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Billy Smith vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Smith

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Ricky Burns

Billy Smith (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Ricky Burns (45-8-1) 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.

Smith

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 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

Burns leads 2–0

Billy Smith and Ricky Burns have met 2 times; Burns leads 2–0.

Billy Smith and Ricky Burns have met 2 times; Burns leads 2–0.
Met2007Dec 152008Mar 22Series
Billy SmithFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 0 · Burns 6 of 6 measurable rows
SmithBurns
Record†
0-545-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
0
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—38%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.5
0
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
5
55

† 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
Billy Smith: No height on file
Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Billy Smith: No reach on file
Ricky Burns: 70″
Agenot held
Billy Smith: No date of birth
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Billy Smith: Not recorded
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Billy Smith left, Ricky Burns 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 Smith0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Billy Smith: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Ricky Burns: 45 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (38%) and 28 on the cards (62%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Smith 5, Ricky Burns 55 — 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 Smith last boxed on Mar 22, 2008 — 6,784 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Smith Jul 1888Lewis Feb 1911Lewis Sep 1911Burns Dec 2007Burns Mar 20080 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,143 days ago. Burns had won two straight since losing a decision to Lee Selby.WWLWW

Njegac Jun 2018Cardle Nov 2018Selby Oct 2019Dominguez Dec 2021Limond Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Smith and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Smith and Ricky Burns have met 2 times and Ricky Burns leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMar 22, 2008 · Burns · PTS

LDec 15, 2007 · Burns · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Burns?
Billy Smith is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith0–50%

Burns45–8–184.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Burns?
Billy Smith has 0 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Smith and Ricky Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Billy Smith and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith5bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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