Have Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans have met 2 times and Joe Gans leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Britt or Gans?

Jimmy Britt is 13-7-3 and Joe Gans is 160-12-21. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Britt or Gans?

Jimmy Britt has 4 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 0. Jimmy Britt has more.

Do Britt and Gans have any common opponents?

Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans share 5 common opponents: Jabez White, Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern (and 2 others). Jimmy Britt fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Britt and Gans?

This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Jimmy Britt and 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Britt vs Joe Gans — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Gans

Jimmy Britt (13-7-3) and Joe Gans (160-12-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Britt

Wins4 KO · 31%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Gans

160

Wins

Losses

Draws194 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gans leads 2–0

Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans have met 2 times; Gans leads 2–0.
Met	1904Oct 31	1907Sep 9	Series
Jimmy BrittFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Joe GansFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	DQR5Gans vs Britt	TKOR6Gans vs Britt	2Meetings

The Numbers

Britt 3 · Gans 4 of 7 measurable rows

BrittEdge = longer wingGans

Record: 13-7-3160-12-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 63%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 30.77% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 31%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 12.7: 3.1
12.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194: 23
194

† 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: Jimmy Britt: No height on file; Joe Gans: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Jimmy Britt: No reach on file; Joe Gans: 71″
Agenot comparable: Jimmy Britt: Died aged 60; Joe Gans: Died aged 35
Stance: Jimmy Britt: Not recorded; Joe Gans: Orthodox

Jimmy Britt 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

Jimmy Britt13 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 31%9 on the cards 69%

Joe Gans160 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

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 — Jimmy Britt 23, Joe Gans 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Britt better on 3 · Gans better on 1 · even on 15 shared · Jimmy Britt better on 3 · Joe Gans better on 1 · even on 1

BrittJimmy Britt

Opponent

GansJoe Gans

Jimmy Britt
Win, TKO
1905May 1905
WhiteJabez WhiteUnited KingdomEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Gans
Win, NWS
1909Mar 1909
Jimmy Britt
2–1–1 against
Draw, NWS
1908Mar 1908
Win, PTS
1907Jul 1907
Loss, KO 18
1905Sep 1905
Win, PTS
1904Dec 1904
NelsonBattling NelsonUnited States 69–33–27Britt betterJimmy Britt better — 2–1–1 to 1–2
Joe Gans
1–2 against
Loss, KO 21
1908Sep 1908
Loss, KO 17
1908Jul 1908
Win, DQ
1906Sep 1906
Jimmy Britt
Draw, NWS
1906May 1906
McGovernTerry McGovernUnited States 65–6–8 · BantamweightBritt betterJimmy Britt better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Joe Gans
Loss, KO 2
1900Dec 1900
Jimmy Britt
Win, PTS
1903Apr 1903
FitzgeraldWillie FitzgeraldGans betterJoe Gans better — 2–0 to 1–0
Joe Gans
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1904Jan 1904
Win, KO 10
1903May 1903
Jimmy Britt
Win, KO 7
1902Nov 1902
ErneFrank ErneUnited States 31–6–16 · FeatherweightBritt betterJimmy Britt better — 1–0 to 1–1
Joe Gans
1–1 against
Win, KO 1
1902May 1902
Loss, TKO 12
1900Mar 1900

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

Jimmy Britt has lost two straight, after one straight win. Britt last boxed on Jul 31, 1909.DLWLL

Nelson Mar 1908McFarland Apr 1908Summers Nov 1908Summers Feb 1909Summers Jul 19093.1 tracked bouts per year

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 Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans have met 2 times and Joe Gans leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Britt or Gans?: Jimmy Britt is 13-7-3 and Joe Gans is 160-12-21. Joe Gans has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Britt or Gans?: Jimmy Britt has 4 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 0. Jimmy Britt has more.
Do Britt and Gans have any common opponents?: Jimmy Britt and Joe Gans share 5 common opponents: Jabez White, Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern (and 2 others). Jimmy Britt fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Britt and Gans?: This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Jimmy Britt and 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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