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Joe Gans Losses

Joe Gans has 12 losses against 11 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Gans's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Joe Gans".

  1. 12. Joe Gans loses to Battling Nelson via KO

    On September 9, 1908 Joe Gans faced off against Battling Nelson in a lightweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 156-12-22 (100). Gans lost the fight via 21st-round KO.

  2. 11. Joe Gans loses to Battling Nelson via KO

    On July 4, 1908 Joe Gans faced off against Battling Nelson in a lightweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 156-11-22 (100). Gans lost the fight via 17th-round KO.

  3. 10. Joe Gans loses to Willie Lewis via newspaper decision

    On May 18, 1906 Joe Gans faced off against Willie Lewis at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 148-10-20 (95). Gans lost the fight via 6-round newspaper decision.

  4. 9. Joe Gans loses to Sam Langford via points decision

    On December 8, 1903 Joe Gans faced off against Sam Langford at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 134-9-17 (88), and Langford was 17 years old and with a record of 16-1-7 (8). Gans lost the fight via 15-round points decision.

  5. 8. Joe Gans loses to Jack Blackburn via newspaper decision

    On November 2, 1903 Joe Gans faced off against Jack Blackburn at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 133-8-17 (88). Gans lost the fight via 6-round newspaper decision.

  6. 7. Joe Gans loses to Terry McGovern via KO

    On December 13, 1900 Joe Gans faced off against Terry McGovern at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 94-7-14 (59). Gans lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.

  7. 6. Joe Gans loses to Frank Erne via KO

    On March 23, 1900 Joe Gans faced off against Frank Erne in a lightweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 81-6-13 (48). Gans lost the fight via 12th-round TKO.

  8. 5. Joe Gans loses to George McFadden via KO

    On April 14, 1899 Joe Gans faced off against George McFadden at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 72-5-10 (45). Gans lost the fight via 23rd-round KO.

  9. 4. Joe Gans loses to Bobby Dobbs via points decision

    On September 27, 1897 Joe Gans faced off against Bobby Dobbs in a lightweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 48-4-9 (29). Gans lost the fight via 20-round points decision.

  10. 3. Joe Gans loses to Dal Hawkins via points decision

    On October 6, 1896 Joe Gans faced off against Dal Hawkins at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 37-3-8 (20). Gans lost the fight via 15-round points decision.

  11. 2. Joe Gans loses to Johnny Van Heest via points decision

    On April 13, 1895 Joe Gans faced off against Johnny Van Heest at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 22-2-4 (10). Gans lost the fight via 9-round points decision.

  12. 1. Joe Gans loses to Paul Johnson via points decision

    On June 27, 1894 Joe Gans faced off against Paul Johnson at age 19. He was coming in with a record of 4-1 (2). Gans lost the fight via 5-round points decision.