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Jackson vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jackson

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Joe Gans

Jackson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Joe Gans (160-12-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Jackson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Gans

160

Wins

12

Losses

21

Draws194 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

Gans leads 1–0

Jackson and Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.

Jackson and Joe Gans have met 1 time; Gans leads 1–0.
Met1894Jul 10Series
JacksonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe GansFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Jackson 1 · Gans 2 of 3 measurable rows
JacksonGans
Record†
0-1160-12-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—63%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—12.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
1
194

† 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
Jackson: No height on file
Joe Gans: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Jackson: No reach on file
Joe Gans: 71″
Agenot held
Jackson: No date of birth
Joe Gans: Died aged 35
Stance
Jackson: Not recorded
Joe Gans: Orthodox

Jackson left, 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
Jackson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Jackson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jackson yet.

Joe Gans160 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Joe Gans: 160 tracked wins — 101 by KO/TKO (63%), 39 on the cards (24%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (13%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

101 by KO/TKO 63%39 on the cards 24%20 by another method or unrecorded 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jackson 1, Joe Gans 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jackson last boxed on Jul 10, 1894 — 48,326 days ago. Jackson had lost the most recent, to Joe Gans.L

Gans Jul 1894

Joe Gans has won once since back-to-back stoppage losses to Battling Nelson. Gans last boxed on Mar 12, 1909.WWLLW

Robson Apr 1908Unholz May 1908Nelson Jul 1908Nelson Sep 1908White Mar 190912.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jackson and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
Yes. Jackson and Joe Gans met once on July 10, 1894, and Joe Gans won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LJul 10, 1894 · Gans · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jackson or Joe Gans?
Jackson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Gans is 160-12-21. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jackson0–10%

Gans160–12–2188.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jackson and Joe Gans have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jackson and Joe Gans have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jackson and Joe Gans?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Jackson and 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jackson1bout

Gans194bouts

How They Win ↓

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