Have Buck Smith and Leroy Jones ever fought each other?

Yes. Buck Smith and Leroy Jones met once on June 9, 1990, and Buck Smith won by UD.

Who has the better record, Smith or Jones?

Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Leroy Jones is 25-1-1. Leroy Jones has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Jones?

Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Leroy Jones has 13. Buck Smith has more.

Do Smith and Jones have any common opponents?

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

Who is bigger, Smith or Jones?

Leroy Jones is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 21 cm above the other. Leroy Jones also has the longer reach, by 30 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 29 bouts tracked for Leroy Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buck Smith vs Leroy Jones — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Buck Smith (183-20-2) and Leroy Jones (25-1-1) 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

Jones

Wins13 KO · 52%

Loss

Draw29 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Buck Smith and Leroy Jones have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1990Jun 9	Series
Buck SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Leroy JonesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDSmith vs Jones	1Meeting

Smith vs Jones · Jun 9, 1990

The Numbers

Smith 4 · Jones 3 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingJones

Record: 183-20-225-1-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 89.8%
94.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 121: 121 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%: 66.12% (edge)
52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 66% (edge)
52%
Times stopped^†max 9: 9
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.6: 10.6 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 229: 229
29

† 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

Height+8″: Buck Smith: 5′9″; Leroy Jones: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+12″: Buck Smith: 68″; Leroy Jones: 80″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Buck Smith: 61; Leroy Jones: Died aged 60
Stance: Buck Smith: Orthodox; Leroy Jones: Orthodox

Buck Smith left, Leroy Jones 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%

Leroy Jones25 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 52%12 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buck Smith 229, Leroy Jones 29 — 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 — 6,404 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

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

Leroy Jones has lost two straight, after one straight win. Jones last boxed on Jun 9, 1990.WLWLL

Beattie Jul 1979Holmes Mar 1980Shelburg Aug 1982Drayton Dec 1987Smith Jun 19901.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buck Smith and Leroy Jones ever fought each other?: Yes. Buck Smith and Leroy Jones met once on June 9, 1990, and Buck Smith won by UD.
Who has the better record, Smith or Jones?: Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Leroy Jones is 25-1-1. Leroy Jones has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Jones?: Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Leroy Jones has 13. Buck Smith has more.
Do Smith and Jones have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buck Smith and Leroy Jones have faced.
Who is bigger, Smith or Jones?: Leroy Jones is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 21 cm above the other. Leroy Jones also has the longer reach, by 30 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Jones?: This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 29 bouts tracked for Leroy Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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