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Bob Martin vs Gunboat Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Martin

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Gunboat Smith

Bob Martin (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Martin

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Smith

81

Wins38 KO · 47%

49

Losses

13

Draws95 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

Martin leads 1–0

Bob Martin and Gunboat Smith have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.

Bob Martin and Gunboat Smith have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.
Met1921May 30Series
Bob MartinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gunboat SmithFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Martin 2 · Smith 4 of 6 measurable rows
MartinSmith
Record†
1-181-49-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
61.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38
1
38 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—46.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
22%
Times stopped‡max 12
0 (edge)
12
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.8
0.9
7.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95
2
95

† 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
Bob Martin: No height on file
Gunboat Smith: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Bob Martin: No reach on file
Gunboat Smith: 72″
Agenot held
Bob Martin: No date of birth
Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87
Stance
Bob Martin: Not recorded
Gunboat Smith: Orthodox

Bob Martin 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
Bob Martin1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Bob Martin: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Gunboat Smith45 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

Gunboat Smith: 45 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (22%), 9 on the cards (20%) and 26 by another method or unrecorded (58%). Counted from 95 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Bob Martin 2, Gunboat Smith 95 — 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

Bob Martin last boxed on May 30, 1921 — 38,494 days ago. Martin had won once since losing a decision to Gene Tunney.LW

Tunney Jan 1919Smith May 19210.9 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 Bob Martin and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Martin and Gunboat Smith met once on May 30, 1921, and Bob Martin won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMay 30, 1921 · Martin · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Martin or Smith?
Bob Martin is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13. Gunboat Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Martin1–150%

Smith81–49–1361.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Martin or Smith?
Bob Martin has 1 knockout win and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Martin1

Smith3846.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Martin and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Martin and Gunboat Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Bob Martin and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Martin2bouts

Smith95bouts

How They Win ↓

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