Joe Goss
American boxer
ジョー・ゴス
- Born
- 5 November 1838, Northampton
- Died
- 24 March 1885, Boston
- Citizenship
- United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Joseph Goss (1838-1885) was an English bare knuckle boxer. He emigranted to the United States of America in 1867. After defeating Tom Allen in Boone County, Kentucky, he held the American and what many boxing historians now consider the World Heavyweight boxing championship from 7 September 1876 to 30 May 1880. Although he rarely scaled more than 160 pounds, the clever and aggressive Goss routinely fought men both bigger and heavier than himself.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2003
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1083399 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.