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Dick Smith vs Tommy Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dick Smith

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Tommy Burns

Dick Smith (6-11-1) and Tommy Burns (47-5-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Smith

6

Wins1 KO · 17%

11

Losses

1

Draw7 tracked bouts

Burns

47

Wins35 KO · 74%

5

Losses

9

Draws64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 3–0

Dick Smith and Tommy Burns have met 3 times; Burns leads 3–0.

Dick Smith and Tommy Burns have met 3 times; Burns leads 3–0.
Met1902Jun 271902Jul 81903Mar 25Series
Dick SmithFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
Tommy BurnsFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultKOPTSKOR33Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 0 · Burns 6 of 6 measurable rows
SmithBurns
Record
6-11-147-5-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
36.1%
84.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
1
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
16.67%
74.47% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—73%
Times stopped†max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
0.4
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
7
64

† 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 Smith: No height on file
Tommy Burns: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Dick Smith: No reach on file
Tommy Burns: 73″
Agenot comparable
Dick Smith: Died aged 63
Tommy Burns: Died aged 73
Stance
Dick Smith: Not recorded
Tommy Burns: Orthodox

Dick Smith left, Tommy Burns 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 Smith0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Dick Smith: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

Tommy Burns48 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Tommy Burns: 48 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (73%), 11 on the cards (23%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 23%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick Smith 7, Tommy Burns 64 — 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

Dick Smith has lost seven straight. Smith last boxed on Jul 19, 1919.LLLLL

Burns Mar 1903Wells Mar 1915Wells Feb 1916Wells Aug 1916Carpentier Jul 19190.4 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Burns had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Beckett. Burns last boxed on Jul 16, 1920.WDWWL

Rickard Aug 1912Pelkey Apr 1913Brandt Jan 1914Bracken Sep 1918Beckett Jul 19203.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dick Smith and Tommy Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Smith and Tommy Burns have met 3 times and Tommy Burns leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LMar 25, 1903 · Burns · KO R3

LJul 8, 1902 · Burns · PTS

LJun 27, 1902 · Burns · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Burns?
Dick Smith is 6-11-1 and Tommy Burns is 47-5-9. Tommy Burns has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Smith6–11–136.1%

Burns47–5–984.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Burns?
Dick Smith has 1 knockout win and Tommy Burns has 35. Tommy Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith116.7%

Burns3574.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dick Smith and Tommy Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Dick Smith and 64 bouts tracked for Tommy Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith7bouts

Burns64bouts

How They Win ↓

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