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.
Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Oakland Billy Smith (2-14-1 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.
Ezzard Charles vs Oakland Billy Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ezzard Charles leads 2–0- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs SmithFeb 17, 1947 · KO · R5
- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs SmithSep 23, 1946 · UD
The Numbers
- 95-25-1 (edge)
- Record
- 2-14-1
- 78.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 14.7%
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 54.74%
- KO rate
- —
- 55%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.5
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 18
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
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 105
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEzzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
Oakland Billy Smith · 2 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 18 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
6 sharedEzzard Charles
WUD · Nov 1952WUD · Sep 1948WKO R4 · Mar 1947WUD · Nov 1946LUD · Jan 1943Oakland Billy Smith
LPTS · Jan 1946Ezzard Charles
WKO R8 · Jan 1948WMD · May 1947WUD · May 1946Oakland Billy Smith
LTKO R8 · Jan 1951LKO R4 · Sep 1948LUD · May 1948DPTS · Oct 1946Ezzard Charles
WKO R2 · Sep 1947WKO R6 · Jul 1946LTKO R8 · Mar 1943Oakland Billy Smith
WKO R9 · Mar 1946Ezzard Charles
WPTS · Jun 1942WUD · May 1942Oakland Billy Smith
LPTS · Apr 1946LPTS · Oct 1945
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ezzard Charles
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1959
Oakland Billy Smith
WLLLL
W1 streak · last fought Oct 8, 1954
Common Questions
- Have Ezzard Charles and Oakland Billy Smith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ezzard Charles and Oakland Billy Smith have met 2 times and Ezzard Charles leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Oakland Billy Smith?
- Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Oakland Billy Smith is 2-14-1 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ezzard Charles has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Ezzard Charles or Oakland Billy Smith?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Oakland Billy Smith has 2. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and Oakland Billy Smith have any common opponents?
- Ezzard Charles and Oakland Billy Smith share 6 common opponents: Harold Johnson, Bob Satterfield and Jimmy Bivins (and 3 others). Ezzard Charles fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Oakland Billy Smith?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 18 bouts tracked for Oakland Billy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.