Have Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing ever fought each other?

Yes. Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing met once on January 10, 1990, and Buck Smith won by KO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Smith or Laing?

Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Kirkland Laing is 43-12-1. Buck Smith has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Laing?

Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Kirkland Laing has 24. Buck Smith has more.

Do Smith and Laing have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing have faced.

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

This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 5 bouts tracked for Kirkland Laing. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buck Smith vs Kirkland Laing — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Buck Smith (183-20-2) and Kirkland Laing (43-12-1) 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.

Smith

183

Wins121 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws229 tracked bouts

Laing

Wins24 KO · 56%

Losses

Draw5 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1990Jan 10	Series
Buck SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Kirkland LaingFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
How it ended	KOR7Smith vs Laing	1Meeting

Smith vs Laing · Jan 10, 1990

The Numbers

Smith 6 · Laing 1 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingLaing

Record: 183-20-2 (edge)43-12-1
Win %0–100%: 89.8% (edge)
77.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 121: 121 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%: 66.12% (edge)
55.81%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 66% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 9: 9
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.6: 10.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 229: 229
5

† 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: Buck Smith: 5′9″; Kirkland Laing: No height on file
Reachnot held: Buck Smith: 68″; Kirkland Laing: No reach on file
Age11 yrs apart: Buck Smith: 61; Kirkland Laing: 72
Stance: Buck Smith: Orthodox; Kirkland Laing: Orthodox

Buck Smith left, Kirkland Laing right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Buck Smith183 wins · from 229 tracked bouts

121 by KO/TKO 66%62 on the cards 34%

Kirkland Laing2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buck Smith 229, Kirkland Laing 5 — 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

Buck Smith last boxed on Apr 10, 2009 — 6,372 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Kahwagi May 2003Fogle Aug 2006Calloway Feb 2007Oliveira Jun 2007Reed Apr 200910.6 tracked bouts per year

Kirkland Laing last boxed on Nov 22, 1994 — 11,625 days ago. Laing had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Singleton Nov 1980Durán Sep 1982Smith Jan 1990Oliva Nov 1990Catley Nov 19940.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing ever fought each other?: Yes. Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing met once on January 10, 1990, and Buck Smith won by KO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Smith or Laing?: Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Kirkland Laing is 43-12-1. Buck Smith has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Laing?: Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Kirkland Laing has 24. Buck Smith has more.
Do Smith and Laing have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buck Smith and Kirkland Laing have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Laing?: This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 5 bouts tracked for Kirkland Laing. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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