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Cyclone Johnny Thompson vs Gunboat Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Cyclone Johnny Thompson

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Gunboat Smith

Cyclone Johnny Thompson (2-6 across 8 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.

Thompson

Tracked record

2–6

counted from 8 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

Smith leads 1–0

Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Gunboat Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.

Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Gunboat Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met1914Sep 28Series
Cyclone Johnny ThompsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gunboat SmithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Thompson 1 · Smith 5 of 6 measurable rows
ThompsonSmith
Record†
2-681-49-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
61.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38
0
38 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—46.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
22% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 12
0 (edge)
12
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.8
0.6
7.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95
8
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
Cyclone Johnny Thompson: No height on file
Gunboat Smith: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Cyclone Johnny Thompson: No reach on file
Gunboat Smith: 72″
Agenot held
Cyclone Johnny Thompson: No date of birth
Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87
Stance
Cyclone Johnny Thompson: Not recorded
Gunboat Smith: Orthodox

Cyclone Johnny Thompson 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
Cyclone Johnny Thompson2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Cyclone Johnny Thompson: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

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 — Cyclone Johnny Thompson 8, 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

Cyclone Johnny Thompson last boxed on Sep 28, 1914 — 40,932 days ago. Thompson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Bronson May 1909McFarland Nov 1909Papke Feb 1911Klaus Aug 1911Smith Sep 19140.6 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 Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Gunboat Smith met once on September 28, 1914, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.
The meeting

LSep 28, 1914 · Smith · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Smith?
Cyclone Johnny Thompson is 2-6 across the 8 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 %

Thompson2–625%

Smith81–49–1361.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Smith?
Cyclone Johnny Thompson has 0 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thompson0

Smith3846.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Gunboat Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Cyclone Johnny Thompson and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson8bouts

Smith95bouts

How They Win ↓

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