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Eddie Connolly vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eddie Connolly

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Joe Gans

Eddie Connolly (28-23-19) and Joe Gans (160-12-21) 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.

Connolly

28

Wins15 KO · 54%

23

Losses

19

Draws4 tracked bouts

Gans

160

Wins

12

Losses

21

Draws194 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gans leads 1–0

Eddie Connolly and Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.

Eddie Connolly and Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.
Met1902Jan 6Series
Eddie ConnollyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe GansFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR51Meeting

The Numbers

Connolly 3 · Gans 3 of 6 measurable rows
ConnollyGans
Record
28-23-19160-12-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%
53.6%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
53.57% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—63%
Times stopped†max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 12.7
0.6
12.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
4
194

† 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

Height+2″
Eddie Connolly: 5′9″ (edge)
Joe Gans: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Eddie Connolly: No reach on file
Joe Gans: 71″
Agenot comparable
Eddie Connolly: Died aged 59
Joe Gans: Died aged 35
Stance
Eddie Connolly: Orthodox
Joe Gans: Orthodox

Eddie Connolly left, 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
Eddie Connolly0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Eddie Connolly: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Connolly yet.

Joe Gans160 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Joe Gans: 160 tracked wins — 101 by KO/TKO (63%), 39 on the cards (24%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (13%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

101 by KO/TKO 63%39 on the cards 24%20 by another method or unrecorded 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Connolly 4, Joe Gans 194 — 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

Eddie Connolly has lost four straight. Connolly last boxed on Jan 15, 1904.LLLL

Lavigne Apr 1897Ferns Aug 1900Gans Jan 1902Mellody Jan 19040.6 tracked bouts per year

Joe Gans has won once since back-to-back stoppage losses to Battling Nelson. Gans last boxed on Mar 12, 1909.WWLLW

Robson Apr 1908Unholz May 1908Nelson Jul 1908Nelson Sep 1908White Mar 190912.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Connolly and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Connolly and Joe Gans met once on January 6, 1902, and Joe Gans won by DQ in round 5.
The meeting

LJan 6, 1902 · Gans · DQ R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Connolly or Gans?
Eddie Connolly is 28-23-19 and Joe Gans is 160-12-21. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Connolly28–23–1953.6%

Gans160–12–2188.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Connolly or Gans?
Eddie Connolly has 15 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 0. Eddie Connolly has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Connolly1553.6%

Gans0

The Numbers ↓
Do Connolly and Gans have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Connolly and Joe Gans have faced.
Who is bigger, Connolly or Gans?
Eddie Connolly is the taller fighter at 174 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Connolly174 cm

Gans169 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Connolly and Gans?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Eddie Connolly and 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Connolly4bouts

Gans194bouts

How They Win ↓

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