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Al Smith (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Elmer Ray (98-23-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Al Smith vs Elmer Ray — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Smith

Tracked record

0–2

2 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Elmer Ray

98–23–11

135 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Elmer Ray leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-2
Record
98-23-11 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
78.4% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
69 (edge)
KO rate
70.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
70%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
9

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
Bouts per year
8.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

2
Bouts tracked
135

Tale of the Tape

Age
115
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Al Smith · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Elmer Ray · 98 wins

KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 135 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Al Smith

    LTKO R4 · Oct 1947

    Ezzard Charles

    Elmer Ray

    LKO R9 · May 1948WSD · Jul 1947

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Al Smith

LL

L2 streak · last fought Mar 26, 1948

Elmer Ray

LLWWL

L2 streak · last fought Mar 8, 1949

Common Questions

Have Al Smith and Elmer Ray ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Smith and Elmer Ray met once on March 26, 1948, and Elmer Ray won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Al Smith or Elmer Ray?
Al Smith is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Elmer Ray is 98-23-11. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Al Smith or Elmer Ray?
Al Smith has 0 knockout wins and Elmer Ray has 69. Elmer Ray has more.
Do Al Smith and Elmer Ray have any common opponents?
Al Smith and Elmer Ray share 1 common opponent: Ezzard Charles. Elmer Ray fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Al Smith and Elmer Ray?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Al Smith and 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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