Have Jack Root and Johnny Gorman ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Root and Johnny Gorman met once on June 21, 1899, and Jack Root won by KO.

Who has the better record, Root or Gorman?

Jack Root is 47-3-3 and Johnny Gorman is 0-5-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Root has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Root or Gorman?

Jack Root has 28 knockout wins and Johnny Gorman has 0. Jack Root has more.

Do Root and Gorman have any common opponents?

Jack Root and Johnny Gorman share 2 common opponents: Tommy Ryan and George Byers. Jack Root fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root and 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Gorman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Root vs Johnny Gorman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jack Root

Johnny Gorman

Jack Root (47-3-3) and Johnny Gorman (0-5-1 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Root

Wins28 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws55 tracked bouts

Gorman

Tracked record

0–5–1

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Root leads 1–0

Jack Root and Johnny Gorman have met 1 time; Root leads 1–0.
Met	1899Jun 21	Series
Jack RootFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny GormanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KORoot vs Gorman	1Meeting

Root vs Gorman · Jun 21, 1899

The Numbers

Root 4 · Gorman 0 of 4 measurable rows

RootEdge = longer wingGorman

Record^†: 47-3-3 (edge)0-5-1
Win %0–100%: 91.5% (edge)
8.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 59.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 60%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 6.6: 6.6 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
6

† 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

Agenot held: Jack Root: Died aged 87; Johnny Gorman: No date of birth

Jack Root left, Johnny Gorman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jack Root47 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

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

Johnny Gorman0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Gorman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Root 55, Johnny Gorman 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Root better on 22 shared · Jack Root better on 2

RootJack Root

Opponent

GormanJohnny Gorman

Jack Root
0–0–1 against
No contest, NC 4
1904Nov 1904
Draw, PTS
1900Jul 1900
RyanTommy RyanUnited States 87–2–14 · MiddleweightRoot betterJack Root better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Johnny Gorman
0–2 against
Loss, KO 3
1902Jun 1902
Loss, RTD 8
1898Nov 1898
Jack Root
Win, KO 9
1901Jan 1901
ByersGeorge ByersCanada 20–8–21 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightRoot betterJack Root better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Johnny Gorman
Draw, PTS
1898Apr 1898

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 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

Johnny Gorman last boxed on Sep 8, 1958 — 24,877 days ago. Gorman had lost four straight.DLLLL

Byers Apr 1898Ryan Nov 1898Root Jun 1899Ryan Jun 1902Dupas Sep 19580.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Root and Johnny Gorman ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Root and Johnny Gorman met once on June 21, 1899, and Jack Root won by KO.
Who has the better record, Root or Gorman?: Jack Root is 47-3-3 and Johnny Gorman is 0-5-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Root has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Root or Gorman?: Jack Root has 28 knockout wins and Johnny Gorman has 0. Jack Root has more.
Do Root and Gorman have any common opponents?: Jack Root and Johnny Gorman share 2 common opponents: Tommy Ryan and George Byers. Jack Root fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Root and Gorman?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jack Root and 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Gorman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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