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Joe Gans (born Joseph Gant; November 25, 1874 – August 10, 1910) was an American professional boxer. Gans was rated the greatest lightweight boxer of all-time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer.
Joe Gans (born November 25, 1874, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died August 10, 1910, Baltimore) , known as the Old Master, was an American professional boxer who was perhaps the greatest fighter in the history of the lightweight division.
The first native-born black American to win a world title, Joe Gans impressed the boxing community with his scientific approach to the sport. Gans never moved more than a few inches to avoid a punch, studied his opponents' strengths and weaknesses much more intently than other fighters of the time, and directed his punches with pinpoint ...
22 de jul. de 2020 · Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and The Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted tuberculosis in 1907 or 1908. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs), 9 losses, and 13 draws.
16 de ene. de 2016 · Joe Gant, who was given the name Gans by the press, became the first American and African American to hold a world boxing title when he defeated Frank Erne in Fort Erie, Canada, in 1902 to take the World Lightweight Boxing Championship.
a true student of the sport, earning him the nickname “Old Master.”. On March 3, 1900, at the Broadway Athletic Club in New York, Gans quit with an eye injury in the twelfth round and lost via TKO while challenging lightweight champion Frank Erne in Gans' first title fight.
Joe Gans (nacido Joseph Gant; 25 de noviembre de 1874 - 10 de agosto de 1910) fue un boxeador profesional estadounidense. Gans fue calificado como el mejor boxeador de peso ligero de todos los tiempos por el historiador del boxeo y fundador de Ring Magazine, Nat Fleischer.
