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.
Jack Williams (0-11-1 across 12 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 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Jack Williams vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 2–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs WilliamsOct 19, 1896 · TKO · R3
- Joe Gans wonGans vs WilliamsAug 20, 1896 · TKO
The Numbers
- 0-11-1
- Record
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- 4.2%
- Win %
- 88% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 100 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.69%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.4
- Bouts per year
- 10.4 (edge)
- 12
- 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 onlyJack Williams · 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 (12 and 195 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJack Williams
LNWS · Mar 1906DNWS · Oct 1905LNWS · Aug 1905Joe Gans
WNWS · Jun 1906WPTS · Mar 1904LNWS · Nov 1903
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Williams
LLLDL
L3 streak · last fought Aug 11, 1913
Joe Gans
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Jack Williams and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Williams and Joe Gans have met 2 times and Joe Gans leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Jack Williams or Joe Gans?
- Jack Williams is 0-11-1 across the 12 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, Jack Williams or Joe Gans?
- Jack Williams has 0 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 100. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Jack Williams and Joe Gans have any common opponents?
- Jack Williams and Joe Gans share 1 common opponent: Jack Blackburn. Joe Gans fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Williams and Joe Gans?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Jack Williams and 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.