Have Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski met once on November 4, 1898, and Gus Ruhlin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Choynski?

Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Choynski is 59-17-6. Joe Choynski has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Ruhlin or Choynski?

Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and Joe Choynski has 39. Joe Choynski has more.

Do Ruhlin and Choynski have any common opponents?

Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski share 6 common opponents: Marvin Hart, Tom Sharkey and James J. Jeffries (and 3 others). Gus Ruhlin fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruhlin and Choynski?

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 84 bouts tracked for Joe Choynski. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gus Ruhlin vs Joe Choynski — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Ruhlin

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Joe Choynski

Gus Ruhlin (5-4-2 across 11 tracked bouts) and Joe Choynski (59-17-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Ruhlin

Tracked record

5–4–2

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Choynski

Wins39 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws84 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

Ruhlin leads 1–0

Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski have met 1 time; Ruhlin leads 1–0.
Met	1898Nov 4	Series
Gus RuhlinFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Joe ChoynskiFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSChoynski vs Ruhlin	1Meeting

Choynski vs Ruhlin · Nov 4, 1898

The Numbers

Ruhlin 1 · Choynski 5 of 6 measurable rows

RuhlinEdge = longer wingChoynski

Record^†: 5-4-259-17-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 54.5%
75.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 2
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —66.1%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 40%
66% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 10: 3 (edge)
10
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 1.6
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84: 11
84

† 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

Heightnot held: Gus Ruhlin: No height on file; Joe Choynski: 6′0″
Agenot comparable: Gus Ruhlin: Died aged 40; Joe Choynski: Died aged 74
Stance: Gus Ruhlin: Not recorded; Joe Choynski: Orthodox

Gus Ruhlin left, Joe Choynski right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gus Ruhlin5 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 40%1 on the cards 20%2 by another method or unrecorded 40%

Joe Choynski59 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 66%15 on the cards 25%5 by another method or unrecorded 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Ruhlin 11, Joe Choynski 84 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Ruhlin better on 4 · Choynski better on 26 shared · Gus Ruhlin better on 4 · Joe Choynski better on 2

RuhlinGus Ruhlin

Opponent

ChoynskiJoe Choynski

Gus Ruhlin
Draw, PTS
1904May 1904
HartMarvin HartUnited States 28–7–4 · HeavyweightRuhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Joe Choynski
Loss, NWS
1903Nov 1903
Gus Ruhlin
2–1 against
Win, TKO 11
1902Jun 1902
Win, TKO 15
1900Jun 1900
Loss, KO 1
1898Jun 1898
SharkeyTom SharkeyUnited States 37–9–6 · HeavyweightRuhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 2–1 to 0–2–1
Joe Choynski
0–2–1 against
Loss, TKO 3
1900May 1900
Draw, PTS
1898Mar 1898
Loss, PTS
1896Apr 1896
Gus Ruhlin
0–1–1 against
Loss, RTD 6
1901Nov 1901
Draw, PTS
1897Jul 1897
JeffriesJames J. JeffriesUnited States 19–1–2 · HeavyweightChoynski betterJoe Choynski better — 0–0–1 to 0–1–1
Joe Choynski
Draw, PTS
1897Nov 1897
Gus Ruhlin
Loss, KO 6
1900Aug 1900
FitzsimmonsBob FitzsimmonsUnited States 69–12–14Choynski betterJoe Choynski better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Joe Choynski
Draw, PTS
1894Jun 1894
Gus Ruhlin
Loss, PTS
1898Mar 1898
McCoyKid McCoyUnited States 79–6–11 · MiddleweightRuhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 0–1 to 0–2–1
Joe Choynski
0–2–1 against
Loss, RTD 4
1900Jan 1900
Draw, PTS
1899Oct 1899
Loss, PTS
1899Mar 1899
Gus Ruhlin
2–0 against
Win, DQ
1899Mar 1899
Win, NWS
1898Oct 1898
GoddardJoe GoddardAustralia 32–15–7Ruhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 2–0 to 1–2
Joe Choynski
1–2 against
Win, NWS
1898Sep 1898
Loss, KO 4
1891Jul 1891
Loss, KO 4
1891Feb 1891

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

Gus Ruhlin drew the most recent tracked bout with Marvin Hart. Ruhlin last boxed on May 20, 1904.WLLWD

Sharkey Jun 1900Fitzsimmons Aug 1900Jeffries Nov 1901Sharkey Jun 1902Hart May 19041.6 tracked bouts per year

Joe Choynski has won once since losses to Marvin Hart and Kid Carter. Choynski last boxed on Nov 21, 1904.LWLLW

Burley Jun 1903Burley Aug 1903Hart Nov 1903Carter Jan 1904Williams Nov 19045.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski met once on November 4, 1898, and Gus Ruhlin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Choynski?: Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Choynski is 59-17-6. Joe Choynski has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ruhlin or Choynski?: Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and Joe Choynski has 39. Joe Choynski has more.
Do Ruhlin and Choynski have any common opponents?: Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski share 6 common opponents: Marvin Hart, Tom Sharkey and James J. Jeffries (and 3 others). Gus Ruhlin fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruhlin and Choynski?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 84 bouts tracked for Joe Choynski. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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