Have Elijah Tillery and James Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Elijah Tillery and James Smith met once on September 14, 1993, and James Smith won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Tillery or Smith?

Elijah Tillery is 23-7 and James Smith is 44-17-1. Elijah Tillery has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tillery or Smith?

Elijah Tillery has 15 knockout wins and James Smith has 32. James Smith has more.

Do Tillery and Smith have any common opponents?

Elijah Tillery and James Smith share 2 common opponents: Mike Cohen and Louis Alexander. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for Elijah Tillery and 66 bouts tracked for James Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Elijah Tillery vs James Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Elijah Tillery (23-7) and James Smith (44-17-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Tillery

Wins15 KO · 65%

Losses

Draws30 tracked bouts

Smith

Wins32 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Elijah Tillery and James Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1993Sep 14	Series
Elijah TilleryFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
James SmithFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Smith vs Tillery	1Meeting

Smith vs Tillery · Sep 14, 1993

The Numbers

Tillery 4 · Smith 4 of 8 measurable rows

TilleryEdge = longer wingSmith

Record: 23-7 (edge)44-17-1
Win %0–100%: 76.7% (edge)
71.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 32: 15
32 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 65.22%
72.73% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 65%
73% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 11: 2 (edge)
11
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.3: 2.3 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 30
66

† 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: Elijah Tillery: No height on file; James Smith: 6′4″
Reachnot held: Elijah Tillery: No reach on file; James Smith: 82″
Age4 yrs apart: Elijah Tillery: 69; James Smith: 73
Stance: Elijah Tillery: Orthodox; James Smith: Orthodox

Elijah Tillery left, James 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

Elijah Tillery23 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 65%8 on the cards 35%

James Smith44 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 73%12 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elijah Tillery 30, James Smith 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

TilleryElijah Tillery

Opponent

SmithJames Smith

Elijah Tillery
Win, KO
1986Aug 1986
CohenMike CohenEvenEven — 1–0 both
James Smith
Win, KO
1982Apr 1982
Elijah Tillery
Win, KO
1983Apr 1983
AlexanderLouis AlexanderUnited StatesEvenEven — 1–0 both
James Smith
Win, KO
1982Jul 1982

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

Elijah Tillery last boxed on Sep 14, 1993 — 12,087 days ago. Tillery had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Morris Aug 1990Tucker Nov 1990Bowe Oct 1991Bowe Dec 1991Smith Sep 19932.3 tracked bouts per year

James Smith last boxed on Jan 21, 2012 — 5,384 days ago. Smith had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Bugner Jul 1998Slaughter Nov 1998Holmes Jun 1999Jr. Oct 2000Metcalf Jan 20122.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Elijah Tillery and James Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Elijah Tillery and James Smith met once on September 14, 1993, and James Smith won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Tillery or Smith?: Elijah Tillery is 23-7 and James Smith is 44-17-1. Elijah Tillery has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tillery or Smith?: Elijah Tillery has 15 knockout wins and James Smith has 32. James Smith has more.
Do Tillery and Smith have any common opponents?: Elijah Tillery and James Smith share 2 common opponents: Mike Cohen and Louis Alexander. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillery and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for Elijah Tillery and 66 bouts tracked for James Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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