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.
John L. Gardner (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
John L. Gardner vs Muhammad Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- No decisionGardner vs AliMay 29, 1979 · — N/a
The Numbers
- 3-2
- Record
- 56-5 (edge)
- 60%
- Win %
- 91.8% (edge)
- 2
- Wins by knockout
- 37 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 66.07%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 59%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 9 (edge)
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 1.6 (edge)
- 5
- Bouts tracked
- 26
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
- —
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- 73
- Age
- 84
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn L. Gardner · 3 wins
KO/TKO
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Muhammad Ali · 22 wins
KO/TKO
13
Decision
9
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 26 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John L. Gardner
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 12, 1981
Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?
- Yes. John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali met once on May 29, 1979, and the bout produced no decision by — N/a.
- Who has the better record, John L. Gardner or Muhammad Ali?
- John L. Gardner is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John L. Gardner or Muhammad Ali?
- John L. Gardner has 2 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Muhammad Ali has more.
- Do John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali have any common opponents?
- John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Young. Muhammad Ali fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali?
- This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner and 26 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.