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.
Gus Gardner (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Joe Gans (157-12-22) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Gus Gardner vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 3–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs GardnerMar 28, 1904 · PTS
- Joe Gans wonGans vs GardnerJan 1, 1903 · DQ · R11
- Joe Gans wonGans vs GardnerSep 17, 1902 · KO · R5
The Numbers
- 0-6
- Record
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 88% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 100 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.69%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.5
- Bouts per year
- 10.4 (edge)
- 6
- Bouts tracked
- 195
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
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- Age
- 151
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGus Gardner · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Joe Gans · 160 wins
KO/TKO
101
Decision
39
Other
20
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 195 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedGus Gardner
LTKO R10 · May 1904Joe Gans
WTKO R10 · Mar 1906WKO R15 · Jan 1906DPTS · Sep 1905
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gus Gardner
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Feb 12, 1906
Joe Gans
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Gus Gardner and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gus Gardner and Joe Gans have met 3 times and Joe Gans leads the series 3-0.
- Who has the better record, Gus Gardner or Joe Gans?
- Gus Gardner is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Gans is 157-12-22. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Gus Gardner or Joe Gans?
- Gus Gardner has 0 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 100. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Gus Gardner and Joe Gans have any common opponents?
- Gus Gardner and Joe Gans share 2 common opponents: Mike Twin Sullivan and Frank Erne. Joe Gans fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gus Gardner and Joe Gans?
- This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Gus Gardner and 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.