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Jack Blackburn vs Panama Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Blackburn

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Panama Joe Gans

Jack Blackburn (117-24-22) and Panama Joe Gans (92-31-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Blackburn

117

Wins34 KO · 29%

24

Losses

22

Draws166 tracked bouts

Gans

92

Wins

31

Losses

11

Draws136 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gans leads 1–0

Jack Blackburn and Panama Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.

Jack Blackburn and Panama Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.
Met1922Jul 24Series
Jack BlackburnFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Panama Joe GansFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Blackburn 4 · Gans 3 of 7 measurable rows
BlackburnGans
Record
117-24-22 (edge)92-31-11
Win %0–100%
78.5% (edge)
72.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
29.06% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
28%
49% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 10.2
7.3
10.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 166
166
136

† 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+3″
Jack Blackburn: 5′10″ (edge)
Panama Joe Gans: 5′7″
Agenot comparable
Jack Blackburn: Died aged 59
Panama Joe Gans: Died aged 86
Stance
Jack Blackburn: Orthodox
Panama Joe Gans: Orthodox

Jack Blackburn left, Panama 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
Jack Blackburn116 wins · from 166 tracked bouts

Jack Blackburn: 116 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (28%), 13 on the cards (11%) and 70 by another method or unrecorded (60%). Counted from 166 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 28%13 on the cards 11%70 by another method or unrecorded 60%

Panama Joe Gans92 wins · from 136 tracked bouts

Panama Joe Gans: 92 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (49%), 28 on the cards (30%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (21%). Counted from 136 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 49%28 on the cards 30%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Blackburn 166, Panama Joe Gans 136 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Gans better on 2 · even on 1

Blackburn

Opponent

Gans

  • Jack Blackburn

    1–2 against

    Win, NWS

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    BorrellGans better

    Panama Joe Gans

    Win, TKO 9

    1921

  • Jack Blackburn

    Win, NWS

    1917

    MillerEven

    Panama Joe Gans

    Win, NWS

    1921

  • Jack Blackburn

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    ClarkGans better

    Panama Joe Gans

    Draw, NWS

    1921

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

Jack Blackburn has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Blackburn last boxed on Mar 7, 1923.WWWLL

Johnson Dec 1920Respress Apr 1922McNally Apr 1922Gans Jul 1922Pelkey Mar 19237.3 tracked bouts per year

Panama Joe Gans has lost the most recent, to Francisco Soler. Gans last boxed on Jun 10, 1928.LWLDL

Forgione May 1927Baldi Feb 1928Plata Mar 1928Villanueva Apr 1928Soler Jun 192810.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Blackburn and Panama Joe Gans ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Blackburn and Panama Joe Gans met once on July 24, 1922, and Panama Joe Gans won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LJul 24, 1922 · Gans · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Blackburn or Gans?
Jack Blackburn is 117-24-22 and Panama Joe Gans is 92-31-11. Jack Blackburn has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Blackburn117–24–2278.5%

Gans92–31–1172.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Blackburn or Gans?
Jack Blackburn has 34 knockout wins and Panama Joe Gans has 0. Jack Blackburn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Blackburn3429.1%

Gans0

The Numbers ↓
Do Blackburn and Gans have any common opponents?
Jack Blackburn and Panama Joe Gans share 3 common opponents: Joe Borrell, Young Herman Miller and Jackie Clark. Panama Joe Gans fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Joe Borrell1–2W

Young Herman MillerWW

Jackie ClarkLD

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Blackburn or Gans?
Jack Blackburn is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 8 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Blackburn178 cm

Gans170 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Blackburn and Gans?
This comparison is drawn from 166 bouts tracked for Jack Blackburn and 136 bouts tracked for Panama Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Blackburn166bouts

Gans136bouts

How They Win ↓

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