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.
Joe Gans (157-12-22) and Joseph Smith (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.
Joe Gans vs Joseph Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 1–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs SmithSep 27, 1898 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 88% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 100 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 63.69%
- KO rate
- —
- 63%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 6
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.4
- Bouts per year
- —
- 195
- Bouts tracked
- 1
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
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 151
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Lightweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Gans · 160 wins
KO/TKO
101
Decision
39
Other
20
Joseph Smith · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 1 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
Joe Gans
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912
Joseph Smith
L
L1 streak · last fought Sep 27, 1898
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gans and Joseph Smith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gans and Joseph Smith met once on September 27, 1898, and Joe Gans won by TKO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Joseph Smith?
- Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Joseph Smith is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Joe Gans or Joseph Smith?
- Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Joseph Smith has 0. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Joe Gans and Joseph Smith have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Gans and Joseph Smith have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Joseph Smith?
- This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 1 bout tracked for Joseph Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.