Sport & Note

Joe Gans

Male

"Old Master"
(Joseph Gant)
Lightweight, USA, Baltimore, Maryland
Born: November 25, 1874, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: August 10, 1910, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height: 5ft 6 1/4in, mt 1,68

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1893
* Oct. 23	Buck Myers	Baltimore, United States	ND _
+ Nov. 27	William Jones	Baltimore, United States	TKO 6
1894
+ Feb. 12	William Evans	Baltimore, United States	KO 4
* Apr. 19	Dave Horn	Baltimore, United States	ND 3
+ Apr. 25	Harry Brian	Baltimore, United States	W 0
* May 21	Robert Cook	Baltimore, United States	ND
+ June 26	Gustav Wilkie	Baltimore, United States	W 4
- June 27	Paul Johnson	Baltimore, United States	L 5
+ July 10	Jackson	Washington, United States	TKO 3
* Nov. 27	Bud Young	Baltimore, United States	ND 4
+ Dec. 17	Travis Brown	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 21	Fred Sweigert	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 27	John Coates	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 28	Jack McDonald	Baltimore, United States	TKO 8
1895
+ Jan. 1	Fred Sweigert	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Jan. 7	Bud Brown	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 7	Samuel Allen	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ Jan. 11	Paul Johnson	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 19	George Brummell	Baltimore, United States	TKO 5
= Jan. 23	Dave Horn	Baltimore, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 6	Fred Sweigert	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 7	Samuel Young	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 11	John Coates	Baltimore, United States	W 11
= Feb. 16	James Daly	Baltimore, United States	Draw 11
+ Mar. 4	Max Wirsing	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Mar. 6	Solomon English	Baltimore, United States	TKO 10
= Mar. 7	Fred Sweigert	Baltimore, United States	Draw 10
= Mar. 18	Howard Wilson	Baltimore, United States	Draw 10
+ Mar. 20	Harry Hunt	Baltimore, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 22	Paul Johnson	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 1	Kentucky Rosebud	Baltimore, United States	W 6
- Apr. 13	Johnny Van Heest	Baltimore, United States	L 9
+ Apr. 18	David Armstrong	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Apr. 25	Kentucky Rosebud	Baltimore, United States	TKO 8
+ May 4	Frank Peabody	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
= May 9	Howard Wilson	Baltimore, United States	Draw 6
+ May 14	George Willis	Baltimore, United States	KO 4
+ May 20	Benny Peterson	Brooklyn, United States	KO 17
+ May 28	Howard Wilson	Washington, United States	W 10
= July 15	George Siddons	Baltimore, United States	Draw 20
+ Oct. 21	Joseph Elliott	Baltimore, United States	KO 9
= Nov. 18	Young Griffo	Baltimore, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 28	George Siddons	Baltimore, United States	KO 7
1896
+ Jan. 11	Benny Peterson	Philadelphia, United States	W 4
+ Jan. 17	Joseph Elliott	Baltimore, United States	KO 7
+ Feb. 22	Jimmy Kennard	Boston, United States	TKO 6
+ June 8	Jimmy Watson	Paterson, United States	W 10
+ June 29	Tommy Butler	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 20	Jack Williams	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
= Aug. 31	Danny McBride	Baltimore, United States	Draw 20
+ Sept. 28	John Ball	Philadelphia, United States	W 4
- Oct. 6	Dal Hawkins	New York, United States	L 15
+ Oct. 19	Jack Williams	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Nov. 12	Jerry Marshall	Baltimore, United States	W 20
+ Dec. 14	Charles Rochette	San Francisco, United States	TKO 4
1897
+ Apr. 3	Howard Wilson	New York, United States	KO 9
+ May 18	Mike Leonard	San Francisco, United States	W 20
+ Aug. 24	Jack McCue	Baltimore, United States	TKO 6
+ Aug. 24	John Coates	Baltimore, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 24	Jerry Marshall	Baltimore, United States	TKO 8
+ Aug. 24	George Thomas	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 24	August Stenzie	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 30	Isadore Strauss	Baltimore, United States	KO 5
= Sept. 21	Young Griffo	Athens, United States	Draw 15
- Sept. 27	Bobby Dobbs	Brooklyn, United States	L 20
= Nov. 6	Wilmington Jack Daly	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 29	Stanton Abbott	Baltimore, United States	TKO 5
1898
+ Jan. 3	Billy Young	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
+ Jan. 17	Frank Garrard	Cleveland, United States	TKO 15
+ Mar. 11	Tommy Shortell	Baltimore, United States	TKO 6
+ Apr. 11	Young Starlight	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Apr. 11	Young Smyrna	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ May 11	Steve Crosby	Louisville, United States	TKO 6
* June 2	Joe Kid Robinson	Chicago, United States	NC 3
+ June 3	Joe Kid Robinson	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ July 1	George Brown	Baltimore, United States	TKO 6
+ Aug. 8	Billy Ernst	Brooklyn, United States	KO 11
+ Aug. 26	Young Smyrna	Baltimore, United States	TKO 15
+ Sept. 1	Thomas Jackson	Easton, United States	KO 3
+ Sept. 26	Herman Miller	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 27	Buck Baynor	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 27	William Hinton	Baltimore, United States	TKO 1
+ Sept. 27	Joseph Smith	Baltimore, United States	TKO 1
+ Sept. 28	James Martin	Baltimore, United States	TKO 4
+ Sept. 29	Fred Sweigert	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 30	William Duke	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Nov. 4	Kid McPartland	New York, United States	W 25
+ Dec. 27	Wilmington Jack Daly	New York, United States	W 25
1899
+ Jan. 13	Young Smyrna	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 28	Martin Judge	Toronto, Canada	W 20
+ Feb. 6	Billy Ernst	Buffalo, United States	WDQ 10
- Apr. 14	George McFadden	Brooklyn, United States	KO by 23
+ July 24	Jack Dobbs	Ocean City, United States	TKO 4
= July 28	George McFadden	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 25
+ Sept. 1	Eugene Bezenah	Brooklyn, United States	KO 10
+ Sept. 15	Martin Judge	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 3	Jimmy Spider Kelly	New York, United States	W 25
= Oct. 7	Wilmington Jack Daly	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 6
+ Oct. 11	Martin Judge	Baltimore, United States	W 20
+ Oct. 31	George McFadden	Brooklyn, United States	W 25
+ Nov. 24	Steve Crosby	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 11	Kid Ash	Cincinnati, United States	W 15
= Dec. 22	Kid McPartland	Chicago, United States	Draw 6
1900
+ Feb. 9	Spike Sullivan	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 14
- Mar. 23	Frank Erne	New York, United States	TKO by 12
World Lightweight Title
+ Apr. 2	Chicago Jack Daly	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 5
+ May 25	Dal Hawkins	New York, United States	KO 2
+ June 26	Barney Furey	Cincinnati, United States	KO 9
+ July 10	Young Griffo	Coney Island, United States	TKO 8
+ July 12	Whitey Lester	Baltimore, United States	KO 4
+ Aug. 31	Dal Hawkins	New York, United States	KO 3
* Sept. 7	George McFadden	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
= Oct. 2	George McFadden	Denver, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 5	Joe Youngs	Denver, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 11	Alec Johnson	Leadville, United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 11	Birdlegs Collins	Leadville, United States	TKO 4
+ Oct. 16	Otto Sieloff	Denver, United States	KO 9
+ Oct. 19	Jimmy Spider Kelly	Denver, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 16	William Kid Parker	Denver, United States	KO 4
- Dec. 13	Terry McGovern	Chicago, United States	KO by 2
1901
+ Feb. 13	Wilmington Jack Daly	Baltimore, United States	WDQ 5
+ Apr. 1	Martin Flaherty	Baltimore, United States	TKO 4
+ May 31	Bobby Dobbs	Baltimore, United States	KO 7
+ July 15	Harry Berger	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ July 15	Kid Thomas	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ July 15	Jack Donahue	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
= Aug. 23	Steve Crosby	Louisville, United States	Draw 20
+ Sept. 20	Steve Crosby	Baltimore, United States	TKO 12
+ Sept. 30	Joe Handler	Trenton, United States	TKO 1
+ Oct. 4	Dan McConnell	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 15	Jack Hanlon	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 22	Billy Moore	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 13	Bobby Dobbs	Baltimore, United States	TKO 14
+ Dec. 30	Joe Youngs	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 4
1902
+ Jan. 3	Tommy Broderick	Baltimore, United States	KO 6
+ Jan. 6	Eddie Connolly	Philadelphia, United States	WDQ 5
+ Feb. 17	George McFadden	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 7	Jack Ryan	Allentown, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 27	Jack Bennett	Baltimore, United States	KO 5
+ May 12	Frank Erne	Fort Erie, Canada	KO 1
World Lightweight Title
+ May 27	Joe Burke	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
+ May 28	Charles Boyer	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
+ May 28	Edward Snowden	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ May 29	St. Mary's County Bully	Baltimore, United States	WDQ 3
+ June 27	George McFadden	San Francisco, United States	TKO 3
World Lightweight Title
+ July 24	Rufe Turner	Oakland, United States	KO 15
+ Sept. 17	Gus Gardner	Baltimore, United States	KO 5
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 22	Jack Bennett	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 13	Kid McPartland	Fort Erie, Canada	KO 5
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 14	Dave Holly	Lancaster, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 14	Charley Sieger	Baltimore, United States	TKO 15
World Lightweight Title
+ Dec. 19	Howard Wilson	Scituate, United States	TKO 3
= Dec. 31	Charley Sieger	Boston, United States	Draw 10
1903
+ Jan. 1	Gus Gardner	New Britain, United States	WDQ 11
World Lightweight Title
+ Mar. 11	Steve Crosby	Hot Springs, United States	TKO 11
World Lightweight Title
+ Mar. 23	Jack Bennett	Pittsburgh, United States	KO 5
+ May 13	Tom Tracey	Portland, United States	TKO 9
+ May 29	Willie Fitzgerald	San Francisco, United States	KO 10
World Lightweight Title
+ July 4	Frank Buddy King	Butte, United States	KO 5
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 19	Joe Grim	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Oct. 20	Eddie Kennedy	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
= Oct. 23	Dave Holly	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 6
- Nov. 2	Jack Blackburn	Philadelphia, United States	L 6
+ Dec. 7	Dave Holly	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
- Dec. 8	Sam Langford	Boston, United States	L 15
1904
+ Jan. 12	Willie Fitzgerald	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 19	Clarence Connors	Mount Clemens, United States	TKO 2
+ Jan. 22	Joe Grim	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 2	Mike Ward	Detroit, United States	TKO 10
+ Mar. 25	Jack Blackburn	Baltimore, United States	W 15
+ Mar. 28	Gus Gardner	Saginaw, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 21	Sam Bolen	Baltimore, United States	W 15
+ May 27	Jewey Cook	Baltimore, United States	TKO 8
+ June 3	Kid Griffo	Baltimore, United States	TKO 7
+ June 13	Sammy Smith	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 4
= June 27	Dave Holly	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 6
= Sept. 30	Joe Walcott	San Francisco, United States	Draw 20
+ Oct. 31	Jimmy Britt	San Francisco, United States	WDQ 5
World Lightweight Title
1905
+ Mar. 27	Rufe Turner	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
= Sept. 15	Mike Twin Sullivan	Baltimore, United States	Draw 15
1906
+ Jan. 19	Mike Twin Sullivan	San Francisco, United States	KO 15
vacant World Welterweight Title
+ Mar. 17	Mike Twin Sullivan	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 10
- May 18	Willie Lewis	New York, United States	L 6
+ June 15	Harry Lewis	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ June 29	Jack Blackburn	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ July 23	Dave Holly	Seattle, United States	W 20
+ Sept. 3	Battling Nelson	Goldfield, United States	WDQ 42
World Lightweight Title
1907
+ Jan. 1	Kid Herman	Tonopah, United States	KO 8
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 9	Jimmy Britt	San Francisco, United States	TKO 6
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 27	George Memsic	Los Angeles, United States	W 20
World Lightweight Title
1908
+ Jan. 3	Bob Blackburn	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 1	Spike Robson	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 3
+ May 14	Rudy Unholz	San Francisco, United States	TKO 11
World Lightweight Title
- July 4	Battling Nelson	Colma, United States	KO by 17
World Lightweight Title
- Sept. 9	Battling Nelson	Colma, United States	KO by 21
World Lightweight Title
1909
+ Mar. 12	Jabez White	New York, United States	W 10

Summary

Total bouts: 196, Won: 158 (100 inside the limit), Lost: 12 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 20, NC: 6