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| Gunboat Smith | ||||
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| Global ID | 11290 | |||
| sex | male | |||
| birthdate | 1887-02-17 | |||
| death date | 1974-08-06 (87) | |||
| division | heavyweight | |||
| stance | orthodox | |||
| height | 6′ 2″ / 188cm | |||
| reach | 72″ / 183cm | |||
| alias | Gunner | |||
| country | USA | |||
| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |||
| birth place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |||
| birth name | Edward J. Smyth | |||
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rounds boxed 587 rounds boxed 470 Total Bouts 141 KO% 26.95 | ||||
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| date | opponent | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
| 1921-10-10 | Harry Wills | 49-5-2 | Stadium, Havana, Cuba | L | KO | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:07 Wills landed the only six blows of the fight, including a right to the back of Smith's head and a terrific left uppercut to the jaw that sent him to the floor where he was counted out. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1921-05-30 | Bob Martin | 27-4-0 | Huntington, West Virginia, USA | L | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1921-03-09 | Al Roberts | 10-3-0 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA | L | KO | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1920-10-21 | Harry Greb | 42-2-1 | Springbrook Park, South Bend, Indiana, USA | L | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Surgeons were summoned to examine Smith when "Greb, after a few clinches, landed a hard left on Smith's right eye, injuring the optic nerve and blinding him. A second later he landed a right on Smith's jaw, knocking him out." Tacoma News Tribune Doubts were expressed that Smith wsould recover the use of his right eye, but of course he did so. Greb displayed blinding speed during his attack. The ring was erected in front of the baseball stands in Springbrook Park and "illuminated by an array of iights extended to the four corners of the ring." 2,000 fans attended. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-09-06 | Bob Roper | 6-6-2 | Fort Worth, Texas, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Record. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-08-09 | Bob Roper | 6-6-1 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | D | PTS | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Some sources indicate this bout occurred in Akron, OH. However, the Philadelphia Record and the Milwaukee Journal both give Columbus as the location. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-08-03 | Texas Tate | 2-4-1 | Panther Park, Fort Worth, Texas, USA | W | NWS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Smith won the newspaper decision. (Daily Northwestern) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-07-15 | Chuck Wiggins | 13-2-1 | Ramona Baseball Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Results from the Bay City Times. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-06-26 | Tony Melchior | 6-0-0 | East Chicago, Indiana, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Smith won the newspaper decision. (Iowa City Press Citizen) The Chicago Tribune had the same result. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-05-13 | Lee Anderson | 7-3-6 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, USA | L | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1920-04-07 | Fred Fulton | 56-6-0 | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, USA | L | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Smith down twice in 1st, and again for count in 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-03-10 | Andre Anderson | 9-9-1 | American Legion A.A., Fresno, California, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1920-02-25 | Bill Tate | 13-10-0 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA | L | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1920-02-04 | Willie Meehan | 71-14-37 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Meehan was knocked down in the 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-01-23 | Carl Morris | 42-9-2 | American Legion A.A., Fresno, California, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1919-12-11 | Ole Anderson | 7-3-4 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, USA | D | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1919-12-03 | Carl Morris | 41-8-1 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA | D | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1919-11-19 | Fat LaRue | 6-1-0 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1919-11-05 | Frank Farmer | 31-9-15 | Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA | L | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Smith's Seattle debut, per the Seattle Star. But the Nov. 2 Post-Intelligencer mentions his 1909 Seattle ring appearance with Denver Ed Martin. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1919-10-30 | Boy McCormick | 15-4-2 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, USA | L | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1919-10-23 | K.O. Kruvosky | 31-12-14 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, USA | L | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kruvosky ran afoul with the law after this bout leading to inactivity | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-12-30 | Jack Dempsey | 47-4-9 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA | L | KO | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Dempsey knocked Smith down with a left jolt a minute into round one. For the remainder of the round Smith was on the defensive, trying unsuccessfully to parry or slip the punches that put him down repeatedly. Smith again went on the offensive at the start of the second, but Dempsey easily sidestepped the veteran fighter and put him down again. A short right to the head laid Smith out for the full count, he'd been down a total of 9 times. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-07-12 | Billy Miske | 22-1-2 | International League Ballpark, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | L | NWS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Miske "outfought 'Gunboat' Smith of New York in all but the fifth of a 10-round bout here last night." (Newark Advocate) The Philadelphia Record reported the same result. The Jersey Journal had the same result, but shows that it was an 8-rounder, not 10 (as shown here previously). (Fights longer than 8 rounds were not permitted in New Jersey at this time.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-07-04 | Tom McMahon | 21-10-5 | Highland Park, Dayton, Ohio, USA | D | PTS | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1918-05-27 | Leo Houck | 52-8-3 | Erne Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA | L | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| The Harrisburg Patriot gave it to Houck by a wide margin. Newspaper draw from the Philadelphia Record. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-05-24 | Harry Greb | 28-2-1 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Greb won the newspaper decision according to the New York Times. The Pittsburgh Post agreed and stated that Greb was "now a seaman in the navy." Harry was outweighed by 15 pounds. He "was the personification of perpetual motion," and bored "in continuously on the lanky Gunner with both arms going like flails..In spite of Harry's wide open style of milling Smith was unable to connect solidly." The fight was one bout on an all-star Red Cross benefit card. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-04-12 | Billy Miske | 19-1-1 | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA | L | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Billy Haack | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-04-01 | Clay Turner | 11-0-0 | Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Record. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-03-08 | Hugh Walker | 3-0-4 | Joplin, Missouri, USA | L | NWS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Chicago Tribune. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-02-18 | Emmett 'Kid' Wagner | 8-5-0 | Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| (Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-01-09 | Charley Weinert | 14-3-0 | Marieville Gardens, North Providence, Rhode Island, USA | L | PTS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Evening Tribune 10 January 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-11-27 | Fred Fulton | 34-4-0 | Arcadia Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | L | TKO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: George Barton In the 4th round, Fulton hammered Smith against the ropes and a turnbuckle snapped, collapsing the ropes encircling the ring. It took some five minutes for repairs to be made. By the 7th, Smith was staggering around blindly when his corner threw in the sponge. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-10-02 | Jack Dempsey | 28-3-9 | Recreation Park, San Francisco, California, USA | L | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| referee: Toby Irwin Smith and Dempsey did not fight a 4-rounder on October 16, 1917, as was previously shown here. That entry was a duplicate of this one. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-09-07 | Frank Moran | 26-7-2 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-08-20 | Kid Norfolk | 28-9-4 | Airdome A.C., Rochester, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Rochester Herald (Paul Zabala). "Kid Norfolk carried the battle all the way, seldom giving Smith an opportunity to set himself for a telling punch. Smith claimed to have hurt his right hand in the third round." (Iowa City Citizen) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-08-10 | Bill Tate | 11-8-0 | Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Record, Boston Globe, and from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-08-03 | Kid Norfolk | 28-9-4 | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, New York, USA | D | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Buffalo Boxing Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-06-02 | Jack Clifford | 0-0-0 | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-05-29 | Bob McAllister | 12-1-4 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA | D | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper draw from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid); also Lincoln Daily Star (wire). One wire report from New York had McAllister winning. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-02-16 | Jack Dillon | 80-3-9 | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | L | PTS | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||
| There were no knockdowns. Dillon was credited with nine rounds, Smith with only three, while eight rounds were even. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-01-31 | Jack Moran | 2-3-1 | Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | D | PTS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1917-01-01 | Battling Levinsky | 32-5-6 | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Levinsky "cleverly outpointed" Smith. (Warren Evening Mirror) Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-12-25 | Tom Cowler | 35-5-1 | Flower City A.C., Rochester, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Rochester Herald. Smith and Cowler did not meet earlier in the month, as was previously shown here. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-12-18 | Frank Moran | 25-7-2 | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Smith won the newspaper decision according to the New York Times. Smith won six of the ten rounds, but was nearly KO'd by Moran in the 5th. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-10-10 | Battling Levinsky | 30-4-5 | Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts, USA | L | PTS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1916-10-03 | Joe Cox | 8-6-0 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-09-26 | Tom Cowler | 34-5-1 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-09-23 | Jim Coffey | 33-3-0 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Philadelphia Record were both in favor of Smith. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-09-18 | Cleve Hawkins | 4-5-2 | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | TKO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Hawkins took a seven-count in round three and then was forced to quit because of a fractured rib. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-07-10 | Tom McMahon | 17-7-4 | Rochester, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Rochester Herald (Paul Zabala). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-06-07 | Arthur Pelkey | 21-16-1 | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, USA | W | PTS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1916-05-15 | Battling Levinsky | 29-4-3 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | L | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| The Philadelphia Record called it a draw. The Philadelphia Public Ledger gave Levinsky the edge. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-04-28 | Bob Devere | 21-4-1 | Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Tom Cawley Smith won the newspaper decision according to the Syracuse Herald (Paul Zabala). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-04-07 | Carl Morris | 32-3-1 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | L | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1916-03-30 | Porky Dan Flynn | 32-9-7 | Manhattan Opera House, New York, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Flynn won the newspaper decision (Chicago Tribune). Flynn was the winner according to New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). This was a promotion of the Stadium A.C. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-03-14 | Jack Dillon | 75-2-9 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Dillon won the newspaper decision. (Washington Post) Dillon was the winner according to New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-11-29 | Jim Coffey | 30-2-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | KO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-11-09 | Joe Cox | 7-6-0 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | W | NWS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Record. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-10-07 | Colin Bell | 35-12-2 | Sohmer Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | L | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| In what was one of his best ever efforts, Australia's Bell clearly outpointed the American.Edmonton Bulletin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-10-04 | Al Reich | 14-2-1 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-09-04 | Sailor Jack Carroll | 25-10-4 | Broadway S.C., Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-08-18 | Jack Hemple | 6-4-1 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-07-28 | Tom Cowler | 32-3-1 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-07-01 | Charley Weinert | 9-1-0 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times, and other New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-05-10 | Dick Gilbert | 14-14-4 | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, USA | W | NWS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| "Gunboat Smith had the better of Dick Gilbert in their twelve-round bout which opened the National Athletic Club in Denver." (Range Ledger) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-04-20 | Tom McCarty | 6-1-2 | Arena (Atlas A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts, USA | W | PTS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1915-04-13 | Charley Weinert | 9-1-0 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times had Weinert the winner, but most other New York City newspapers gave it to Smith (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-03-27 | Jack Reed | 6-12-0 | Irving A.C., Brooklyn, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-03-16 | Jack Dillon | 66-2-7 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Harry Stout Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Free Press | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-02-01 | Fireman Jim Flynn | 33-15-15 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-01-27 | Battling Levinsky | 22-2-3 | Greenwall Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | W | PTS | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1915-01-01 | Battling Levinsky | 22-2-2 | Auditorium, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA | D | PTS | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| A tall story was circulated, told years later by Levinsky's manager, Dan Morgan, to the effect that Levinsky had three fights on this date. However, despite much effort, only the fight was Smith has been found. The story seems to have been an invention of Morgan's. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1914-12-28 | Chick Carsey | 0-2-0 | Long Acre A.C., New York, New York, USA | W | TKO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1914-12-23 | Tom McCarty | 5-0-2 | Manhattan Casino, New York, New York, USA | W | TKO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Dan Tone This was a promotion of the Empire A.C. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1914-12-15 | Jim Coffey | 21-1-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
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