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Ernie Goozeman vs Kid Kaplan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ernie Goozeman

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Kid Kaplan

Ernie Goozeman (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Kid Kaplan (121-22-16) 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.

Goozeman

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kaplan

121

Wins27 KO · 22%

22

Losses

16

Draws160 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

Kaplan leads 1–0

Ernie Goozeman and Kid Kaplan have met 1 time; Kaplan leads 1–0.

Ernie Goozeman and Kid Kaplan have met 1 time; Kaplan leads 1–0.
Met1925Mar 28Series
Ernie GoozemanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Kid KaplanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Goozeman 1 · Kaplan 5 of 6 measurable rows
GoozemanKaplan
Record†
2-2121-22-16 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
81.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—22.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
22% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.7
2.7
10.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 160
4
160

† 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

Reachnot held
Ernie Goozeman: No reach on file
Kid Kaplan: 63″
Agenot held
Ernie Goozeman: No date of birth
Kid Kaplan: Died aged 69
Stance
Ernie Goozeman: Not recorded
Kid Kaplan: Orthodox

Ernie Goozeman left, Kid Kaplan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernie Goozeman2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Ernie Goozeman: 2 tracked wins — 2 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Kid Kaplan121 wins · from 160 tracked bouts

Kid Kaplan: 121 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (22%), 75 on the cards (62%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (16%). Counted from 160 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 22%75 on the cards 62%19 by another method or unrecorded 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Goozeman 4, Kid Kaplan 160 — 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

Ernie Goozeman last boxed on Jun 16, 1925 — 37,017 days ago. Goozeman had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Burman Dec 1923Ledoux Jun 1924Kaplan Mar 1925Taylor Jun 19252.7 tracked bouts per year

Kid Kaplan had won one in a row before losing a decision to Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Kaplan last boxed on Feb 20, 1933.WWLWL

Rossi Jul 1932Petrolle Aug 1932Villa Sep 1932Holmes Oct 1932Hardwick Feb 193310.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Goozeman and Kid Kaplan ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Goozeman and Kid Kaplan met once on March 28, 1925, and Kid Kaplan won by NWS.
The meeting

LMar 28, 1925 · Kaplan · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Goozeman or Kaplan?
Ernie Goozeman is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Kid Kaplan is 121-22-16. Kid Kaplan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Goozeman2–250%

Kaplan121–22–1681.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Goozeman or Kaplan?
Ernie Goozeman has 0 knockout wins and Kid Kaplan has 27. Kid Kaplan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Goozeman0

Kaplan2722.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Goozeman and Kaplan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Goozeman and Kid Kaplan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goozeman and Kaplan?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Ernie Goozeman and 160 bouts tracked for Kid Kaplan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Goozeman4bouts

Kaplan160bouts

How They Win ↓

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