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Billy Petrole vs Submarine Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Petrole

Submarine Smith

Billy Petrole (122-26-15) and Submarine Smith (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Petrole

122

Wins65 KO · 53%

26

Losses

15

Draws164 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Series level 1–1

Billy Petrole and Submarine Smith have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Billy Petrole and Submarine Smith have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1923Jan 11923Mar 3Series
Billy PetroleFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Submarine SmithFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultNWSNWS2Meetings

The Numbers

Petrole 4 · Smith 1 of 5 measurable rows
PetroleSmith
Record†
122-26-15 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 65
65 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
53.28%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
14—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
2

† 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

Reachnot held
Billy Petrole: 70″
Submarine Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held
Billy Petrole: Died aged 78
Submarine Smith: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Petrole: Orthodox
Submarine Smith: Not recorded

Billy Petrole left, Submarine 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
Billy Petrole122 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

Billy Petrole: 122 tracked wins — 65 by KO/TKO (53%), 19 on the cards (16%) and 38 by another method or unrecorded (31%). Counted from 164 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

65 by KO/TKO 53%19 on the cards 16%38 by another method or unrecorded 31%

Submarine Smith1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Submarine Smith: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Petrole 164, Submarine Smith 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Billy Petrole had won two in a row before losing a decision to Barney Ross. Petrole last boxed on Jan 24, 1934.WDWWL

Klaveren Jul 1933Fuller Sep 1933Fuller Oct 1933Loayza Dec 1933Ross Jan 193414 tracked bouts per year

Submarine Smith last boxed on Mar 3, 1923 — 37,860 days ago. Smith had won once since losing to Billy Petrole.LW

Petrole Jan 1923Petrole Mar 1923

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Petrole and Submarine Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Petrole and Submarine Smith have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LMar 3, 1923 · Smith · NWS

WJan 1, 1923 · Petrole · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Petrole or Smith?
Billy Petrole is 122-26-15 and Submarine Smith is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Petrole has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Petrole122–26–1579.4%

Smith1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Petrole or Smith?
Billy Petrole has 65 knockout wins and Submarine Smith has 0. Billy Petrole has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Petrole6553.3%

Smith0

The Numbers ↓
Do Petrole and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Petrole and Submarine Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Petrole and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole and 2 bouts tracked for Submarine Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Petrole164bouts

Smith2bouts

How They Win ↓

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