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Joe Gans (Old Master) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on November 25, 1874. Gans made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on October 23, 1893. He died on August 10, 1910 at the age of 35 years. Gans was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
In a professional boxing career spanning 15 years and four months, Joe Gans fought 197 times with 157 wins, 12 losses, and 22 draws. By his last professional fight on March 12, 1909, Gans' record stood at 157-12-22 (100 KO wins, 5 KO losses).
Following is a tabular list of Gans' fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos — refer to "All of Joe Gans' fights".
Total Fights | 197 |
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Wins | 157 |
Losses | 12 |
Draws | 22 |
No-Contests | 1 |
KO Wins | 100 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 5 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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197 | Mar 12, 1909 | 34 | Jabez White | Win | NWS |
196 | Sep 9, 1908 | 33 | Battling Nelson | Loss | KO21 |
195 | Jul 4, 1908 | 33 | Battling Nelson | Loss | KO17 |
194 | May 14, 1908 | 33 | Rudy Unholz | Win | TKO11 |
193 | Apr 1, 1908 | 33 | Frank Robson | Win | TKO3 |
192 | Jan 1, 1908 | 33 | Bob Blackburn | Win | KO3 |
191 | Sep 27, 1907 | 32 | George Memsic | Win | PTS |
190 | Sep 9, 1907 | 32 | Jimmy Britt | Win | TKO6 |
189 | Jan 1, 1907 | 32 | Kid Herman | Win | TKO8 |
188 | Sep 3, 1906 | 31 | Battling Nelson | Win | DQ |
187 | Jul 23, 1906 | 31 | Dave Holly | Win | PTS |
186 | Jun 29, 1906 | 31 | Jack Blackburn | Draw | NWS |
185 | Jun 15, 1906 | 31 | Harry Lewis | Draw | NWS |
184 | May 18, 1906 | 31 | Willie Lewis | Loss | NWS |
183 | Mar 17, 1906 | 31 | Mike Sullivan | Win | TKO10 |
182 | Jan 19, 1906 | 31 | Mike Sullivan | Win | KO15 |
181 | Sep 15, 1905 | 30 | Mike Sullivan | Draw | PTS |
180 | Mar 27, 1905 | 30 | Rufe Turner | Win | NWS |
179 | Oct 1, 1904 | 29 | Jimmy Britt | Win | DQ |
178 | Sep 30, 1904 | 29 | Barbados Joe Walcott | Draw | PTS |
177 | Jun 27, 1904 | 29 | Dave Holly | Draw | NWS |
176 | Jun 13, 1904 | 29 | Sammy Smith | Win | TKO4 |
175 | Jun 3, 1904 | 29 | Kid Griffo | Win | TKO7 |
174 | May 27, 1904 | 29 | Jewey Cook | Win | RTD7 |
173 | Apr 21, 1904 | 29 | Sam Bolen | Win | PTS |
172 | Mar 28, 1904 | 29 | Gus Gardner | Win | PTS |
171 | Mar 25, 1904 | 29 | Jack Blackburn | Win | PTS |
170 | Feb 2, 1904 | 29 | Mike Ward | Win | TKO10 |
169 | Jan 22, 1904 | 29 | Joe Grim | Win | PTS |
168 | Jan 19, 1904 | 29 | Clarence Connors | Win | TKO2 |
167 | Jan 12, 1904 | 29 | Willie Fitzgerald | Win | PTS |
166 | Dec 8, 1903 | 29 | Sam Langford | Loss | PTS |
165 | Dec 7, 1903 | 29 | Dave Holly | Win | NWS |
164 | Nov 2, 1903 | 28 | Jack Blackburn | Loss | NWS |
163 | Oct 23, 1903 | 28 | Dave Holly | Draw | NWS |
162 | Oct 20, 1903 | 28 | Eddie Kennedy | Win | NWS |
161 | Oct 19, 1903 | 28 | Joe Grim | Win | NWS |
160 | Jul 4, 1903 | 28 | Buddy King | Win | KO5 |
159 | May 29, 1903 | 28 | Willie Fitzgerald | Win | KO10 |
158 | May 13, 1903 | 28 | Tom Tracey | Win | TKO9 |
157 | Mar 23, 1903 | 28 | Jack Bennett | Win | KO5 |
156 | Mar 11, 1903 | 28 | Steve Crosby | Win | TKO11 |
155 | Jan 1, 1903 | 28 | Gus Gardner | Win | DQ |
154 | Dec 31, 1902 | 28 | Charley Sieger | Draw | PTS |
153 | Dec 19, 1902 | 28 | Howard Wilson | Win | TKO3 |
152 | Nov 14, 1902 | 27 | Charley Sieger | Win | TKO14 |
151 | Oct 14, 1902 | 27 | Dave Holly | Win | NWS |
150 | Oct 13, 1902 | 27 | Kid McPartland | Win | KO5 |
149 | Sep 22, 1902 | 27 | Jack Bennett | Win | KO2 |
148 | Sep 17, 1902 | 27 | Gus Gardner | Win | KO5 |
147 | Jul 24, 1902 | 27 | Rufe Turner | Win | TKO15 |
146 | Jun 27, 1902 | 27 | George McFadden | Win | TKO3 |
145 | May 29, 1902 | 27 | St Mary's County Bully | Win | DQ |
144 | May 28, 1902 | 27 | Charles Boyer | Win | TKO2 |
143 | May 28, 1902 | 27 | Edward Snowden | Win | KO2 |
142 | May 27, 1902 | 27 | Joe Burke | Win | RTD2 |
141 | May 12, 1902 | 27 | Frank Erne | Win | KO1 |
140 | Mar 27, 1902 | 27 | Jack Bennett | Win | KO5 |
139 | Mar 7, 1902 | 27 | Jack Ryan | Win | TKO4 |
138 | Feb 17, 1902 | 27 | George McFadden | Win | NWS |
137 | Jan 6, 1902 | 27 | Eddie Connolly | Win | DQ |
136 | Jan 1, 1902 | 27 | Tom Broderick | Win | KO6 |
135 | Dec 30, 1901 | 27 | Joe Youngs | Win | TKO4 |
134 | Dec 13, 1901 | 27 | Bobby Dobbs | Win | TKO14 |
133 | Nov 22, 1901 | 26 | Billy Moore | Win | KO3 |
132 | Nov 15, 1901 | 26 | Jack Hanlon | Win | KO2 |
131 | Oct 4, 1901 | 26 | Dan McConnell | Win | KO3 |
130 | Sep 30, 1901 | 26 | Joe Handler | Win | TKO1 |
129 | Sep 20, 1901 | 26 | Steve Crosby | Win | TKO12 |
128 | Aug 23, 1901 | 26 | Steve Crosby | Draw | PTS |
127 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Harry Berger | Win | NWS |
126 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Kid Thomas | Win | NWS |
125 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Jack Donahue | Win | TKO2 |
124 | May 1, 1901 | 26 | Bobby Dobbs | Win | KO7 |
123 | Apr 1, 1901 | 26 | Martin Flaherty | Win | TKO4 |
122 | Feb 13, 1901 | 26 | Wilmington Jack Daly | Win | DQ |
121 | Dec 13, 1900 | 26 | Terry McGovern | Loss | KO2 |
120 | Nov 16, 1900 | 25 | Kid Parker | Win | KO4 |
119 | Oct 19, 1900 | 25 | Jimmy Kelly | Win | TKO8 |
118 | Oct 16, 1900 | 25 | Otto Sieloff | Win | KO9 |
117 | Oct 11, 1900 | 25 | Alec Johnson | Win | KO1 |
116 | Oct 11, 1900 | 25 | Bird Leg Collins | Win | TKO4 |
115 | Oct 5, 1900 | 25 | Joe Youngs | Win | PTS |
114 | Oct 2, 1900 | 25 | George McFadden | Draw | PTS |
113 | Sep 7, 1900 | 25 | George McFadden | Win | NWS |
112 | Aug 31, 1900 | 25 | Dal Hawkins | Win | KO3 |
111 | Jul 12, 1900 | 25 | Whitey Lester | Win | KO4 |
110 | Jul 10, 1900 | 25 | Young Griffo | Win | TKO8 |
109 | Jun 26, 1900 | 25 | Barney Furey | Win | KO9 |
108 | May 25, 1900 | 25 | Dal Hawkins | Win | KO2 |
107 | Apr 1, 1900 | 25 | Chicago Jack Daly | Win | TKO5 |
106 | Mar 23, 1900 | 25 | Frank Erne | Loss | TKO12 |
105 | Feb 9, 1900 | 25 | Spike Sullivan | Win | TKO14 |
104 | Dec 22, 1899 | 25 | Kid McPartland | Draw | PTS |
103 | Dec 11, 1899 | 25 | Kid Ash | Win | PTS |
102 | Nov 11, 1899 | 24 | Steve Crosby | Win | PTS |
101 | Oct 31, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | Win | PTS |
100 | Oct 11, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | Win | PTS |
99 | Oct 7, 1899 | 24 | Wilmington Jack Daly | Draw | NWS |
98 | Oct 3, 1899 | 24 | Jimmy Kelly | Win | PTS |
97 | Sep 15, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | Win | PTS |
96 | Sep 1, 1899 | 24 | Eugene Bezenah | Win | KO10 |
95 | Jul 28, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | Draw | PTS |
94 | Jul 24, 1899 | 24 | Jack Dobbs | Win | TKO4 |
93 | Apr 14, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | Loss | KO23 |
92 | Feb 6, 1899 | 24 | Billy Ernst | Win | DQ |
91 | Jan 28, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | Win | PTS |
90 | Jan 13, 1899 | 24 | Young Smyrna | Win | KO2 |
89 | Dec 27, 1898 | 24 | Wilmington Jack Daly | Win | PTS |
88 | Nov 4, 1898 | 23 | Kid McPartland | Win | PTS |
87 | Sep 30, 1898 | 23 | William Duke | Win | PTS |
86 | Sep 29, 1898 | 23 | Fred Sweigert | Win | PTS |
85 | Sep 28, 1898 | 23 | James Martin | Win | TKO4 |
84 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | Buck Baynor | Win | TKO3 |
83 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | William Hinton | Win | TKO1 |
82 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | Joseph Smith | Win | TKO1 |
81 | Sep 26, 1898 | 23 | Herman Miller | Win | PTS |
80 | Sep 1, 1898 | 23 | Thomas Jackson | Win | KO3 |
79 | Aug 26, 1898 | 23 | Young Smyrna | Win | TKO15 |
78 | Aug 8, 1898 | 23 | Billy Ernst | Win | KO11 |
77 | Jul 1, 1898 | 23 | George Brown | Win | TKO6 |
76 | Jun 3, 1898 | 23 | Joe Kid Robinson | Win | PTS |
75 | Jun 2, 1898 | 23 | Joe Kid Robinson | NC | NC |
74 | May 11, 1898 | 23 | Steve Crosby | Win | RTD6 |
73 | Apr 11, 1898 | 23 | Young Starlight | Win | TKO3 |
72 | Apr 11, 1898 | 23 | Young Smyrna | Win | TKO3 |
71 | Mar 11, 1898 | 23 | Tommy Shortell | Win | TKO6 |
70 | Jan 17, 1898 | 23 | Frank Garrard | Win | TKO15 |
69 | Jan 3, 1898 | 23 | Billy Young | Win | TKO2 |
68 | Nov 29, 1897 | 23 | Stanton Abbott | Win | TKO5 |
67 | Nov 6, 1897 | 22 | Wilmington Jack Daly | Draw | NWS |
66 | Sep 27, 1897 | 22 | Bobby Dobbs | Loss | PTS |
65 | Sep 21, 1897 | 22 | Young Griffo | Draw | PTS |
64 | Aug 30, 1897 | 22 | Izzy Strauss | Win | KO5 |
63 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | Jack McCue | Win | TKO6 |
62 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | John Coates | Win | TKO5 |
61 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | Jerry Marshall | Win | TKO8 |
60 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | George Thomas | Win | TKO3 |
59 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | August Stenzie | Win | TKO3 |
58 | May 18, 1897 | 22 | Mike Leonard | Win | PTS |
57 | Apr 3, 1897 | 22 | Howard Wilson | Win | KO9 |
56 | Dec 14, 1896 | 22 | Charles Rochette | Win | RTD4 |
55 | Nov 12, 1896 | 21 | Jerry Marshall | Win | PTS |
54 | Oct 19, 1896 | 21 | Jack Williams | Win | TKO3 |
53 | Oct 6, 1896 | 21 | Dal Hawkins | Loss | PTS |
52 | Sep 28, 1896 | 21 | John Ball | Win | PTS |
51 | Aug 31, 1896 | 21 | Danny McBride | Draw | PTS |
50 | Aug 20, 1896 | 21 | Jack Williams | Win | TKO2 |
49 | Jun 29, 1896 | 21 | Tommy Butler | Win | PTS |
48 | Jun 8, 1896 | 21 | Jimmy Watson | Win | PTS |
47 | Feb 22, 1896 | 21 | Jimmy Kennard | Win | TKO6 |
46 | Jan 17, 1896 | 21 | Joe Elliott | Win | KO7 |
45 | Jan 11, 1896 | 21 | Benny Peterson | Win | PTS |
44 | Nov 28, 1895 | 21 | George Siddons | Win | KO7 |
43 | Nov 18, 1895 | 20 | Young Griffo | Draw | PTS |
42 | Oct 21, 1895 | 20 | Joe Elliott | Win | KO9 |
41 | Jul 15, 1895 | 20 | George Siddons | Draw | PTS |
40 | May 28, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | Win | PTS |
39 | May 20, 1895 | 20 | Benny Peterson | Win | KO17 |
38 | May 14, 1895 | 20 | George Willis | Win | KO4 |
37 | May 9, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | Draw | PTS |
36 | May 4, 1895 | 20 | Frank Peabody | Win | TKO3 |
35 | Apr 25, 1895 | 20 | Kentucky Rosebud | Win | TKO8 |
34 | Apr 18, 1895 | 20 | David Armstrong | Win | TKO3 |
33 | Apr 13, 1895 | 20 | Johnny Van Heest | Loss | PTS |
32 | Apr 1, 1895 | 20 | Kentucky Rosebud | Win | NWS |
31 | Mar 22, 1895 | 20 | Paul Johnson | Win | PTS |
30 | Mar 20, 1895 | 20 | Harry Hunt | Win | TKO4 |
29 | Mar 18, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | Draw | PTS |
28 | Mar 7, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | Draw | PTS |
27 | Mar 6, 1895 | 20 | Solomon English | Win | TKO10 |
26 | Mar 4, 1895 | 20 | Max Wirsing | Win | TKO3 |
25 | Feb 16, 1895 | 20 | James Daly | Draw | PTS |
24 | Feb 11, 1895 | 20 | John Coates | Win | PTS |
23 | Feb 7, 1895 | 20 | Samuel Young | Win | KO3 |
22 | Feb 6, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | Win | PTS |
21 | Jan 23, 1895 | 20 | Dave Horn | Draw | PTS |
20 | Jan 19, 1895 | 20 | George Brummell | Win | TKO5 |
19 | Jan 11, 1895 | 20 | Paul Johnson | Win | PTS |
18 | Jan 7, 1895 | 20 | Bud Brown | Win | PTS |
17 | Jan 7, 1895 | 20 | Samuel Allen | Win | KO3 |
16 | Jan 1, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | Win | PTS |
15 | Dec 28, 1894 | 20 | Jack McDonald | Win | TKO8 |
14 | Dec 27, 1894 | 20 | John Coates | Win | PTS |
13 | Dec 21, 1894 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | Win | NWS |
12 | Dec 17, 1894 | 20 | Travis Brown | Win | PTS |
11 | Nov 27, 1894 | 20 | Bud Young | Nd | ND |
10 | Nov 12, 1894 | 19 | Paul Johnson | Nd | ND |
9 | Jul 10, 1894 | 19 | Jackson | Win | TKO3 |
8 | Jun 27, 1894 | 19 | Paul Johnson | Loss | PTS |
7 | Jun 26, 1894 | 19 | Gustav Wilkie | Win | PTS |
6 | May 21, 1894 | 19 | Robert Cook | Nd | ND |
5 | Apr 25, 1894 | 19 | Harry Brian | Win | PTS |
4 | Apr 19, 1894 | 19 | Dave Horn | Nd | ND |
3 | Feb 12, 1894 | 19 | William Jones | Win | KO4 |
2 | Nov 27, 1893 | 19 | William Jones | Win | RTD6 |
1 | Oct 23, 1893 | 18 | Buck Myers | Nd | ND |
Joe Gans was 169 cm tall (5' 6.54") with a reach of 180 cm (5' 10.87"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 11 cm (4.33").
Gans had a 51% KO rate. Of his total 100 KO wins, 49 were in the early rounds, 29 in the mid rounds, and 22 in the later rounds. He had five first-round KO wins.
Joe Gans' professional boxing career spanned more than 15 years — from 1893 to 1909.
Gans made his professional boxing debut against Buck Myers at the age of 18 on October 23, 1893. The fight ended in a nd. He went on to win 2 consecutive fights after this nd, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
Some of Gans' best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Battling Nelson, Frank Erne, Young Griffo, and William Jones), Jimmy Britt, George McFadden, Mike Sullivan, Kid Parker, and Kid McPartland.
Gans had a total of 12 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Jabez White at 34 years of age, on March 12, 1909. Gans won the fight via 10 round NWS.
Gans knocked out 100 of his 197 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 51%. Of his total 157 wins, 100 of them were via KO (63.7%).
If you are interested in Gans' boxing career, you should definitely check out the following fights.