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 Paul Johnson (1-2 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Joe Gans vs Paul Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 2–1- Joe Gans wonGans vs JohnsonMar 22, 1895 · PTS
- Joe Gans wonGans vs JohnsonJan 11, 1895 · PTS
- No decisionGans vs JohnsonNov 12, 1894 · ND
- Paul Johnson wonGans vs JohnsonJun 27, 1894 · PTS
The Numbers
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- Record
- 1-2
- 88% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 100 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 63.69%
- KO rate
- —
- 63% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.1
- 195
- Bouts tracked
- 4
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
Paul Johnson · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 4 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
Paul Johnson
NCLLW
No active streak · last fought Aug 9, 1969
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gans and Paul Johnson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gans and Paul Johnson have met 4 times and Joe Gans leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Paul Johnson?
- Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Paul Johnson is 1-2 across the 4 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 Paul Johnson?
- Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Paul Johnson has 0. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Joe Gans and Paul Johnson have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Gans and Paul Johnson have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Paul Johnson?
- This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 4 bouts tracked for Paul Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.