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Bob Fitzsimmons vs Gus Ruhlin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Fitzsimmons

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Gus Ruhlin

Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Gus Ruhlin (5-4-2 across 11 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.

Fitzsimmons

69

Wins57 KO · 83%

12

Losses

14

Draws96 tracked bouts

Ruhlin

Tracked record

5–4–2

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Fitzsimmons leads 1–0

Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin have met 1 time; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0.

Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin have met 1 time; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0.
Met1900Aug 10Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gus RuhlinFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 5 · Ruhlin 1 of 6 measurable rows
FitzsimmonsRuhlin
Record†
69-12-14 (edge)5-4-2
Win %0–100%
80% (edge)
54.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 57
57 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
82.61%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
84% (edge)
40%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96
96
11

† 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
Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″
Gus Ruhlin: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″
Gus Ruhlin: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54
Gus Ruhlin: Died aged 40
Stance
Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox
Gus Ruhlin: Not recorded

Bob Fitzsimmons left, Gus Ruhlin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bob Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

Bob Fitzsimmons: 69 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (84%), 3 on the cards (4%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (12%). Counted from 96 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

Gus Ruhlin5 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Gus Ruhlin: 5 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (40%), 1 on the cards (20%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (40%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 40%1 on the cards 20%2 by another method or unrecorded 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, Gus Ruhlin 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Ruhlin better on 3

Fitzsimmons

Opponent

Ruhlin

  • Bob Fitzsimmons

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO 8

    1902

    Loss, KO 11

    1899

    JeffriesRuhlin better

    Gus Ruhlin

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, RTD 6

    1901

    Draw, PTS

    1897

  • Bob Fitzsimmons

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 2

    1900

    Loss, DQ 8

    1896

    SharkeyRuhlin better

    Gus Ruhlin

    2–1 against

    Win, TKO 11

    1902

    Win, TKO 15

    1900

    Loss, KO 1

    1898

  • Bob Fitzsimmons

    Draw, PTS

    1894

    ChoynskiRuhlin better

    Gus Ruhlin

    Win, PTS

    1898

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bob Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 tracked bouts per year

Gus Ruhlin drew the most recent tracked bout with Marvin Hart. Ruhlin last boxed on May 20, 1904.WLLWD

Sharkey Jun 1900Fitzsimmons Aug 1900Jeffries Nov 1901Sharkey Jun 1902Hart May 19041.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WAug 10, 1900 · Fitzsimmons · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Ruhlin?
Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 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.
Records · win %

Fitzsimmons69–12–1480%

Ruhlin5–4–254.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Ruhlin?
Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Gus Ruhlin has 2. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fitzsimmons5782.6%

Ruhlin2

The Numbers ↓
Do Fitzsimmons and 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.
3 shared opponents

James J. JeffriesL0–1–1

Tom Sharkey1–12–1

Joe ChoynskiDW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Ruhlin?
This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fitzsimmons96bouts

Ruhlin11bouts

How They Win ↓

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