Have Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times and Fred Fulton leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Fulton or Smith?

Fred Fulton is 5-4-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13. Gunboat Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Fulton or Smith?

Fred Fulton has 4 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.

Do Fulton and Smith have any common opponents?

Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith share 5 common opponents: Billy Miske, Harry Wills and Jack Dempsey (and 2 others). Fred Fulton fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Fred Fulton and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Fred Fulton vs Gunboat Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Fred Fulton

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Gunboat Smith

Fred Fulton (5-4-1 across 10 tracked bouts) and Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Fulton

Tracked record

5–4–1

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 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

Fulton leads 2–0

Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times; Fulton leads 2–0.
Met	1917Nov 27	1920Apr 7	Series
Fred FultonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Gunboat SmithFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR7Smith vs Fulton	KOR2Smith vs Fulton	2Meetings

The Numbers

Fulton 2 · Smith 4 of 6 measurable rows

FultonEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 5-4-181-49-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 55%
61.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 4
38 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —46.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 80% (edge)
22%
Times stopped^‡max 12: 4 (edge)
12
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.8: 1
7.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 10
95

† 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: Fred Fulton: No height on file; Gunboat Smith: 6′2″
Reachnot held: Fred Fulton: No reach on file; Gunboat Smith: 72″
Agenot held: Fred Fulton: No date of birth; Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87
Stance: Fred Fulton: Not recorded; Gunboat Smith: Orthodox

Fred Fulton left, Gunboat 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

Fred Fulton5 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 80%1 on the cards 20%

Gunboat Smith45 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

10 by KO/TKO 22%9 on the cards 20%26 by another method or unrecorded 58%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fred Fulton 10, Gunboat Smith 95 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Fulton better on 3 · Smith better on 1 · even on 15 shared · Fred Fulton better on 3 · Gunboat Smith better on 1 · even on 1

FultonFred Fulton

Opponent

SmithGunboat Smith

Fred Fulton
0–1–1 against
Loss, KO 1
1922Aug 1922
Draw, NWS
1918Jan 1918
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightFulton betterFred Fulton better — 0–1–1 to 0–2
Gunboat Smith
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Loss, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Fred Fulton
Loss, KO 3
1920Jul 1920
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Gunboat Smith
Loss, KO 1
1921Oct 1921
Fred Fulton
Loss, KO 1
1918Jul 1918
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Fulton betterFred Fulton better — 0–1 to 0–3
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
Fred Fulton
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1918Dec 1918
Win, TKO 7
1917Jun 1917
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Fulton betterFred Fulton better — 2–0 to 1–1
Gunboat Smith
1–1 against
Loss, KO 3
1914Oct 1914
Win, PTS
1913Nov 1913
Fred Fulton
Win, KO 2
1916Mar 1916
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26Smith betterGunboat Smith better — 2–0 to 1–0
Gunboat Smith
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1915Feb 1915
Win, TKO 5
1913Aug 1913

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

Fred Fulton last boxed on Dec 18, 1925 — 36,832 days ago. Fulton had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Langford Dec 1918Smith Apr 1920Wills Jul 1920Miske Aug 1922Godfrey Dec 19251 tracked bouts per year

Gunboat Smith has lost seven straight. Smith last boxed on Oct 10, 1921.LLLLL

Roberts Mar 1921Firpo Mar 1921Firpo Apr 1921Martin May 1921Wills Oct 19217.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith have met 2 times and Fred Fulton leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Fulton or Smith?: Fred Fulton is 5-4-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13. Gunboat Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Fulton or Smith?: Fred Fulton has 4 knockout wins and Gunboat Smith has 38. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Fulton and Smith have any common opponents?: Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith share 5 common opponents: Billy Miske, Harry Wills and Jack Dempsey (and 2 others). Fred Fulton fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fulton and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Fred Fulton and 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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