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George "Elbows" McFadden vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George "Elbows" McFadden

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Joe Gans

George "Elbows" McFadden (46-13-21) and Joe Gans (160-12-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share 3 common opponents.

McFadden

46

Wins26 KO · 57%

13

Losses

21

Draws11 tracked bouts

Gans

160

Wins

12

Losses

21

Draws194 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gans leads 4–1 with 2 draws

George "Elbows" McFadden and Joe Gans have met 7 times; Gans leads 4–1 with 2 draws.

George "Elbows" McFadden and Joe Gans have met 7 times; Gans leads 4–1 with 2 draws.
Met1899Apr 141899Jul 281899Oct 311900Sep 71900Oct 21902Feb 171902Jun 27Series
George "Elbows" McFaddenFighter AWWonDDrawLLostLLostDDrawLLostLLost1–4–2W–L–D
Joe GansFighter BLLostDDrawWWonWWonDDrawWWonWWon4–1–2W–L–D
ResultKOR23PTSPTSNWSPTSNWSTKOR37Meetings

The Numbers

McFadden 4 · Gans 3 of 7 measurable rows
McFaddenGans
Record
46-13-21160-12-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.6%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
56.52% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
63%
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 12.7
2.1
12.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
11
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+1″
George "Elbows" McFadden: 5′6″
Joe Gans: 5′7″ (edge)
Reachnot held
George "Elbows" McFadden: No reach on file
Joe Gans: 71″
Agenot comparable
George "Elbows" McFadden: Died aged 78
Joe Gans: Died aged 35
Stance
George "Elbows" McFadden: Orthodox
Joe Gans: Orthodox

George "Elbows" McFadden 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
George "Elbows" McFadden2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

George "Elbows" McFadden: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

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 — George "Elbows" McFadden 11, Joe Gans 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Gans better on 2 · even on 1

McFadden

Opponent

Gans

  • George "Elbows" McFadden

    Draw, PTS

    1903

    SullivanGans better

    Joe Gans

    2–0–1 against

    Win, TKO 10

    1906

    Win, KO 15

    1906

    Draw, PTS

    1905

  • George "Elbows" McFadden

    Loss, TKO 2

    1904

    LangfordEven

    Joe Gans

    Loss, PTS

    1903

  • George "Elbows" McFadden

    Loss, PTS

    1899

    ErneGans better

    Joe Gans

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 1

    1902

    Loss, TKO 12

    1900

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

George "Elbows" McFadden has lost the most recent, to Sam Langford. McFadden last boxed on Jul 29, 1904.DLLDL

Gans Oct 1900Gans Feb 1902Gans Jun 1902Sullivan Mar 1903Langford Jul 19042.1 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 George "Elbows" McFadden and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
Yes. George "Elbows" McFadden and Joe Gans have met 7 times and Joe Gans leads the series 4-1 with 2 draws.
The 7 meetings

LJun 27, 1902 · Gans · TKO R3

LFeb 17, 1902 · Gans · NWS

DOct 2, 1900 · Draw · PTS

LSep 7, 1900 · Gans · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McFadden or Gans?
George "Elbows" McFadden is 46-13-21 and Joe Gans is 160-12-21. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McFadden46–13–2170.6%

Gans160–12–2188.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McFadden or Gans?
George "Elbows" McFadden has 26 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 0. George "Elbows" McFadden has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McFadden2656.5%

Gans0

The Numbers ↓
Do McFadden and Gans have any common opponents?
George "Elbows" McFadden and Joe Gans share 3 common opponents: Mike Twin Sullivan, Sam Langford and Frank Erne. Joe Gans fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Mike Twin SullivanD2–0–1

Sam LangfordLL

Frank ErneL1–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, McFadden or Gans?
Joe Gans is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

McFadden168 cm

Gans169 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McFadden and Gans?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George "Elbows" McFadden and 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McFadden11bouts

Gans194bouts

How They Win ↓

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