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Jimmy Wilde vs Joe Gans — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Wilde

Joe Gans

Jimmy Wilde (137-4-1) and Joe Gans (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Wilde

137

Wins98 KO · 72%

4

Losses

1

Draw142 tracked bouts

Gans

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Wilde leads 1–0

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

Jimmy Wilde and Joe Gans have met 1 time; Wilde leads 1–0.
Met1912Aug 3Series
Jimmy WildeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe GansFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Wilde 4 · Gans 1 of 5 measurable rows
WildeGans
Record†
137-4-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
96.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 98
98 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
71.53%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
72%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
11.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 142
142
1

† 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
Jimmy Wilde: 5′2″
Joe Gans: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Wilde: 66″
Joe Gans: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Wilde: Died aged 76
Joe Gans: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Wilde: Orthodox
Joe Gans: Not recorded

Jimmy Wilde 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 Wilde137 wins · from 142 tracked bouts

Jimmy Wilde: 137 tracked wins — 98 by KO/TKO (72%), 31 on the cards (23%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 142 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

98 by KO/TKO 72%31 on the cards 23%8 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Joe Gans0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

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

No tracked wins for Gans yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Wilde 142, Joe Gans 1 — 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

Jimmy Wilde has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Wilde last boxed on Jun 18, 1923.WWWLL

Dyson May 1920Murray May 1920Wallace May 1920Herman Jan 1921Villa Jun 192311.4 tracked bouts per year

Joe Gans last boxed on Aug 3, 1912 — 41,730 days ago. Gans had lost the most recent, to Jimmy Wilde.L

Wilde Aug 1912

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Wilde and Joe Gans ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Wilde and Joe Gans met once on August 3, 1912, and Jimmy Wilde won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WAug 3, 1912 · Wilde · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilde or Gans?
Jimmy Wilde is 137-4-1 and Joe Gans is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Wilde has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wilde137–4–196.8%

Gans0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wilde or Gans?
Jimmy Wilde has 98 knockout wins and Joe Gans has 0. Jimmy Wilde has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wilde9871.5%

Gans0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilde and Gans have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Wilde and Joe Gans have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilde and Gans?
This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jimmy Wilde and 1 bout tracked for Joe Gans. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilde142bouts

Gans1bout

How They Win ↓

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