Have Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith met once on May 10, 1915, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Gilbert or Smith?

Dick Gilbert is 0-10 across the 10 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.

Who has more knockouts, Gilbert or Smith?

Dick Gilbert has 0 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.

Do Gilbert and Smith have any common opponents?

Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith share 4 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Billy Miske and Jack Dillon (and 1 other). Dick Gilbert fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Dick Gilbert and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dick Gilbert vs Gunboat Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Dick Gilbert

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Gunboat Smith

Dick Gilbert (0-10 across 10 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 4 common opponents.

Gilbert

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

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

Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1915May 10	Series
Dick GilbertFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Gunboat SmithFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	NWSSmith vs Gilbert	1Meeting

Smith vs Gilbert · May 10, 1915

The Numbers

Gilbert 1 · Smith 4 of 5 measurable rows

GilbertEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 0-1081-49-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
61.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 0
38 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —46.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —22%
Times stopped^‡max 12: 0 (edge)
12
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.8: 2.3
7.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 10
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: Dick Gilbert: No height on file; Gunboat Smith: 6′2″
Reachnot held: Dick Gilbert: No reach on file; Gunboat Smith: 72″
Agenot held: Dick Gilbert: No date of birth; Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87
Stance: Dick Gilbert: Not recorded; Gunboat Smith: Orthodox

Dick Gilbert 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

Dick Gilbert0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Gilbert yet.

Gunboat Smith45 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

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 — Dick Gilbert 10, Gunboat Smith 95 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Gilbert better on 3 · Smith better on 14 shared · Dick Gilbert better on 3 · Gunboat Smith better on 1

GilbertDick Gilbert

Opponent

SmithGunboat Smith

Dick Gilbert
Loss, PTS
1916Oct 1916
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Gilbert betterDick Gilbert better — 0–1 to 0–3
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
Dick Gilbert
Loss, PTS
1916Feb 1916
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightGilbert betterDick Gilbert better — 0–1 to 0–2
Gunboat Smith
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Loss, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Dick Gilbert
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1914Nov 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Mar 1914
DillonJack DillonUnited States 191–31–28 · Light HeavyweightGilbert betterDick Gilbert better — 0–2 to 0–3
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1917Feb 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Mar 1915
Dick Gilbert
0–4 against
Loss, PTS
1912Dec 1912
Loss, PTS
1912Jun 1912
Loss, PTS
1912Jun 1912
Loss, PTS
1912May 1912
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightSmith betterGunboat Smith better — 1–4–1 to 0–4
Gunboat Smith
1–4–1 against
Loss, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Loss, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Loss, NWS
1916May 1916
Win, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Draw, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Loss, NWS
1914Oct 1914

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dick Gilbert last boxed on Oct 16, 1916 — 40,189 days ago. Gilbert had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Dillon Mar 1914Dillon Nov 1914Smith May 1915Miske Feb 1916Dempsey Oct 19162.3 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 Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith met once on May 10, 1915, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Gilbert or Smith?: Dick Gilbert is 0-10 across the 10 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.
Who has more knockouts, Gilbert or Smith?: Dick Gilbert has 0 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Gilbert and Smith have any common opponents?: Dick Gilbert and Gunboat Smith share 4 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Billy Miske and Jack Dillon (and 1 other). Dick Gilbert fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gilbert and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Dick Gilbert and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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