Have George Gardiner and Jack Root ever fought each other?

Yes. George Gardiner and Jack Root have met 5 times and the series is level at 2-2 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Gardiner or Root?

George Gardiner is 44-11-9 and Jack Root is 47-3-3. Jack Root has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Gardiner or Root?

George Gardiner has 0 knockout wins and Jack Root has 28. Jack Root has more.

Do Gardiner and Root have any common opponents?

George Gardiner and Jack Root share 8 common opponents: John Willie, Andrew Chiariglione and Marvin Hart (and 5 others). Jack Root fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gardiner and Root?

This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for George Gardiner and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Gardiner vs Jack Root — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jack Root

George Gardiner (44-11-9) and Jack Root (47-3-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 8 common opponents.

Gardiner

Wins

Losses

Draws68 tracked bouts

Root

Wins28 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 2–2 with 1 draw

George Gardiner and Jack Root have met 5 times; Series level 2–2 with 1 draw.
Met	1902Jan 31	1902Aug 18	1903Jul 4	1904Feb 26	1904May 2	Series
George GardinerFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	DDraw	LLost	2–2–1W–L–D
Jack RootFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	DDraw	WWon	2–2–1W–L–D
Result	DQR7Root vs Gardiner	TKOR17Root vs Gardiner	TKOR12Root vs Gardiner	PTSRoot vs Gardiner	PTSRoot vs Gardiner	5Meetings

The Numbers

Gardiner 1 · Root 6 of 7 measurable rows

GardinerEdge = longer wingRoot

Record: 44-11-947-3-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 75.8%
91.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 0
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
59.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 70% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.6: 6.3
6.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68: 68
55

† 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

Agenot comparable: George Gardiner: Died aged 77; Jack Root: Died aged 87
Stance: George Gardiner: Orthodox; Jack Root: Not recorded

George Gardiner left, Jack Root 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 Gardiner43 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 70%9 on the cards 21%4 by another method or unrecorded 9%

Jack Root47 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 60%15 on the cards 32%4 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Gardiner 68, Jack Root 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

8 shared

8 shared · Gardiner better on 2 · Root better on 4 · even on 28 shared · George Gardiner better on 2 · Jack Root better on 4 · even on 2

GardinerGeorge Gardiner

Opponent

RootJack Root

George Gardiner
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1908Sep 1908
Draw, PTS
1904Jul 1904
WillieJohn WillieRoot betterJack Root better — 1–0–1 to 0–0–2
Jack Root
1–0–1 against
Win, DQ 5
1904Dec 1904
Draw, PTS
1904Feb 1904
George Gardiner
0–1–1 against
Loss, KO 18
1907Apr 1907
Draw, PTS
1904Sep 1904
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26Root betterJack Root better — 1–0 to 0–1–1
Jack Root
Win, KO 8
1903Nov 1903
George Gardiner
1–0–1 against
Draw, PTS
1904Jan 1904
Win, PTS
1903May 1903
HartMarvin HartUnited States 28–7–4 · HeavyweightGardiner betterGeorge Gardiner better — 1–0–1 to 1–1
Jack Root
1–1 against
Loss, KO
1905Jul 1905
Win, PTS
1902Nov 1902
George Gardiner
2–0 against
Win, KO 5
1905Jun 1905
Win, UD
1902Dec 1902
StiftBilly StiftRoot betterJack Root better — 3–0 to 2–0
Jack Root
3–0 against
Win, KO 2
1902Apr 1902
Win, PTS
1899Sep 1899
Win, DQ 7
1899Feb 1899
George Gardiner
5–0 against
Win, UD
1904Feb 1904
Win, PTS
1902Dec 1902
Win, KO 8
1901Dec 1901
Win, TKO 18
1901Aug 1901
Win, DQ 19
1900May 1900
CarterKid CarterGardiner betterGeorge Gardiner better — 5–0 to 2–0
Jack Root
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1902Oct 1902
Win, DQ 15
1901Jun 1901
George Gardiner
2–0 against
Win, TKO 3
1901Jul 1901
Win, RTD 8
1899Dec 1899
MoffatJack MoffatEvenEven — 2–0 both
Jack Root
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1898May 1898
Win, PTS
1898Mar 1898
George Gardiner
1–0–1 against
No contest, NC
1900May 1900
Win, DQ 14
1900Feb 1900
Draw, NWS
1900Feb 1900
ByersGeorge ByersCanada 20–8–21 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightEvenEven — George Gardiner 1–0–1, Jack Root 1–0
Jack Root
Win, KO 9
1901Jan 1901
George Gardiner
Win, DQ 4
1900Sep 1900
CraigFrank CraigUnited States 68–36–9Root betterJack Root better — 2–0 to 1–0
Jack Root
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1899Oct 1899
Win, PTS
1899Oct 1899

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 Gardiner drew the most recent tracked bout with John Willie. Gardiner last boxed on Sep 5, 1908.LDLLD

Chiariglione Apr 1907Mustain Oct 1907Mustain Jan 1908Ross May 1908Willie Sep 19086.3 tracked bouts per year

Jack Root has won once since losing by stoppage to Marvin Hart. Root last boxed on Feb 26, 1906.WNCWLW

Gardiner May 1904Ryan Nov 1904Willie Dec 1904Hart Jul 1905Russell Feb 19066.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Gardiner and Jack Root ever fought each other?: Yes. George Gardiner and Jack Root have met 5 times and the series is level at 2-2 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Gardiner or Root?: George Gardiner is 44-11-9 and Jack Root is 47-3-3. Jack Root has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gardiner or Root?: George Gardiner has 0 knockout wins and Jack Root has 28. Jack Root has more.
Do Gardiner and Root have any common opponents?: George Gardiner and Jack Root share 8 common opponents: John Willie, Andrew Chiariglione and Marvin Hart (and 5 others). Jack Root fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gardiner and Root?: This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for George Gardiner and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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