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.
Jimmy Kennard (0-1 across 1 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 once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Jimmy Kennard vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 1–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs KennardFeb 22, 1896 · TKO · R6
The Numbers
- 0-1
- Record
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 88% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 100 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 63.69%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 10.4
- 1
- 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
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- —
- Age
- 151
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJimmy Kennard · 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 (1 and 195 respectively), 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
Jimmy Kennard
L
L1 streak · last fought Feb 22, 1896
Joe Gans
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Jimmy Kennard and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jimmy Kennard and Joe Gans met once on February 22, 1896, and Joe Gans won by TKO in round 6.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Kennard or Joe Gans?
- Jimmy Kennard is 0-1 across the 1 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, Jimmy Kennard or Joe Gans?
- Jimmy Kennard has 0 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 100. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Jimmy Kennard and Joe Gans have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Kennard and Joe Gans have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Kennard and Joe Gans?
- This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Jimmy Kennard and 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.