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.

Who has the better record, Gardner or Ali?

John L. Gardner is 4-2 across the 6 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, Gardner or Ali?

John L. Gardner has 3 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Muhammad Ali has more.

Do Gardner and 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 Gardner and Ali?

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner and 61 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John L. Gardner vs Muhammad Ali — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

John L. Gardner

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Muhammad Ali

John L. Gardner (4-2 across 6 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.

Gardner

Tracked record

4–2

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ali

Wins37 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws61 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

1 meeting, no result recorded

John L. Gardner and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no result recorded.
Met	1979May 29	Series
John L. GardnerFighter A	Result pending	0–0W–L
Muhammad AliFighter B	Result pending	0–0W–L
Result	Not recordedGardner vs Ali	1Meeting

Gardner vs Ali · May 29, 1979

The Numbers

Gardner 1 · Ali 5 of 6 measurable rows

GardnerEdge = longer wingAli

Record^†: 4-256-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 66.7%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37: 3
37 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —66.07%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
66%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 9: 0
9 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.9: 1.3
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61: 6
61

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: John L. Gardner: No height on file; Muhammad Ali: 6′3″
Reachnot held: John L. Gardner: No reach on file; Muhammad Ali: 78″
Agenot comparable: John L. Gardner: 73; Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Stance: John L. Gardner: Not recorded; Muhammad Ali: Orthodox

John L. Gardner left, Muhammad Ali right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

John L. Gardner4 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 100%

Muhammad Ali56 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

37 by KO/TKO 66%19 on the cards 34%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Gardner 6, Muhammad Ali 61 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ali better on 11 shared · Muhammad Ali better on 1

GardnerJohn L. Gardner

Opponent

AliMuhammad Ali

John L. Gardner
Loss, PTS
1979Dec 1979
YoungJimmy YoungUnited States 35–18–3 · HeavyweightAli betterMuhammad Ali better — 1–0 to 0–1
Muhammad Ali
Win, UD
1976Apr 1976

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

John L. Gardner last boxed on Jun 12, 1981 — 16,564 days ago. Gardner had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Michael Dokes.WLWWL

Ekwelum May 1977Young Dec 1979Gauwe Apr 1980Ocasio Mar 1981Dokes Jun 19811.3 tracked bouts per year

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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.
Who has the better record, Gardner or Ali?: John L. Gardner is 4-2 across the 6 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, Gardner or Ali?: John L. Gardner has 3 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Muhammad Ali has more.
Do Gardner and 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 Gardner and Ali?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner and 61 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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