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Bob Fitzsimmons vs Gus Ruhlin — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Bob Fitzsimmons leads 1–0- Bob Fitzsimmons wonFitzsimmons vs RuhlinAug 10, 1900 · KO · R6
The Numbers
- 69-12-14 (edge)
- Record
- 3-4-2
- 80% (edge)
- Win %
- 44.4%
- 57 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 82.61%
- KO rate
- —
- 84% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.3
- 96
- Bouts tracked
- 9
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
- 6′0″ (182 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (182 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 163
- Age
- 154
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBob Fitzsimmons · 69 wins
KO/TKO
58
Decision
3
Other
8
Gus Ruhlin · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (96 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedBob Fitzsimmons
LKO R8 · Jul 1902LKO R11 · Jun 1899Gus Ruhlin
LRTD R6 · Nov 1901DPTS · Jul 1897Bob Fitzsimmons
WKO R2 · Aug 1900LDQ R8 · Dec 1896Gus Ruhlin
WTKO R11 · Jun 1902WTKO R15 · Jun 1900LKO R1 · Jun 1898
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bob Fitzsimmons
WWLLW
W2 streak · last fought Feb 20, 1914
Gus Ruhlin
DWLLW
No active streak · last fought May 20, 1904
Common Questions
- Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin met once on August 10, 1900, and Bob Fitzsimmons won by KO in round 6.
- Who has the better record, Bob Fitzsimmons or Gus Ruhlin?
- Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Gus Ruhlin is 3-4-2 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Bob Fitzsimmons or Gus Ruhlin?
- Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Gus Ruhlin has 2. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
- Do Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin have any common opponents?
- Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin share 3 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Tom Sharkey and Joe Choynski. Gus Ruhlin fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin?
- This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 9 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.