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Dave Smith vs Johnny Owen — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dave Smith

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Johnny Owen

Dave Smith (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Johnny Owen (25-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Smith

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Owen

25

Wins11 KO · 44%

2

Losses

1

Draw28 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

Owen leads 2–0

Dave Smith and Johnny Owen have met 2 times; Owen leads 2–0.

Dave Smith and Johnny Owen have met 2 times; Owen leads 2–0.
Met1978Jun 121979Jun 13Series
Dave SmithFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Johnny OwenFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSTKOR122Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 0 · Owen 6 of 6 measurable rows
SmithOwen
Record†
0-325-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
91.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
0
11 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—44%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 7.1
3
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
3
28

† 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 Smith: No height on file
Johnny Owen: 5′8″
Agenot held
Dave Smith: No date of birth
Johnny Owen: Died aged 24

Dave Smith left, Johnny Owen right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Smith0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Dave Smith: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

Johnny Owen25 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Johnny Owen: 25 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (44%) and 14 on the cards (56%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 44%14 on the cards 56%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Smith 3, Johnny Owen 28 — 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 Smith last boxed on Jun 13, 1979 — 17,299 days ago. Smith had lost three straight.LLL

Owen Jun 1978Snipes Apr 1979Owen Jun 19793 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Owen had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lupe Pintor. Owen last boxed on Sep 19, 1980.WWWWL

Vasquez Nov 1979Davies Jan 1980Rodríguez Feb 1980Feeney Jun 1980Pintor Sep 19807.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Smith and Johnny Owen ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Smith and Johnny Owen have met 2 times and Johnny Owen leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJun 13, 1979 · Owen · TKO R12

LJun 12, 1978 · Owen · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Owen?
Dave Smith is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Johnny Owen is 25-2-1. Johnny Owen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith0–30%

Owen25–2–191.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Owen?
Dave Smith has 0 knockout wins and Johnny Owen has 11. Johnny Owen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Owen1144%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Owen have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Smith and Johnny Owen have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Owen?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Dave Smith and 28 bouts tracked for Johnny Owen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith3bouts

Owen28bouts

How They Win ↓

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