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Joe Gans vs Paul Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Gans

Paul Johnson

Joe Gans (160-12-21) 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.

Gans

160

Wins

12

Losses

21

Draws194 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 4 bouts 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

Gans leads 2–1

Joe Gans and Paul Johnson have met 4 times; Gans leads 2–1.

Joe Gans and Paul Johnson have met 4 times; Gans leads 2–1.
Met1894Jun 271894Nov 121895Jan 111895Mar 22Series
Joe GansFighter ALLostResult pendingWWonWWon2–1W–L
Paul JohnsonFighter BWWonResult pendingLLostLLost1–2W–L
ResultPTSNDPTSPTS4Meetings

The Numbers

Gans 4 · Johnson 1 of 5 measurable rows
GansJohnson
Record†
160-12-21 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
88.3% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
0%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.7
12.7 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
194
4

† 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
Joe Gans: 5′7″
Paul Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Gans: 71″
Paul Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Gans: Died aged 35
Paul Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Gans: Orthodox
Paul Johnson: Not recorded

Joe Gans left, Paul Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Gans160 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Joe Gans: 160 tracked wins — 101 by KO/TKO (63%), 39 on the cards (24%) and 20 by another method or unrecorded (13%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

101 by KO/TKO 63%39 on the cards 24%20 by another method or unrecorded 13%

Paul Johnson1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Paul Johnson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Gans 194, Paul Johnson 4 — 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

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

Paul Johnson last boxed on Aug 9, 1969 — 20,889 days ago. Johnson had a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Vicente Rondón.WLLNC

Gans Jun 1894Gans Jan 1895Gans Mar 1895Rondón Aug 19690.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 4 meetings

WMar 22, 1895 · Gans · PTS

WJan 11, 1895 · Gans · PTS

Nov 12, 1894 · Result pending · ND

LJun 27, 1894 · Johnson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gans or Johnson?
Joe Gans is 160-12-21 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.
Records · win %

Gans160–12–2188.3%

Johnson1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gans and 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 Gans and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 194 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 4 bouts tracked for Paul Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gans194bouts

Johnson4bouts

How They Win ↓

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