Joe Gans was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on November 25, 1874. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 23, 1893 against Buck Myers
Gans' last fight was a newspaper decision victory over Jabez White at age 34, on March 12, 1909.
Some of Joe Gans' best fights were against Frank Erne, Mike Sullivan, George McFadden, Jimmy Britt, and Mike Sullivan. For a complete list of Gans' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joe Gans".
Gans has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Gans Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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197 | Mar 12, 1909 | 34 | Jabez White | win | NWS 10 |
196 | Sep 09, 1908 | 33 | Battling Nelson | loss | KO 21 |
195 | Jul 04, 1908 | 33 | Battling Nelson | loss | KO 17 |
194 | May 14, 1908 | 33 | Rudy Unholz | win | TKO 11 |
193 | Apr 01, 1908 | 33 | Frank Robson | win | TKO 3 |
192 | Jan 01, 1908 | 33 | Bob Blackburn | win | KO 3 |
191 | Sep 27, 1907 | 32 | George Memsic | win | PTS 20 |
190 | Sep 09, 1907 | 32 | Jimmy Britt | win | TKO 6 |
189 | Jan 01, 1907 | 32 | Kid Herman | win | TKO 8 |
188 | Sep 03, 1906 | 31 | Battling Nelson | win | DQ 42 |
187 | Jul 23, 1906 | 31 | Dave Holly | win | PTS 20 |
186 | Jun 29, 1906 | 31 | Jack Blackburn | draw | NWS 6 |
185 | Jun 15, 1906 | 31 | Harry Lewis | draw | NWS 6 |
184 | May 18, 1906 | 31 | Willie Lewis | loss | NWS 6 |
183 | Mar 17, 1906 | 31 | Mike Sullivan | win | TKO 10 |
182 | Jan 19, 1906 | 31 | Mike Sullivan | win | KO 15 |
181 | Sep 15, 1905 | 30 | Mike Sullivan | draw | PTS 15 |
180 | Mar 27, 1905 | 30 | Rufe Turner | win | NWS 6 |
179 | Oct 01, 1904 | 29 | Jimmy Britt | win | DQ 5 |
178 | Sep 30, 1904 | 29 | Barbados Joe Walcott | draw | PTS 20 |
177 | Jun 27, 1904 | 29 | Dave Holly | draw | NWS 6 |
176 | Jun 13, 1904 | 29 | Sammy Smith | win | TKO 4 |
175 | Jun 03, 1904 | 29 | Kid Griffo | win | TKO 7 |
174 | May 27, 1904 | 29 | Jewey Cook | win | RTD 7 |
173 | Apr 21, 1904 | 29 | Sam Bolen | win | PTS 15 |
172 | Mar 28, 1904 | 29 | Gus Gardner | win | PTS 10 |
171 | Mar 25, 1904 | 29 | Jack Blackburn | win | PTS 15 |
170 | Feb 02, 1904 | 29 | Mike Ward | win | TKO 10 |
169 | Jan 22, 1904 | 29 | Joe Grim | win | PTS 10 |
168 | Jan 19, 1904 | 29 | Clarence Connors | win | TKO 2 |
167 | Jan 12, 1904 | 29 | Willie Fitzgerald | win | PTS 10 |
166 | Dec 08, 1903 | 29 | Sam Langford 17 16-1-7 | loss | PTS 15 |
165 | Dec 07, 1903 | 29 | Dave Holly | win | NWS 6 |
164 | Nov 02, 1903 | 28 | Jack Blackburn | loss | NWS 6 |
163 | Oct 23, 1903 | 28 | Dave Holly | draw | NWS 6 |
162 | Oct 20, 1903 | 28 | Eddie Kennedy | win | NWS 6 |
161 | Oct 19, 1903 | 28 | Joe Grim | win | NWS 6 |
160 | Jul 04, 1903 | 28 | Buddy King | win | KO 5 |
159 | May 29, 1903 | 28 | Willie Fitzgerald | win | KO 10 |
158 | May 13, 1903 | 28 | Tom Tracey | win | TKO 9 |
157 | Mar 23, 1903 | 28 | Jack Bennett | win | KO 5 |
156 | Mar 11, 1903 | 28 | Steve Crosby | win | TKO 11 |
155 | Jan 01, 1903 | 28 | Gus Gardner | win | DQ 11 |
154 | Dec 31, 1902 | 28 | Charley Sieger | draw | PTS 10 |
153 | Dec 19, 1902 | 28 | Howard Wilson | win | TKO 3 |
152 | Nov 14, 1902 | 27 | Charley Sieger | win | TKO 14 |
151 | Oct 14, 1902 | 27 | Dave Holly | win | NWS 10 |
150 | Oct 13, 1902 | 27 | Kid McPartland | win | KO 5 |
149 | Sep 22, 1902 | 27 | Jack Bennett | win | KO 2 |
148 | Sep 17, 1902 | 27 | Gus Gardner | win | KO 5 |
147 | Jul 24, 1902 | 27 | Rufe Turner | win | TKO 15 |
146 | Jun 27, 1902 | 27 | George McFadden | win | TKO 3 |
145 | May 29, 1902 | 27 | St Mary's County Bully | win | DQ 3 |
144 | May 28, 1902 | 27 | Charles Boyer | win | TKO 2 |
143 | May 28, 1902 | 27 | Edward Snowden | win | KO 2 |
142 | May 27, 1902 | 27 | Joe Burke | win | RTD 2 |
141 | May 12, 1902 | 27 | Frank Erne | win | KO 1 |
140 | Mar 27, 1902 | 27 | Jack Bennett | win | KO 5 |
139 | Mar 07, 1902 | 27 | Jack Ryan | win | TKO 4 |
138 | Feb 17, 1902 | 27 | George McFadden | win | NWS 6 |
137 | Jan 06, 1902 | 27 | Eddie Connolly | win | DQ 5 |
136 | Jan 01, 1902 | 27 | Tom Broderick | win | KO 6 |
135 | Dec 30, 1901 | 27 | Joe Youngs | win | TKO 4 |
134 | Dec 13, 1901 | 27 | Bobby Dobbs | win | TKO 14 |
133 | Nov 22, 1901 | 26 | Billy Moore | win | KO 3 |
132 | Nov 15, 1901 | 26 | Jack Hanlon | win | KO 2 |
131 | Oct 04, 1901 | 26 | Dan McConnell | win | KO 3 |
130 | Sep 30, 1901 | 26 | Joe Handler | win | TKO 1 |
129 | Sep 20, 1901 | 26 | Steve Crosby | win | TKO 12 |
128 | Aug 23, 1901 | 26 | Steve Crosby | draw | PTS 20 |
127 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Harry Berger | win | NWS 6 |
126 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Kid Thomas | win | NWS 6 |
125 | Jul 15, 1901 | 26 | Jack Donahue | win | TKO 2 |
124 | May 01, 1901 | 26 | Bobby Dobbs | win | KO 7 |
123 | Apr 01, 1901 | 26 | Martin Flaherty | win | TKO 4 |
122 | Feb 13, 1901 | 26 | Wilmington Jack Daly | win | DQ 5 |
121 | Dec 13, 1900 | 26 | Terry McGovern | loss | KO 2 |
120 | Nov 16, 1900 | 25 | Kid Parker | win | KO 4 |
119 | Oct 19, 1900 | 25 | Jimmy Kelly | win | TKO 8 |
118 | Oct 16, 1900 | 25 | Otto Sieloff | win | KO 9 |
117 | Oct 11, 1900 | 25 | Alec Johnson | win | KO 1 |
116 | Oct 11, 1900 | 25 | Bird Leg Collins | win | TKO 4 |
115 | Oct 05, 1900 | 25 | Joe Youngs | win | PTS 10 |
114 | Oct 02, 1900 | 25 | George McFadden | draw | PTS 10 |
113 | Sep 07, 1900 | 25 | George McFadden | win | NWS 6 |
112 | Aug 31, 1900 | 25 | Dal Hawkins | win | KO 3 |
111 | Jul 12, 1900 | 25 | Whitey Lester | win | KO 4 |
110 | Jul 10, 1900 | 25 | Young Griffo | win | TKO 8 |
109 | Jun 26, 1900 | 25 | Barney Furey | win | KO 9 |
108 | May 25, 1900 | 25 | Dal Hawkins | win | KO 2 |
107 | Apr 01, 1900 | 25 | Chicago Jack Daly | win | TKO 5 |
106 | Mar 23, 1900 | 25 | Frank Erne | loss | TKO 12 |
105 | Feb 09, 1900 | 25 | Spike Sullivan | win | TKO 14 |
104 | Dec 22, 1899 | 25 | Kid McPartland | draw | PTS 6 |
103 | Dec 11, 1899 | 25 | Kid Ash | win | PTS 15 |
102 | Nov 11, 1899 | 24 | Steve Crosby | win | PTS 6 |
101 | Oct 31, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | win | PTS 25 |
100 | Oct 11, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | win | PTS 25 |
99 | Oct 07, 1899 | 24 | Wilmington Jack Daly | draw | NWS 6 |
98 | Oct 03, 1899 | 24 | Jimmy Kelly | win | PTS 25 |
97 | Sep 15, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | win | PTS 12 |
96 | Sep 01, 1899 | 24 | Eugene Bezenah | win | KO 10 |
95 | Jul 28, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | draw | PTS 25 |
94 | Jul 24, 1899 | 24 | Jack Dobbs | win | TKO 4 |
93 | Apr 14, 1899 | 24 | George McFadden | loss | KO 23 |
92 | Feb 06, 1899 | 24 | Billy Ernst | win | DQ 10 |
91 | Jan 28, 1899 | 24 | Martin Judge | win | PTS 20 |
90 | Jan 13, 1899 | 24 | Young Smyrna | win | KO 2 |
89 | Dec 27, 1898 | 24 | Wilmington Jack Daly | win | PTS 25 |
88 | Nov 04, 1898 | 23 | Kid McPartland | win | PTS 25 |
87 | Sep 30, 1898 | 23 | William Duke | win | PTS 4 |
86 | Sep 29, 1898 | 23 | Fred Sweigert | win | PTS 4 |
85 | Sep 28, 1898 | 23 | James Martin | win | TKO 4 |
84 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | Buck Baynor | win | TKO 3 |
83 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | William Hinton | win | TKO 1 |
82 | Sep 27, 1898 | 23 | Joseph Smith | win | TKO 1 |
81 | Sep 26, 1898 | 23 | Herman Miller | win | PTS 4 |
80 | Sep 01, 1898 | 23 | Thomas Jackson | win | KO 3 |
79 | Aug 26, 1898 | 23 | Young Smyrna | win | TKO 15 |
78 | Aug 08, 1898 | 23 | Billy Ernst | win | KO 11 |
77 | Jul 01, 1898 | 23 | George Brown | win | TKO 6 |
76 | Jun 03, 1898 | 23 | Joe Kid Robinson | win | PTS 6 |
75 | Jun 02, 1898 | 23 | Joe Kid Robinson | nc | NA
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74 | May 11, 1898 | 23 | Steve Crosby | win | RTD 6 |
73 | Apr 11, 1898 | 23 | Young Starlight | win | TKO 3 |
72 | Apr 11, 1898 | 23 | Young Smyrna | win | TKO 3 |
71 | Mar 11, 1898 | 23 | Tommy Shortell | win | TKO 6 |
70 | Jan 17, 1898 | 23 | Frank Garrard | win | TKO 15 |
69 | Jan 03, 1898 | 23 | Billy Young | win | TKO 2 |
68 | Nov 29, 1897 | 23 | Stanton Abbott | win | TKO 5 |
67 | Nov 06, 1897 | 22 | Wilmington Jack Daly | draw | NWS 6 |
66 | Sep 27, 1897 | 22 | Bobby Dobbs | loss | PTS 20 |
65 | Sep 21, 1897 | 22 | Young Griffo | draw | PTS 15 |
64 | Aug 30, 1897 | 22 | Izzy Strauss | win | KO 5 |
63 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | Jack McCue | win | TKO 6 |
62 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | John Coates | win | TKO 5 |
61 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | Jerry Marshall | win | TKO 8 |
60 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | George Thomas | win | TKO 3 |
59 | Aug 24, 1897 | 22 | August Stenzie | win | TKO 3 |
58 | May 18, 1897 | 22 | Mike Leonard | win | PTS 20 |
57 | Apr 03, 1897 | 22 | Howard Wilson | win | KO 9 |
56 | Dec 14, 1896 | 22 | Charles Rochette | win | RTD 4 |
55 | Nov 12, 1896 | 21 | Jerry Marshall | win | PTS 20 |
54 | Oct 19, 1896 | 21 | Jack Williams | win | TKO 3 |
53 | Oct 06, 1896 | 21 | Dal Hawkins | loss | PTS 15 |
52 | Sep 28, 1896 | 21 | John Ball | win | PTS 4 |
51 | Aug 31, 1896 | 21 | Danny McBride | draw | PTS 20 |
50 | Aug 20, 1896 | 21 | Jack Williams | win | TKO 2 |
49 | Jun 29, 1896 | 21 | Tommy Butler | win | PTS 12 |
48 | Jun 08, 1896 | 21 | Jimmy Watson | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Feb 22, 1896 | 21 | Jimmy Kennard | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Jan 17, 1896 | 21 | Joe Elliott | win | KO 7 |
45 | Jan 11, 1896 | 21 | Benny Peterson | win | PTS 4 |
44 | Nov 28, 1895 | 21 | George Siddons | win | KO 7 |
43 | Nov 18, 1895 | 20 | Young Griffo | draw | PTS 10 |
42 | Oct 21, 1895 | 20 | Joe Elliott | win | KO 9 |
41 | Jul 15, 1895 | 20 | George Siddons | draw | PTS 20 |
40 | May 28, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | win | PTS 10 |
39 | May 20, 1895 | 20 | Benny Peterson | win | KO 17 |
38 | May 14, 1895 | 20 | George Willis | win | KO 4 |
37 | May 09, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | draw | PTS 6 |
36 | May 04, 1895 | 20 | Frank Peabody | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Apr 25, 1895 | 20 | Kentucky Rosebud | win | TKO 8 |
34 | Apr 18, 1895 | 20 | David Armstrong | win | TKO 3 |
33 | Apr 13, 1895 | 20 | Johnny Van Heest | loss | PTS 8 |
32 | Apr 01, 1895 | 20 | Kentucky Rosebud | win | NWS 6 |
31 | Mar 22, 1895 | 20 | Paul Johnson | win | PTS 6 |
30 | Mar 20, 1895 | 20 | Harry Hunt | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Mar 18, 1895 | 20 | Howard Wilson | draw | PTS 10 |
28 | Mar 07, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | draw | PTS 10 |
27 | Mar 06, 1895 | 20 | Solomon English | win | TKO 10 |
26 | Mar 04, 1895 | 20 | Max Wirsing | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Feb 16, 1895 | 20 | James Daly | draw | PTS 10 |
24 | Feb 11, 1895 | 20 | John Coates | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Feb 07, 1895 | 20 | Samuel Young | win | KO 3 |
22 | Feb 06, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Jan 23, 1895 | 20 | Dave Horn | draw | PTS 10 |
20 | Jan 19, 1895 | 20 | George Brummell | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Jan 11, 1895 | 20 | Paul Johnson | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Jan 07, 1895 | 20 | Bud Brown | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Jan 07, 1895 | 20 | Samuel Allen | win | KO 3 |
16 | Jan 01, 1895 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | win | PTS 5 |
15 | Dec 28, 1894 | 20 | Jack McDonald | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Dec 27, 1894 | 20 | John Coates | win | PTS 10 |
13 | Dec 21, 1894 | 20 | Fred Sweigert | win | NWS 10 |
12 | Dec 17, 1894 | 20 | Travis Brown | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Nov 27, 1894 | 20 | Bud Young | nd | ND 4 |
10 | Nov 12, 1894 | 19 | Paul Johnson | nd | ND 3 |
9 | Jul 10, 1894 | 19 | Jackson | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Jun 27, 1894 | 19 | Paul Johnson | loss | PTS 5 |
7 | Jun 26, 1894 | 19 | Gustav Wilkie | win | PTS 4 |
6 | May 21, 1894 | 19 | Robert Cook | nd | ND 3 |
5 | Apr 25, 1894 | 19 | Harry Brian | win | PTS 5 |
4 | Apr 19, 1894 | 19 | Dave Horn | nd | ND 3 |
3 | Feb 12, 1894 | 19 | William Jones | win | KO 4 |
2 | Nov 27, 1893 | 19 | William Jones | win | RTD 6 |
1 | Oct 23, 1893 | 18 | Buck Myers | nd | ND 3 |