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Joe Gans (157-12-22) and Sammy Smith (4-3-4 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Joe Gans vs Sammy Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Joe Gans

157–12–22

195 tracked bouts

Sammy Smith

Tracked record

4–3–4

11 tracked bouts

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

Joe Gans leads 1–0

The Numbers

157-12-22 (edge)
Record
4-3-4

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

88% (edge)
Win %
54.5%
100 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
63.69%
KO rate
63% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
10.4 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

195
Bouts tracked
11

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 only

Joe Gans · 160 wins

KO/TKO
101
Decision
39
Other
20

Sammy Smith · 4 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
4

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Joe Gans

    DNWS · Jun 1906

    Harry Lewis

    Sammy Smith

    WNWS · Aug 1905

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Joe Gans

LWLLW

L1 streak · last fought Aug 3, 1912

Sammy Smith

LWDWW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 12, 1910

Common Questions

Have Joe Gans and Sammy Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Gans and Sammy Smith met once on June 13, 1904, and Joe Gans won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Sammy Smith?
Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Sammy Smith is 4-3-4 across the 11 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 Sammy Smith?
Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Sammy Smith has 0. Joe Gans has more.
Do Joe Gans and Sammy Smith have any common opponents?
Joe Gans and Sammy Smith share 1 common opponent: Harry Lewis. Sammy Smith fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Sammy Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 11 bouts tracked for Sammy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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