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Oscar Gardner vs Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Oscar Gardner

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Terry McGovern

Oscar Gardner (85-18-32) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) 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.

Gardner

85

Wins59 KO · 69%

18

Losses

32

Draws13 tracked bouts

McGovern

65

Wins44 KO · 68%

6

Losses

8

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McGovern leads 2–0

Oscar Gardner and Terry McGovern have met 2 times; McGovern leads 2–0.

Oscar Gardner and Terry McGovern have met 2 times; McGovern leads 2–0.
Met1900Mar 91901Apr 30Series
Oscar GardnerFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Terry McGovernFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR3KO2Meetings

The Numbers

Gardner 2 · McGovern 5 of 7 measurable rows
GardnerMcGovern
Record
85-18-3265-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
74.8%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 59
59 (edge)
44
KO rate0–100%
69.41% (edge)
67.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
68% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.4
1.6
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
13
80

† 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
Oscar Gardner: No height on file
Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reach+2″
Oscar Gardner: 63″
Terry McGovern: 65″ (edge)
Agenot held
Oscar Gardner: No date of birth
Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance
Oscar Gardner: Not recorded
Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Oscar Gardner left, Terry McGovern right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Oscar Gardner6 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

Oscar Gardner: 6 tracked wins — 3 by KO/TKO (50%), 2 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 by KO/TKO 50%2 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 17%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Terry McGovern: 66 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (68%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 7 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Oscar Gardner 13, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Gardner better on 1 · McGovern better on 2

Gardner

Opponent

McGovern

  • Oscar Gardner

    Loss, TKO 6

    1901

    IIGardner better

    Terry McGovern

    0–2–1 against

    Draw, NWS

    1906

    Loss, KO 11

    1903

    Loss, KO

    1901

  • Oscar Gardner

    Loss, PTS

    1898

    DixonMcGovern better

    Terry McGovern

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1900

    Win, TKO 8

    1900

  • Oscar Gardner

    1–0–1 against

    Win, KO 1

    1900

    Draw, PTS

    1899

    ForbesMcGovern better

    Terry McGovern

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 2

    1899

    Win, KO 15

    1898

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

Oscar Gardner last boxed on Jun 26, 1901 — 45,774 days ago. Gardner had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Forbes Dec 1899McGovern Mar 1900Forbes Jun 1900McGovern Apr 1901II Jun 19011.6 tracked bouts per year

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Oscar Gardner and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Oscar Gardner and Terry McGovern have met 2 times and Terry McGovern leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LApr 30, 1901 · McGovern · KO

LMar 9, 1900 · McGovern · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gardner or McGovern?
Oscar Gardner is 85-18-32 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Gardner85–18–3274.8%

McGovern65–6–887.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gardner or McGovern?
Oscar Gardner has 59 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Oscar Gardner has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gardner5969.4%

McGovern4467.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gardner and McGovern have any common opponents?
Oscar Gardner and Terry McGovern share 3 common opponents: Young Corbett II, George Dixon and Harry Forbes. Terry McGovern fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Young Corbett IIL0–2–1

George DixonLW

Harry Forbes1–0–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gardner and McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Oscar Gardner and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gardner13bouts

McGovern80bouts

How They Win ↓

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