Have Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times and Gunboat Smith leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Pelkey or Smith?

Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13. Gunboat Smith has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or Smith?

Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.

Do Pelkey and Smith have any common opponents?

Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith share 3 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Kid Norfolk and Jess Willard. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Pelkey or Smith?

Gunboat Smith is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 1 cm above the other. Arthur Pelkey also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Arthur Pelkey vs Gunboat Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Arthur Pelkey (27-23-6) and Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Pelkey

Wins17 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws11 tracked bouts

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 2–0

Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times; Smith leads 2–0.
Met	1914Jan 1	1916Jun 7	Series
Arthur PelkeyFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Gunboat SmithFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	TKOR15Smith vs Pelkey	PTSSmith vs Pelkey	2Meetings

The Numbers

Pelkey 3 · Smith 4 of 7 measurable rows

PelkeyEdge = longer wingSmith

Record: 27-23-681-49-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 53.6%
61.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 17
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 62.96% (edge)
46.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
22%
Times stopped^†max 12: 7 (edge)
12
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.8: 1.9
7.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 11
95

† 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

HeightLevel: Arthur Pelkey: 6′2″; Gunboat Smith: 6′2″
Reach+5″: Arthur Pelkey: 77″ (edge); Gunboat Smith: 72″
Agenot comparable: Arthur Pelkey: Died aged 36; Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87
Stance: Arthur Pelkey: Orthodox; Gunboat Smith: Orthodox

Arthur Pelkey left, Gunboat 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

Arthur Pelkey1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Gunboat Smith45 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

10 by KO/TKO 22%9 on the cards 20%26 by another method or unrecorded 58%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arthur Pelkey 11, Gunboat Smith 95 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Pelkey better on 1 · Smith better on 1 · even on 13 shared · Arthur Pelkey better on 1 · Gunboat Smith better on 1 · even on 1

PelkeyArthur Pelkey

Opponent

SmithGunboat Smith

Arthur Pelkey
Loss, KO 1
1918May 1918
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Pelkey betterArthur Pelkey better — 0–1 to 0–3
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
Arthur Pelkey
0–2 against
Loss, KO 13
1917Feb 1917
Loss, KO 13
1916Dec 1916
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightEvenEven — Arthur Pelkey 0–2, Gunboat Smith 0–2–1
Gunboat Smith
0–2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Draw, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Loss, KO 2
1916Jan 1916
Arthur Pelkey
Loss, NWS
1912Jul 1912
WillardJess WillardUnited States 25–7–2 · HeavyweightSmith betterGunboat Smith better — 1–0 to 0–1
Gunboat Smith
Win, PTS
1913May 1913

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

Arthur Pelkey has lost eight straight. Pelkey last boxed on May 29, 1918.LLLLL

Johnson Apr 1915Smith Jun 1916Norfolk Dec 1916Norfolk Feb 1917Dempsey May 19181.9 tracked bouts per year

Gunboat Smith has lost seven straight. Smith last boxed on Oct 10, 1921.LLLLL

Roberts Mar 1921Firpo Mar 1921Firpo Apr 1921Martin May 1921Wills Oct 19217.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times and Gunboat Smith leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Pelkey or Smith?: Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13. Gunboat Smith has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or Smith?: Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Pelkey and Smith have any common opponents?: Arthur Pelkey and Gunboat Smith share 3 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Kid Norfolk and Jess Willard. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Pelkey or Smith?: Gunboat Smith is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 1 cm above the other. Arthur Pelkey also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pelkey and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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