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 Young Smyrna (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Joe Gans vs Young Smyrna — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Gans leads 3–0- Joe Gans wonGans vs SmyrnaJan 13, 1899 · KO · R2
- Joe Gans wonGans vs SmyrnaAug 26, 1898 · TKO · R15
- Joe Gans wonGans vs SmyrnaApr 11, 1898 · TKO
The Numbers
- 157-12-22 (edge)
- Record
- 0-5
- 88% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 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
- Bouts per year
- —
- 195
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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
Young Smyrna · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (195 and 5 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
Young Smyrna
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought Jan 13, 1899
Common Questions
- Have Joe Gans and Young Smyrna ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Gans and Young Smyrna have met 3 times and Joe Gans leads the series 3-0.
- Who has the better record, Joe Gans or Young Smyrna?
- Joe Gans is 157-12-22 and Young Smyrna is 0-5 across the 5 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 Young Smyrna?
- Joe Gans has 100 knockout wins and Young Smyrna has 0. Joe Gans has more.
- Do Joe Gans and Young Smyrna have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Gans and Young Smyrna have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Gans and Young Smyrna?
- This comparison is drawn from 195 bouts tracked for Joe Gans and 5 bouts tracked for Young Smyrna. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.