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Fidel LaBarba vs Willie Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Fidel LaBarba

Willie Smith

Fidel LaBarba (72-15-7) and Willie Smith (0-8-1 across 9 tracked bouts) 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.

LaBarba

72

Wins15 KO · 21%

15

Losses

7

Draws95 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

0–8–1

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

LaBarba leads 2–0

Fidel LaBarba and Willie Smith have met 2 times; LaBarba leads 2–0.

Fidel LaBarba and Willie Smith have met 2 times; LaBarba leads 2–0.
Met1929Feb 91929Mar 16Series
Fidel LaBarbaFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Willie SmithFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSTKOR122Meetings

The Numbers

LaBarba 6 · Smith 0 of 6 measurable rows
LaBarbaSmith
Record†
72-15-7 (edge)0-8-1
Win %0–100%
80.3% (edge)
5.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
20.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
22%—
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 11.4
11.4 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95
95
9

† 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
Fidel LaBarba: 5′3″
Willie Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held
Fidel LaBarba: 66″
Willie Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held
Fidel LaBarba: Died aged 76
Willie Smith: No date of birth
Stance
Fidel LaBarba: Orthodox
Willie Smith: Not recorded

Fidel LaBarba left, Willie 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
Fidel LaBarba73 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

Fidel LaBarba: 73 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (22%), 52 on the cards (71%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 95 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 22%52 on the cards 71%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

Willie Smith0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Willie Smith: no tracked wins in the 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fidel LaBarba 95, Willie Smith 9 — 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

Fidel LaBarba has won once since three straight losses. LaBarba last boxed on Feb 13, 1933.WLLLW

Sanico Nov 1932Montalvo Dec 1932Paul Dec 1932Watson Jan 1933Butch Feb 193311.4 tracked bouts per year

Willie Smith last boxed on Nov 21, 1936 — 32,838 days ago. Smith had lost six straight.LLLLL

LaBarba Mar 1929Glick Dec 1931Kane Apr 1936Miller Oct 1936Miller Nov 19360.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fidel LaBarba and Willie Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Fidel LaBarba and Willie Smith have met 2 times and Fidel LaBarba leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMar 16, 1929 · LaBarba · TKO R12

WFeb 9, 1929 · LaBarba · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, LaBarba or Smith?
Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7 and Willie Smith is 0-8-1 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Fidel LaBarba has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

LaBarba72–15–780.3%

Smith0–8–15.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, LaBarba or Smith?
Fidel LaBarba has 15 knockout wins and Willie Smith has 0. Fidel LaBarba has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

LaBarba1520.8%

Smith0

The Numbers ↓
Do LaBarba and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fidel LaBarba and Willie Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaBarba and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba and 9 bouts tracked for Willie Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

LaBarba95bouts

Smith9bouts

How They Win ↓

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