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Joe Gans

14995 KOs

115 KOs

17Draws

No contest: 11

Last six: W-W-W-L-L-W

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

188

rounds

1577

KO %

63.8%

KO wins

95

KO losses

5

career

1893–1909

debut

1893-10-23

last fight

1909-03-12

Profile

birth name

Joseph Gant

alias

Old Master

trainer

Jerry Marshall/Jack McCue

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

71″ / 180cm

nationality

United States

origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

city / state / zip

Baltimore, Maryland

dob

1874-11-25

death

1910-08-10

Latest news

Marin history: Champion boxer Joe Gans? ties to San Rafael

2020-06-08 · Marin Independent Journal

Baltimore Boxing Legend Joe Gans' Powerful Legacy Spans Generations

2019-11-15 · Press Box

Top 10 fighters who became boxing trainers

2017-11-06 · Boxing News Online

A great lightweight and welterweight, Blackburn fought both Joe Gans and Sam Langford before finding fame while training Joe Louis. John David Jackson. A two-weight world champion while fighting, Jackson went on to work wonders with Sergey Kovalev, …

The Longest Fight

2012-08-08 · Boxing.com

The fight game can be physically cruel, but history can be cruel in a different way. Joe Gans was one of the greatest pugilists of all time and the first African-American champion. He was once a legend and a national celebrity?he was known as The Old…

The Longest Fight: In The Ring With Joe Gans, Boxing's First African American ...

2012-07-09 · Sacramento Bee

PRNewswire/ -- Joe Gans was the first African American champion of the world?smart, trim, handsome, with a revered right hook. He was the first black man in Baltimore to own a car, and the saloon he owned was the first place in the city where blacks…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

9 5 1

W-NWS

National S.C., New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 132 / 135 lbs

Battling Nelson

45 14 14

L-KO

Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

21 of 45 · 133 / 132 lbs

Referee: Ed Smith

Battling Nelson

44 14 14

L-KO

Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

17 of 45 · 132 / 132 lbs

Referee: Jack Welch

39 27 18

W-TKO

Coliseum, San Francisco, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

11 of 20 · 133 / 133 lbs

Referee: Jack Welch

15 7 3

W-TKO

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3 of 6 · 138 / 128 lbs · 2:25

Referee: Jack McGuigan

0 0 0

W-KO

Eureka Athletic Club, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

3 of 5

19 6 12

W-PTS

Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

20 of 20

12 3 1

W-TKO

Recreation Park, San Francisco, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

6 of 20 · 132 / 132 lbs

Referee: Jack Welch

37 9 19

W-KO

Casino A.C. Arena, Tonopah, Nevada, United States

World Lightweight Title

8 · 132 / 133 lbs

Referee: Jack Welch

Battling Nelson

42 11 13

W-DQ

Casino Amphitheatre, Goldfield, Nevada, United States

World Lightweight Title

42 · 132 / 132 lbs

Referee: George Siler

72 22 19

W-PTS

Pleasant Beach, Seattle, Washington, United States

Billed for the world lightweight title

20 of 20 · 134 lbs

41 4 9

W-NWS

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

Referee: Jack McGuigan

34 14 10

W-NWS

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

22 4 5

L-NWS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 135 / 142 lbs

Referee: Tim Hurst

18 2 9

W-TKO

Chutes Park, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 20 · 136 / 149 lbs

Referee: Alvie King

18 1 9

W-KO

Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States

World Welterweight Title

15 of 20 · 1:55

Referee: Jack Welch

17 1 8

D-PTS

Lyric Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

15 of 15 · 133 / 135 lbs

Referee: James O'Hara

31 6 5

?-ND

Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

8 1 1

W-DQ

Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States

World Lightweight Title

5 of 20 · 133 lbs · 0:38

Referee: Eddie Graney

96 17 18

D-PTS

Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA

20 of 20 · 137 / 140 lbs

Referee: Jack Welsh

63 12 15

?-ND

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

54 21 17

W-TKO

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

4 of 6

Referee: Jack McGuigan

7 9 6

W-TKO

Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

7 of 15

Referee: James O'Hara

54 20 9

W-TKO

Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

8 of 15 · 143 lbs

Referee: James O'Hara

32 9 26

W-PTS

Eureka Athletic Club, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

15 of 15

Referee: Frederick Sweigert

17 12 4

W-PTS

Arbelten Hall, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

10 of 10

14 1 4

W-PTS

Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

15 of 15

Referee: James O'Hara

17 0 4

W-TKO

Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10

8 34 2

W-PTS

Shlegel's Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

10 of 10

Referee: James O'Hara

Clarence Connors

0 0 0

W-TKO

Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States

2 of 6

Referee: Al Herford

Willie Fitzgerald

40 11 10

W-PTS

Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States

World Lightweight Title

10 of 10

Referee: Tim Hurst

16 1 6

L-PTS

Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, United States

15 of 15 · 135 / 140 lbs

Referee: Eugene Buckley

52 12 14

?-ND

Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

10 0 1

?-ND

Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6 · 138 lbs

51 12 13

D-NWS

State A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

9 6 2

W-NWS

Southern A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

8 31 2

W-NWS

Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

18 4 5

W-KO

Old Baseball Park, Butte, Montana, United States

World Lightweight Title

5 of 12

Willie Fitzgerald

35 8 9

W-KO

Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 20 · 140 / 132 lbs

Referee: Eddie Graney

18 15 9

W-TKO

Pastime A.C., Portland, Oregon, United States

9 of 20 · 139 / 140 lbs

Referee: Eddie Graney

32 15 9

W-KO

Allegheny A.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

5 of 10

18 4 6

W-TKO

Whittington Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

World Lightweight Title

11 of 20 · 134 / 134 lbs

Referee: Tommy Ryan

14 8 3

W-DQ

Casino, New Britain, Connecticut, United States

World Lightweight Title

11 of 20

Referee: John Willis

2 3 1

D-PTS

Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10

Referee: Bill Daly

22 19 8

W-TKO

Scituate Athletic Club, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

3 of 20

Referee: Joe Murphy

2 1 0

W-KO

Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

World Lightweight Title

15 of 20

Referee: George Mantz

35 5 9

W-NWS

Lancaster A.C., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10

40 13 14

W-KO

International A.C., Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

World Lightweight Title

5 of 20 · 2:25

Referee: Charlie White

29 13 8

W-KO

Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

2 of 6

14 6 3

W-KO

Music Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

5 of 20 · 134 / 138 lbs

Referee: Charlie White