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George Gardner vs Marvin Hart

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Meetings on record

2

George Gardner and Marvin Hart met 2 times (1903, 1904). drawn in 1904 by decision; George Gardner won in 1903 by ko.

SOURCE·George Gardiner (boxer) and Marvin Hart — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
George GardnerMarvin Hart
—Reach74″ (188 cm)
71″ (180.3 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
—Reach advantage+4.27%
45–11Record28–7
69%Finish rate—
14Longest unbeaten run8
63Recorded bouts37
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentGeorge GardnerMarvin Hart
Peter Maher W W
Jack Root W W
Jack Johnson L W
Jack Root W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

George Gardner

18901900UNFILEDwin v Hugh HJ Colgren, 1897, decisionwin v Charles C. Smith, 1898, kowin v Professor Evans, 1898, kowin v Hugh HJ Colgren, 1898, kowin v Hugh McWinters, 1898, kowin v Tom O'Brien, 1898, kowin v Tom Moore, 1898, kowin v J Young, 1898, kowin v Matt Leary, 1898, decisionwin v Jack Moffat, 1899, koloss v Jimmy Handler, 1899, kowin v Harry Fisher, 1899, kodraw v Dick Sims, 1899, decisionwin v Young Sharkey, 1899, kowin v John E Butler, 1899, kowin v Andy Moynahan, 1899, kodraw v Bob Montgomery, 1899, decisionresult not stated v Jack Scales, 1900win v Frank Craig, 1900, dqwin v Kid Carter, 1900, dqresult not stated v George Byers, 1900win v Charles Goff, 1900, kowin v Wild Bill Hanrahan, 1900, kowin v Dick Baker, 1900, kowin v J Fitzpatrick, 1900, kowin v Jack Burke, 1900, kowin v Jimmy Handler, 1900, kowin v Harry Fisher, 1900, kowin v Kid Carter, 1901, koloss v Barbados Joe Walcott, 1901, decisionwin v Jack Moffat, 1901, kowin v Tim Hurley, 1901, kowin v Kid Carter, 1902, decisionwin v Billy Stift, 1902, decisionloss v Jack Johnson, 1902, decisionwin v Jack Root, 1902, kowin v Barbados Joe Walcott, 1902, decisionloss v Bob Fitzsimmons, 1903, decisionwin v Jack Root, 1903, kowin v Marvin Hart, 1903, kowin v Peter Maher, 1903, kowin v Al Weinig, 1903, koresult not stated v Bob Armstrong, 1903draw v Fireman Jim Flynn, 1904, decisionwin v Jim Jeffords, 1904, kowin v Denis Ike Hayes, 1904, decisiondraw v John Willie, 1904, decisionloss v Jack Root, 1904, decisionwin v Kid Carter, 1904, decisionwin v Fred Cooley, 1904, decisionwin v Jim Driscoll, 1904, decisiondraw v Marvin Hart, 1904, decisionwin v Billy Stift, 1905, koloss v Mike Schreck, 1905, koloss v Al Kaufman, 1906, koresult not stated v Mike Schreck, 1906win v Jim Jeffords, 1906draw v Terry Mustain, 1907, decisionloss v Fireman Jim Flynn, 1907, kodraw v John Willie, 1908, decisionloss v Tony Ross, 1908, koloss v Terry Mustain, 1908, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1897–1908 · 1 UNDATED
1900 win vs Hugh HJ Colgren (1897)win vs Charles C. Smith (1898)win vs Professor Evans (1898)win vs Hugh HJ Colgren (1898)win vs Hugh McWinters (1898)win vs Tom O'Brien (1898)win vs Tom Moore (1898)win vs J Young (1898)win vs Matt Leary (1898)win vs Jack Moffat (1899)loss vs Jimmy Handler (1899)win vs Harry Fisher (1899)draw vs Dick Sims (1899)win vs Young Sharkey (1899)win vs John E Butler (1899)win vs Andy Moynahan (1899)draw vs Bob Montgomery (1899)? vs Jack Scales (1900)win vs Frank Craig (1900)win vs Kid Carter (1900)? vs George Byers (1900)win vs Charles Goff (1900)win vs Wild Bill Hanrahan (1900)win vs Dick Baker (1900)win vs J Fitzpatrick (1900)win vs Jack Burke (1900)win vs Jimmy Handler (1900)win vs Harry Fisher (1900)win vs Kid Carter (1901)loss vs Barbados Joe Walcott (1901)win vs Jack Moffat (1901)win vs Tim Hurley (1901)win vs Kid Carter (1902)win vs Billy Stift (1902)loss vs Jack Johnson (1902)win vs Jack Root (1902)win vs Barbados Joe Walcott (1902)loss vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1903)win vs Jack Root (1903)win vs Marvin Hart (1903)win vs Peter Maher (1903)win vs Al Weinig (1903)? vs Bob Armstrong (1903)draw vs Fireman Jim Flynn (1904)win vs Jim Jeffords (1904)win vs Denis Ike Hayes (1904)draw vs John Willie (1904)loss vs Jack Root (1904)win vs Kid Carter (1904)win vs Fred Cooley (1904)win vs Jim Driscoll (1904)draw vs Marvin Hart (1904)win vs Billy Stift (1905)loss vs Mike Schreck (1905)loss vs Al Kaufman (1906)? vs Mike Schreck (1906)win vs Jim Jeffords (1906)draw vs Terry Mustain (1907)loss vs Fireman Jim Flynn (1907)draw vs John Willie (1908)loss vs Tony Ross (1908)loss vs Terry Mustain (1908)
winlossdraw / NC1897–1908

Marvin Hart

189019001910win v William Schiller, 1899win v Peter Trainer, 1900, kowin v Hugh McGann, 1900, kowin v Harry Rogers, 1900, kowin v Louis Seifker, 1900, kowin v Tommy Williams, 1900, kowin v Charles Meisner, 1900, kowin v William Schiller, 1900, koloss v Wild Bill Hanrahan, 1901, kowin v Jack Beauscholte, 1901, kowin v Dan Creedon, 1901, kowin v Tommy West, 1901, kowin v Australian Jim Ryan, 1901, kowin v Al Weining, 1901, koloss v Jack Root, 1902, decisionwin v Billy Stift, 1902, decisionwin v Kid Carter, 1902, kowin v Dick O'Brien, 1902, kowin v Kid Carter, 1903, koloss v George Gardner, 1903, decisionwin v Jack Bonner, 1903, dqdraw v Gus Ruhlin, 1904, decisionwin v Sandy Ferguson, 1904, decisiondraw v John Willie, 1904, decisiondraw v George Gardner, 1904, decisionwin v Jack Root, 1905, kowin v Jack Johnson, 1905, decisionloss v Tommy Burns, 1906, decisionloss v Mike Schreck, 1907, kowin v Peter Maher, 1907, kowin v Harry Rogers, 1907, kowin v Jack Twin Sullivan, 1908, dqdraw v Hugh McGann, 1908, decisionwin v John Willie, 1908, dqloss v Mike Schreck, 1909, kowin v Tony Ross, 1909, dqloss v Carl Morris, 1910, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1899–1910
1900 1910 win vs William Schiller (1899)win vs Peter Trainer (1900)win vs Hugh McGann (1900)win vs Harry Rogers (1900)win vs Louis Seifker (1900)win vs Tommy Williams (1900)win vs Charles Meisner (1900)win vs William Schiller (1900)loss vs Wild Bill Hanrahan (1901)win vs Jack Beauscholte (1901)win vs Dan Creedon (1901)win vs Tommy West (1901)win vs Australian Jim Ryan (1901)win vs Al Weining (1901)loss vs Jack Root (1902)win vs Billy Stift (1902)win vs Kid Carter (1902)win vs Dick O'Brien (1902)win vs Kid Carter (1903)loss vs George Gardner (1903)win vs Jack Bonner (1903)draw vs Gus Ruhlin (1904)win vs Sandy Ferguson (1904)draw vs John Willie (1904)draw vs George Gardner (1904)win vs Jack Root (1905)win vs Jack Johnson (1905)loss vs Tommy Burns (1906)loss vs Mike Schreck (1907)win vs Peter Maher (1907)win vs Harry Rogers (1907)win vs Jack Twin Sullivan (1908)draw vs Hugh McGann (1908)win vs John Willie (1908)loss vs Mike Schreck (1909)win vs Tony Ross (1909)loss vs Carl Morris (1910)
winlossdraw / NC1899–1910

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