and the head will die
Frank Erne (31-6-16) and Joe Gans (160-12-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 9 common opponents.
Erne
31
Wins15 KO · 48%
6
Losses
16
Draws53 tracked bouts
Gans
160
Wins
12
Losses
21
Draws194 tracked bouts
Frank Erne and Joe Gans have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
| Met | 1900Mar 23 | 1902May 12 | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank ErneFighter A | WWon | LLost | 1–1W–L |
| Joe GansFighter B | LLost | WWon | 1–1W–L |
| Result | TKOR12 | KOR1 | 2Meetings |
† 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.
Frank Erne left, Joe Gans right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.
Featherweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.
Frank Erne: 31 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (48%), 15 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.
15 by KO/TKO 48%15 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%
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 — Frank Erne 53, Joe Gans 194 — not from a career-complete method table.
9 shared · Erne better on 2 · Gans better on 4 · even on 39 shared · Frank Erne better on 2 · Joe Gans better on 4 · even on 3
ErneFrank Erne
Opponent
GansJoe Gans
Frank Erne
1902Nov 1902
Joe Gans
2–0 against
1907Sep 1907
1904Oct 1904
Frank Erne
1902Mar 1902
Joe Gans
3–0 against
1904Mar 1904
1903Jan 1903
1902Sep 1902
Frank Erne
1899May 1899
Joe Gans
4–1–2 against
1902Jun 1902
1902Feb 1902
1900Oct 1900
1900Sep 1900
1899Oct 1899
1899Jul 1899
1899Apr 1899
Frank Erne
1897Feb 1897
Joe Gans
1901Apr 1901
Frank Erne
1900Jul 1900
Joe Gans
1900Dec 1900
Frank Erne
1899Mar 1899
Joe Gans
2–1 against
1900Aug 1900
1900May 1900
1896Oct 1896
Frank Erne
1895Dec 1895
Joe Gans
1–0–2 against
1900Jul 1900
1897Sep 1897
1895Nov 1895
Frank Erne
1900Feb 1900
Joe Gans
1900Apr 1900
Frank Erne
1–0–1 against
1894Jun 1894
1894May 1894
Joe Gans
1–0–1 against
1895Nov 1895
1895Jul 1895
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.
Frank Erne has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Jimmy Britt. Erne last boxed on Feb 29, 1908.LWLWW
Gans May 1902Maloney Jun 1902Britt Nov 1902Zurbrick May 1903Watson Feb 19083.3 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
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