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.
Earnie Shavers (76-14-1) and Howard Smith (4-2 across 6 tracked bouts) 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.
Earnie Shavers vs Howard Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Earnie Shavers leads 1–0- Earnie Shavers wonShavers vs SmithApr 16, 1977 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 76-14-1 (edge)
- Record
- 4-2
- 84.1% (edge)
- Win %
- 66.7%
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 92.11%
- KO rate
- —
- 92% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 92
- Bouts tracked
- 6
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 79″ (201 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 82
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEarnie Shavers · 76 wins
KO/TKO
70
Decision
6
Other
0
Howard Smith · 4 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (92 and 6 respectively), 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
Earnie Shavers
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995
Howard Smith
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Oct 21, 1983
Common Questions
- Have Earnie Shavers and Howard Smith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Earnie Shavers and Howard Smith met once on April 16, 1977, and Earnie Shavers won by KO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Earnie Shavers or Howard Smith?
- Earnie Shavers is 76-14-1 and Howard Smith is 4-2 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Earnie Shavers has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Earnie Shavers or Howard Smith?
- Earnie Shavers has 70 knockout wins and Howard Smith has 2. Earnie Shavers has more.
- Do Earnie Shavers and Howard Smith have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Earnie Shavers and Howard Smith have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Earnie Shavers and Howard Smith?
- This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers and 6 bouts tracked for Howard Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.