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 Willie Fitzgerald (5-5-3 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Joe Gans vs Willie Fitzgerald — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 2–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs FitzgeraldJan 12, 1904 · PTS
- Joe Gans wonGans vs FitzgeraldMay 29, 1903 · KO · R10
The Numbers
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- Record
- 5-5-3
- 88% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 100 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 63.69%
- KO rate
- —
- 63% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.4
- 195
- Bouts tracked
- 13
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
Willie Fitzgerald · 5 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
4
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 13 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedJoe Gans
DNWS · Jun 1906Willie Fitzgerald
DNWS · Nov 1906LKO R2 · Oct 1906WNWS · May 1906WNWS · Mar 1906DNWS · Jun 1905Joe Gans
WTKO R10 · Mar 1906WKO R15 · Jan 1906DPTS · Sep 1905Willie Fitzgerald
WNWS · Nov 1903
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
Willie Fitzgerald
WLWDD
W1 streak · last fought Jun 15, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gans and Willie Fitzgerald ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gans and Willie Fitzgerald have met 2 times and Joe Gans leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Willie Fitzgerald?
- Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Willie Fitzgerald is 5-5-3 across the 13 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 Willie Fitzgerald?
- Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Willie Fitzgerald has 0. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Joe Gans and Willie Fitzgerald have any common opponents?
- Joe Gans and Willie Fitzgerald share 3 common opponents: Jimmy Britt, Harry Lewis and Mike "Twin" Sullivan. Joe Gans fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Willie Fitzgerald?
- This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 13 bouts tracked for Willie Fitzgerald. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.