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Dave Slaughter vs James Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Slaughter

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James Smith

Dave Slaughter (0-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and James Smith (44-17-1) 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.

Slaughter

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Smith

44

Wins32 KO · 73%

17

Losses

1

Draw66 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

Dave Slaughter and James Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.

Dave Slaughter and James Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met1998Nov 27Series
Dave SlaughterFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James SmithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Slaughter 1 · Smith 5 of 6 measurable rows
SlaughterSmith
Record†
0-744-17-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
71.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—73%
Times stopped‡max 11
7 (edge)
11
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.2
0.6
2.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
8
66

† 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
Dave Slaughter: No height on file
James Smith: 6′4″
Reachnot held
Dave Slaughter: No reach on file
James Smith: 82″
Agenot held
Dave Slaughter: No date of birth
James Smith: 73
Stance
Dave Slaughter: Not recorded
James Smith: Orthodox

Dave Slaughter left, James 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
Dave Slaughter0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Dave Slaughter: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Slaughter yet.

James Smith44 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

James Smith: 44 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (73%) and 12 on the cards (27%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 73%12 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Slaughter 8, James Smith 66 — 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

Dave Slaughter last boxed on Jan 29, 1999 — 10,124 days ago. Slaughter had lost five straight.LLLLL

Bean Apr 1995Lyle Aug 1995Dokes Nov 1995Smith Nov 1998Rosier Jan 19990.6 tracked bouts per year

James Smith last boxed on Jan 21, 2012 — 5,384 days ago. Smith had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Bugner Jul 1998Slaughter Nov 1998Holmes Jun 1999Jr. Oct 2000Metcalf Jan 20122.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Slaughter and James Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Slaughter and James Smith met once on November 27, 1998, and James Smith won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LNov 27, 1998 · Smith · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Slaughter or Smith?
Dave Slaughter is 0-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James Smith is 44-17-1. James Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Slaughter0–70%

Smith44–17–171.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Slaughter or Smith?
Dave Slaughter has 0 knockout wins and James Smith has 32. James Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Slaughter0

Smith3272.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Slaughter and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Slaughter and James Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Slaughter and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Dave Slaughter and 66 bouts tracked for James Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Slaughter8bouts

Smith66bouts

How They Win ↓

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