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	Goldfield’s Golden Battle: The Centennial Anniversary of Joe Gans — Battling Nelson, Labor Day Sep 2, 1906
		Joe Gans, hailed as “The Old Master” by his contemporaries, was the epitome of the classic boxer puncher.
		Gans scored a flash knockdown of the iron-chinned Nelson in the 7th.
		Gans also demonstrated that he could move in and out and was very evasive with his upper body.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=8118&more=1 (1966 words)

	Joe Gans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joe Gans (November 25, 1874 - August 10, 1910) was born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland.
		Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer.
		Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out Frank Erne on May 12, 1902, Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Gans (357 words)

	PCN - Pennsylvania Cable Network
		Joe Gans was born in Hazleton in 1926.
		Gans said he and Irene couldn’t afford to buy Walsonavich’s share in the Delaware systems from the estate, so those systems had to be put up for sale so the sisters could pay the estate taxes and hold on to the other cable systems that Walsonavich had built in Danville and Milton.
		Joe responded to his wife the way he always did in such situations: “Aw, jeez, Irene!” Sometimes, according to their daughter, Janice Gans Moisey, they could be the Lucy and Desi of cable.
	www.pcntv.com /CablePioneersGans.htm (7688 words)

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		Gans also studied his opponents often going to their fights to study their styles and flaws, some still claim Gans is the best lightweight ever.
		Gans got his start in boxing by participating in battle royals where 6 youths were sent into the ring and the last one in the ring after the free for all was the winner.
		Gans began his pro career at 17 and it is reported that he only lost 3 of his first 70 bouts and those were shade loses to say the least.
	members.tripod.com /~bxhof/gans.html (559 words)

	Joe Gans, the "Old Master"
		Joe Gans, lightweight champion of the world from 1902-1908 (Odd, 45), whose talent, polished professional style, and punching power earned him the magnificent title of “The Old Master”, was as dominate a fighter as any who ever donned gloves.
		Gans was certainly suffering from the ravaging affects of tuberculosis by the time he lost the title in a rematch to Battling Nelson on July 4, 1908.
		Joe Gans deserves to be rated among the elite of the greatest pound for pound fighters of all time.
	coxscorner.tripod.com /gans.html (3395 words)

	Joe Gans Championship Years: Setting the Record Straight
		Two things should be remembered at this point: first, Joe Gans was clearly still seen by the press as Lightweight Champion at the time of the Walcott fight; and second Walcott’s title was not at stake due to the agreed upon weight limit, so the bout would not be considered for that title.
		It was the “champion Gans” “who held the crown for several years” and “kept” his title, and “is still lightweight champion” while Nelson lost “his chance” to “become champion.” In all instances it is abundantly manifest that it was Gans defending his title against Nelson.
		Joe Gans never lost his title in the ring, where ultimately championships must be won or lost.
	coxscorner.tripod.com /ganschamp.html (3354 words)

	Joe Walcott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walcott also fought legendary great Sam Langford to a draw, and met Joe Gans in a non-title fight.
		The Gans fight occurred on September 30, 1904, and was scored a draw after 20 rounds.
		After the Gans fight, Walcott accidentally shot himself in the hand and was out of action until mid 1906.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Walcott (286 words)

	IBHOF / Joe Gans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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 accuracy to key points of weakness.
		Gans relinquished the lightweight title to fight Walcott, though in some quarters he still was considered the titleholder.
		Gans, although he was the defending champion, was offered only one-third of the purse, and Nelson insisted that Gans make the 133-pound weight limit, rigidly enforced with three weigh-ins on the day of the fight.
	www.ibhof.com /gans.htm (511 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Joe Gans
		Joe Gans (November 25, 1874 - August 10, 1910) was born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland.
		Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer.
		Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out Frank Erne on May 12, 1902, Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury.
	upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=joe_gans (341 words)

	Joe Gans - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Gans was the first native born fl american to win a world title, he won the lightweight title in 1902.
		Gans battled to a 20 round draw with the original Joe Walcott (Barbados) in San Francisco on September 30, 1904.
		Gans was actually feeling the effects of TB towards the end of his boxing career.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/Joe-Gans-124335.html (399 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Joe Gans was lightweight champion of the world from 1902 until he vacated the title in 1904.
		For those reading this and don’t know of Joe Gans, he was fl and fought at a time in this country when it wasn’t legal for fls to walk down the same side of the street as whites in some towns.
		Joe Choynski was a world class fighter; he not only fought the best, but also had the endorsement of his fellow fighters as well as the media.
	www.aneutralcorner.com /custom4.html (7394 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Joe Gans
		Gans fought Frank Erne for the lightweight title on March 21, 1900, but threw in the towel after the 12th round because of an injury.
		Gans won on a foul in the 42nd round.
		Gans was knocked out by Nelson in a rematch on September 9.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/gansjoe.shtml (230 words)

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		Gans was born in Baltimore on November 25, 1874, and given the name "Joseph Saifuss Butts," after his baseball-playing father.
		Gans faced the many hurdles that all "colored fighters" of his time encountered, but the openly racist opponents, fans, media, and promoters did not keep him from winning most of his fights.
		Gans is reported to have been the first African American in Baltimore to have purchased an automobile.
	www.mdoe.org /gansjoe.html (448 words)

	Gans versus Nelson: A Boxing Classic \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		The fact is Joe Gans never lost a title fight since winning it, and the press continued to recognize Gans as the true 135 lb.
		Whenever Nelson tried to tie Gans up or bully him into the ropes, Joe was able to lower his center of gravity, hold his ground, then turn and keep the fight in the center of the ring.
		Gans was mainly a counter-puncher, but he had a fantastic jab and lead with it several times to create openings.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1207/gans-versus-nelson-boxing-classic (868 words)

	Boxing News :: Articles : Joe Gans: Secrets Of The Old Master
		Gans gave himself a mental rubdown, and in the sixth and seventh rounds he ascended to that certain altitude that is inhabited by few others.
		Joe learned to punch correctly, which might well sound like a blindingly obvious requirement, but which in fact is a difficult and evasive art in itself that the vast majority of fighters never truly grasp.
		For all his problems, Joe had sailed into a commanding lead over the first 20 rounds, but it was in the torrid deep waters thereafter that he began to slow as the intense punishment took its inevitable toll and sucked away his strength.
	www.boxingscene.com /?m=show&id=7331 (3552 words)

	Joe Gans vs. Roberto Duran — What If \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Joe Gans and Roberto Duran were two of the greatest lightweights in the history of boxing.
		Joe Gans was known as “The Old Master” because of his near flawless technical skills, as well as his ability to go toe to toe with the best power punchers of his era.
		Gans became lineal lightweight champ in 1902 by defeating Frank Erne, the current titleholder at the time; Gans won the fight by way of a first round knockout.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1340/joe-gans-roberto-duran/boxing-prediction.php (862 words)

	Amatoboxing (amatoboxingsite.multiply.com) - JOE GANS-VS-BENNY LEONARD
		Joe Gans was lightweight champion of the world from 1902 until he vacated the title in 1904.
		For those reading this and don’t know of Joe Gans, he was fl and fought at a time in this country when it wasn’t legal for fls to walk down the same side of the street as whites in some towns.
		Gans KOed Nelson in the 42nd round to remain unbeaten as the lightweight champion of the world.
	amatoboxingsite.multiply.com /notes/item/184 (737 words)

	African American Registry: Joe Gans, boxings lightweight legend
		Gans was already ill when he defended his lightweight championship against Battling Nelson at Goldfield, Nevada, on Sept. 3, 1906.
		Gans, who gave one of his finest performances, won this match when Nelson deliberately fouled him in the 42nd round.
		Gans spent nearly a year in Arizona in an unsuccessful attempt to arrest his disease.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/456/Joe_Gans_boxings_lightweight_legend (267 words)

	Joe Gans: Fighter of the Decade 1900-1909 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Rather than risk permanent blindness Gans asked the fight to be stopped in the 12th round.
		Joe Gans fought some of the greatest fighters of all time.
		Today there is a bronze statue of a great looking fighter when one enters N.Y. The statue is Joe Gans, the best fighter among the turn of the century champions.
	www.coxsboxingcorner.com /1900Frame1Source1.htm (381 words)

	ESPN.com - Trilogies filled with triumphs, tragedies
		Gans, reputedly a natural 140-pounder, was forced into an agreement by Nelson's manager that required him to weigh in three times on fight day at 133 pounds.
		Gans vs. Nelson II in 1908 saw the former champ suffering the effects of TB, as newspaper accounts from the time described him as ashen and "shivering" in the ring.
		Though Gans was game early, staggering Nelson in the second and drawing blood in the third, the fatigue associated with TB set in all too quickly, and Nelson scored a 17th-round KO to take Gans' title.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2172860&type=story (2390 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Columnist Joe Delaney: Danny Gans' drawing power continues at Mirage
		Gans was at the very top of his immense form Saturday and the audience was highly responsive throughout.
		With Joe Guercio as a consultant, Arizona Charlie's has been at the forefront in bringing in acts that have gone on to become Strip headliners.
		Saturday night, after the Gans show, we had the good fortune to be seated with songwriter Bob ("Butterfly Kisses") Carlyle, his wife and friends for dinner.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2000/apr/06/510091576.html (672 words)

	News on Gans, Oklahoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In north Wilmington, Ruth and Joe Gans, both 79, were relying on their $1,000 generator to furnish electricity to their Longwood home.
		After lightweight Joe Gans lost by KO to Terry McGovern in the second round of a questionable match in 1900, the resulting scandal ended boxing in Illinois for...
		Gans officer Blakely Smith was dispatched to the residence.
	www.linkmorgue.org /us/OK/Gans.html (3116 words)

	BASN Focus on History:Joe Gans: The Old Master-BlackAthlete Sports Network
		Known as the "Old Master", Joe Gans was perhaps one of the greatest fighter in the history of the lightweight division.
		When Gans returned to Baltimore to die, his train was greeted at each station by groups of boxing fans, and his impending death was treated as a national calamity by the press.
		Joe Gans passed away on August 10, 1910 at the age of 35.
	www.blackathlete.com /Boxing/070304.shtml (628 words)

	Boxing Coverage updated 24/7 at MaxBoxing.com
		Gans got his start in boxing with battle royals, where six youths were sent into the ring and the last one in the ring after the free for all was the winner.
		Gans did not fight for a world title until his ninth year in the sport, when he had already fought over 100 bouts.
		The shame was that Gans only lived one year of his life not fighting, dying of tuberculosis in 1910.
	www.maxboxing.com /mulcahey/mulcahey0123a07.asp (1957 words)

	Jo Sports Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		History: Joe Gans was born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland on November 25, 1874.
		This time it was all Gans as he stopped Erne in one round to win the World Lightweight Title.
		Joe Gans name has been written in ink across the bottom.
	www.josportsinc.com /catalog/view.php?id=438 (289 words)

	Cyber Boxing Zone -- "Panama" Joe Gans
		Gans, who was outweighed by close to 40 pounds, gave Dempsey a series of furious sparring sessions and gained the interest and accolades of the press and general public alike.
		Joe followed his return victory over Palmer with consecutive defeats of George West (W8) and Ted Kid Herman (W10) respectively, but he was by no means the same fighter who had battered Jock Malone around a St. Paul ring less than eight months prior.
		Gans scored 58 knockouts in his 93 career wins, (an incredible percentage considering that he was often outweighed by seven pounds or more), and although he was knocked down in more than one of his bouts, he never failed to hear the final gong.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/pjgans.htm (2257 words)

	caribsport01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Barbadian, Joe Walcott, World Welterweight Boxing Champion during the early 1900's, is perhaps the only West Indian, universally recognised as a boxing legend.
		Gans, who was the Lightweight Champion of the World, fought to a 20 round draw with Walcott.
		This anecdote should not detract from the aura of the original Joe Walcott, for boxing historians the world over recognise him for what he was - a genius of an athlete and one of the finest pound for pound boxers of all time.
	www.caribsport01.homestead.com /jw.html (1061 words)

	Q & A - The Boston Globe
		Gans, nicknamed The Old Master, is considered by some to be the greatest lightweight of all time, including boxing historian Monte D. Cox, who writes glowingly of Gans's skills as a punch blocker and counterpuncher on his website (http://coxscorner.tripod.com/gans.html).
		Langford, known as the Boston Terror, was so fearsome that fighters often demanded beforehand that he show mercy on them in the ring, according to an article about him on the International Boxing Hall of Fame website (http://www.ibhof.com/langford.htm).
		Ellis notes that some of the boxers, including Gans and Langford, were fl, though it's not clear what role race might have played in the locals' disdain.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/03/27/q__a?mode=PF (434 words)

	Joe Gans quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Joe Gans was the first fl to win (be recognized as champion) a world Championship?
		Gans constantly had trouble making the lightweight limit and challenged for the world welterweight championship in 1904 fighting to a draw against the defending champion.
		When Gans got sick he went out to Arizona to try to cure his illness, after realizing the end was near he went home (Baltimore Md.) to die, he was only 35 years old when he passed away on August 10th, 1910.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=124335 (181 words)

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