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.
David Armstrong (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Joe Gans (157-12-22) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
David Armstrong vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 1–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs ArmstrongApr 18, 1895 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 0-2
- Record
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 88% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 100 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.69%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0
- Bouts per year
- 10.4 (edge)
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 195
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″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- —
- Age
- 151
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDavid Armstrong · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Joe Gans · 160 wins
KO/TKO
101
Decision
39
Other
20
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 195 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
David Armstrong
LL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 9, 2000
Joe Gans
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912
Common Questions
- Have David Armstrong and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
- Yes. David Armstrong and Joe Gans met once on April 18, 1895, and Joe Gans won by TKO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, David Armstrong or Joe Gans?
- David Armstrong is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Gans is 157-12-22. 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, David Armstrong or Joe Gans?
- David Armstrong has 0 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 100. Joe Gans has more.
- Do David Armstrong and Joe Gans have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Armstrong and Joe Gans have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Armstrong and Joe Gans?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for David Armstrong and 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.