Terry McGovern v. Joe Gans 1900

Terribly Terry McGovern defends his world featherweight title against Joe Gans, in controversial circumstances.

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[JoeFraze]

People claim this fight was fixed but how to they know ? It's just a load of people repeating a rumor. Then it goes down in history as "fact". Actually, we don't know. Maybe McGovern just caught Gans early before he'd warmed up. It happens.

I've seen dozens of quick upset KOs where the favourite gets caught cold. I doubt they are all fixed.

[boltondsg]

joe was far too good to be beaten in this way......he's not much of an actor either! a true legend, if you can, any Joe fan should read 'The Longest Fight', a brilliant book about his fights with Battling Nelson, and his tragic end....

[joe123090]

this fight was fixed they paid gans to go down

[Seibertt10]

Damn that crazy how they didn't give fighters a chance to recover back then, so if you got knocked down you were kinda fucked cuz the second you stand up you've got a flurry of punches comin at you. Boxing definitely changed. Loved the video though, good quality for a 112 year old fight.

[Freddie1980]

So I guess that makes me know different then the 99% of youtube users then!

[marcxopoco]

Freddie is clueless. And posts on youtube.

Par for the course

[marcxopoco]

Poor reg is clueless. This was a fixed fight. Gans never threw a punch.

[marcxopoco]

McGovern wasn't "defending his world featherweight title" here.

They were well above that weight.

Gans had trouble making the lightweight limit.

[Tha Catalyst]

Wow they totally abused him in that fight... I feel so sorrow for him. So unfair

[Fistiana7]

Gans could sure benefit from the neutral corner rule way behind in time. Still it was fixed as we all know.