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 Steve Crosby (0-5-2 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Joe Gans vs Steve Crosby — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 4–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs CrosbyMar 11, 1903 · TKO · R11
- Joe Gans wonGans vs CrosbySep 20, 1901 · TKO · R12
- DrawGans vs CrosbyAug 23, 1901 · PTS
- Joe Gans wonGans vs CrosbyNov 24, 1899 · PTS
- Joe Gans wonGans vs CrosbyMay 11, 1898 · RTD · R6
The Numbers
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- Record
- 0-5-2
- 88% (edge)
- Win %
- 14.3%
- 100 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 63.69%
- KO rate
- —
- 63%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 6
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.7
- 195
- Bouts tracked
- 7
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
Steve Crosby · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJoe Gans
WNWS · Jun 1906WPTS · Mar 1904LNWS · Nov 1903Steve Crosby
LNWS · May 1908DPTS · Apr 1902
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
Steve Crosby
LLDLD
L2 streak · last fought May 1, 1908
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gans and Steve Crosby ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gans and Steve Crosby have met 5 times and Joe Gans leads the series 4-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Steve Crosby?
- Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Steve Crosby is 0-5-2 across the 7 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 Steve Crosby?
- Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Steve Crosby has 0. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Joe Gans and Steve Crosby have any common opponents?
- Joe Gans and Steve Crosby share 1 common opponent: Jack Blackburn. Joe Gans fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Steve Crosby?
- This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 7 bouts tracked for Steve Crosby. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.