Have Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith have met 4 times and Archie Moore leads the series 3-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Moore or Smith?

Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Oakland Billy Smith is 4-15-1 across the 21 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Archie Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Moore or Smith?

Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Oakland Billy Smith has 2. Archie Moore has more.

Do Moore and Smith have any common opponents?

Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith share 10 common opponents: Harold Johnson, Jimmy Bivins and Bert Lytell (and 7 others). Archie Moore fared better against 8 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Smith?

This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 21 bouts tracked for Oakland Billy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Archie Moore vs Oakland Billy Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Archie Moore

Oakland Billy Smith

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Oakland Billy Smith (4-15-1 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 10 common opponents.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws220 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

4–15–1

counted from 21 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Moore leads 3–0 with 1 draw

Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith have met 4 times; Moore leads 3–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1946Oct 23	1948May 5	1948Sep 20	1951Jan 2	Series
Archie MooreFighter A	DDraw	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0–1W–L–D
Oakland Billy SmithFighter B	DDraw	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3–1W–L–D
Result	PTSMoore vs Smith	UDMoore vs Smith	KOR4Moore vs Smith	TKOR8Moore vs Smith	4Meetings

The Numbers

Moore 6 · Smith 1 of 7 measurable rows

MooreEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 186-23-10 (edge)4-15-1
Win %0–100%: 87.2% (edge)
22.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 132: 132 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 71% (edge)
50%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 8: 8 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220: 220
21

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Archie Moore: 5′11″; Oakland Billy Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held: Archie Moore: 75″; Oakland Billy Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: Archie Moore: Died aged 84; Oakland Billy Smith: No date of birth
Stance: Archie Moore: Orthodox; Oakland Billy Smith: Not recorded

Archie Moore left, Oakland Billy Smith right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Archie Moore186 wins · from 220 tracked bouts

132 by KO/TKO 71%54 on the cards 29%

Oakland Billy Smith4 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 50%2 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Oakland Billy Smith 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

10 shared

10 shared · Moore better on 8 · Smith better on 210 shared · Archie Moore better on 8 · Oakland Billy Smith better on 2

MooreArchie Moore

Opponent

SmithOakland Billy Smith

Archie Moore
4–1 against
Win, TKO 14
1954Aug 1954
Win, UD
1952Jan 1952
Loss, UD
1951Dec 1951
Win, UD
1951Sep 1951
Win, UD
1949Apr 1949
JohnsonHarold JohnsonUnited States 76–11 · Light HeavyweightSmith betterOakland Billy Smith better — 1–0 to 4–1
Oakland Billy Smith
Win, KO 2
1954Oct 1954
Archie Moore
4–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1951Feb 1951
Win, KO 8
1949Apr 1949
Win, MD
1948Jun 1948
Win, TKO 8
1947Sep 1947
Loss, KO 6
1945Aug 1945
BivinsJimmy BivinsUnited States 86–26–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightMoore betterArchie Moore better — 4–1 to 0–1
Oakland Billy Smith
Loss, PTS
1946Jan 1946
Archie Moore
2–0 against
Win, UD
1950Jan 1950
Win, UD
1947Jul 1947
LytellBert LytellUnited States 71–23–7Moore betterArchie Moore better — 2–0 to 0–2
Oakland Billy Smith
0–2 against
Result unrecorded, NC
1950Nov 1950
Loss, UD
1948Jul 1948
Loss, PTS
1948Jan 1948
Archie Moore
Win, KO 3
1949Jan 1949
SatterfieldBob SatterfieldUnited States 50–25–4Moore betterArchie Moore better — 1–0 to 0–1
Oakland Billy Smith
Loss, KO 1
1948Jun 1948
Archie Moore
0–3 against
Loss, KO 8
1948Jan 1948
Loss, MD
1947May 1947
Loss, UD
1946May 1946
CharlesEzzard CharlesUnited States 95–25–1Smith betterOakland Billy Smith better — 0–2 to 0–3
Oakland Billy Smith
0–2 against
Loss, KO 5
1947Feb 1947
Loss, UD
1946Sep 1946
Archie Moore
4–1–1 against
Win, KO 9
1947Mar 1947
Draw, PTS
1946Nov 1946
Win, MD
1943Nov 1943
Loss, UD
1943Aug 1943
Win, UD
1943May 1943
Win, UD
1942Nov 1942
ChaseJack ChaseUnited States 81–24–12Moore betterArchie Moore better — 4–1–1 to 2–1
Oakland Billy Smith
2–1 against
Win, UD
1947Jun 1947
Win, PTS
1945Jan 1945
Loss, PTS
1944Oct 1944
Archie Moore
Loss, PTS
1944Apr 1944
BurleyCharley BurleyUnited States 83–12–2 · MiddleweightMoore betterArchie Moore better — 0–1 to 0–2
Oakland Billy Smith
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1946Apr 1946
Loss, PTS
1945Oct 1945
Archie Moore
2–0 against
Win, TKO
1945Jun 1945
Win, UD
1945May 1945
MarshallLloyd MarshallUnited States 71–25–4Moore betterArchie Moore better — 2–0 to 1–0
Oakland Billy Smith
Win, KO 9
1946Mar 1946
Archie Moore
Win, KO 8
1945Sep 1945
HardwickHerbert Lewis HardwickUnited States 178–58–11Moore betterArchie Moore better — 1–0 to 0–0
Oakland Billy Smith
No contest, NC 3
1944Nov 1944
Archie Moore
Loss, PTS
1943Aug 1943
WadeAaron WadeUnited States 64–16–6Moore betterArchie Moore better — 0–1 to 0–3
Oakland Billy Smith
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1942Nov 1942
Loss, KO 4
1942Aug 1942
Loss, PTS
1942Aug 1942

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Archie Moore has won once since two bouts without a win. Moore last boxed on Mar 15, 1963.WWDLW

Lavorante Mar 1962King May 1962Pastrano May 1962Ali Nov 1962DiBiase Mar 19638 tracked bouts per year

Oakland Billy Smith last boxed on Oct 8, 1954 — 26,310 days ago. Smith had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Satterfield Jun 1948Lytell Jul 1948Moore Sep 1948Moore Jan 1951Johnson Oct 19541.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith have met 4 times and Archie Moore leads the series 3-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Moore or Smith?: Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Oakland Billy Smith is 4-15-1 across the 21 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Archie Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Smith?: Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Oakland Billy Smith has 2. Archie Moore has more.
Do Moore and Smith have any common opponents?: Archie Moore and Oakland Billy Smith share 10 common opponents: Harold Johnson, Jimmy Bivins and Bert Lytell (and 7 others). Archie Moore fared better against 8 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 21 bouts tracked for Oakland Billy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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