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Ed Smith vs Joe Bygraves — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ed Smith

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Joe Bygraves

Ed Smith (1-2-1 across 4 tracked bouts) and Joe Bygraves (42-28-2) 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

1–2–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Bygraves

42

Wins22 KO · 52%

28

Losses

2

Draws72 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

Series level 1–1

Ed Smith and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Ed Smith and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1954Oct 121954Nov 4Series
Ed SmithFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Joe BygravesFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 1 · Bygraves 5 of 6 measurable rows
SmithBygraves
Record†
1-2-142-28-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
37.5%
59.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
0
22 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—52.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
52% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
4
72

† 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
Ed Smith: No height on file
Joe Bygraves: 6′1″
Agenot held
Ed Smith: No date of birth
Joe Bygraves: Died aged 80
Stance
Ed Smith: Not recorded
Joe Bygraves: Orthodox

Ed Smith left, Joe Bygraves right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ed Smith1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Ed Smith: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Joe Bygraves42 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Bygraves: 42 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (52%), 19 on the cards (45%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 52%19 on the cards 45%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ed Smith 4, Joe Bygraves 72 — 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

Ed Smith last boxed on Jul 22, 1955 — 26,030 days ago. Smith had lost the most recent, to Willi Besmanoff.LWDL

Bygraves Oct 1954Bygraves Nov 1954Besmanoff Mar 1955Besmanoff Jul 1955

Joe Bygraves has lost three straight, after one straight win. Bygraves last boxed on Mar 20, 1967.LWLLL

Walker Jan 1964Westphal Feb 1965Zech Mar 1965Chuvalo Dec 1965Corletti Mar 19675.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ed Smith and Joe Bygraves ever fought each other?
Yes. Ed Smith and Joe Bygraves have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WNov 4, 1954 · Smith · PTS

LOct 12, 1954 · Bygraves · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Bygraves?
Ed Smith is 1-2-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Bygraves is 42-28-2. Joe Bygraves has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith1–2–137.5%

Bygraves42–28–259.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Bygraves?
Ed Smith has 0 knockout wins and Joe Bygraves has 22. Joe Bygraves has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Bygraves2252.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Bygraves have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ed Smith and Joe Bygraves have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Bygraves?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Ed Smith and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Bygraves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith4bouts

Bygraves72bouts

How They Win ↓

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