Have Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel ever fought each other?

Yes. Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel met once on May 18, 1909, and Stanley Ketchel won by NWS.

Who has the better record, McGann or Ketchel?

Hugh McGann is 0-4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, McGann or Ketchel?

Hugh McGann has 0 knockout wins and Stanley Ketchel has 46. Stanley Ketchel has more.

Do McGann and Ketchel have any common opponents?

Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel share 1 common opponent: Frank Klaus. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGann and Ketchel?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Hugh McGann and 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Hugh McGann vs Stanley Ketchel — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Hugh McGann

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Stanley Ketchel

Hugh McGann (0-4-1 across 5 tracked bouts) and Stanley Ketchel (51-7-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McGann

Tracked record

0–4–1

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ketchel

Wins46 KO · 90%

Losses

Draws62 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

Ketchel leads 1–0

Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel have met 1 time; Ketchel leads 1–0.
Met	1909May 18	Series
Hugh McGannFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Stanley KetchelFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	NWSKetchel vs McGann	1Meeting

Ketchel vs McGann · May 18, 1909

The Numbers

McGann 1 · Ketchel 4 of 5 measurable rows

McGannEdge = longer wingKetchel

Record^†: 0-4-151-7-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 10%
86.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 46: 0
46 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —90.2%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —90%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.7: 0.5
8.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62: 5
62

† 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: Hugh McGann: No height on file; Stanley Ketchel: 5′9″
Reachnot held: Hugh McGann: No reach on file; Stanley Ketchel: 70″
Agenot held: Hugh McGann: No date of birth; Stanley Ketchel: Died aged 24

Hugh McGann left, Stanley Ketchel right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Hugh McGann0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McGann yet.

Stanley Ketchel51 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

46 by KO/TKO 90%3 on the cards 6%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hugh McGann 5, Stanley Ketchel 62 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

McGannHugh McGann

Opponent

KetchelStanley Ketchel

Hugh McGann
Loss, DQ 3
1909Sep 1909
KlausFrank KlausUnited States 67–15–14 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Stanley Ketchel
Loss, NWS
1910Mar 1910

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

Hugh McGann last boxed on Sep 17, 1909 — 42,770 days ago. McGann had lost two straight.LLDLL

Hart Aug 1900Hart Aug 1900Hart Oct 1908Ketchel May 1909Klaus Sep 19090.5 tracked bouts per year

Stanley Ketchel has won three straight since losses to Frank Klaus and Sam Langford. Ketchel last boxed on Jun 10, 1910.LLWWW

Klaus Mar 1910Langford Apr 1910Flynn May 1910Lewis May 1910Smith Jun 19108.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel ever fought each other?: Yes. Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel met once on May 18, 1909, and Stanley Ketchel won by NWS.
Who has the better record, McGann or Ketchel?: Hugh McGann is 0-4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, McGann or Ketchel?: Hugh McGann has 0 knockout wins and Stanley Ketchel has 46. Stanley Ketchel has more.
Do McGann and Ketchel have any common opponents?: Hugh McGann and Stanley Ketchel share 1 common opponent: Frank Klaus. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGann and Ketchel?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Hugh McGann and 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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