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Freddie Steele vs Ralph Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Freddie Steele

Ralph Smith

Freddie Steele (125-5-11) and Ralph Smith (0-5 across 5 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.

Steele

125

Wins60 KO · 48%

5

Losses

11

Draws140 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Steele leads 2–0

Freddie Steele and Ralph Smith have met 2 times; Steele leads 2–0.

Freddie Steele and Ralph Smith have met 2 times; Steele leads 2–0.
Met1928Sep 201929Jun 27Series
Freddie SteeleFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Ralph SmithFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Steele 5 · Smith 0 of 5 measurable rows
SteeleSmith
Record†
125-5-11 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
92.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 60
60 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.6
9.6 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140
140
5

† 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

Agenot held
Freddie Steele: Died aged 71
Ralph Smith: No date of birth
Stance
Freddie Steele: Orthodox
Ralph Smith: Not recorded

Freddie Steele left, Ralph 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
Freddie Steele123 wins · from 140 tracked bouts

Freddie Steele: 123 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (47%) and 65 on the cards (53%). Counted from 140 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 47%65 on the cards 53%

Ralph Smith0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Ralph Smith: no tracked wins in the 5 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 — Freddie Steele 140, Ralph Smith 5 — 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

Freddie Steele has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Steele last boxed on May 23, 1941.WWWLL

Turner Feb 1938Barth Feb 1938Krieger Jun 1938Hostak Jul 1938Casino May 19419.6 tracked bouts per year

Ralph Smith last boxed on Jul 15, 1929 — 35,525 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Godfrey Mar 1927Steele Sep 1928Stribling Jan 1929Steele Jun 1929Godfrey Jul 19292.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

WJun 27, 1929 · Steele · PTS

WSep 20, 1928 · Steele · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Steele or Smith?
Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Ralph Smith is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Steele125–5–1192.6%

Smith0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Steele or Smith?
Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Ralph Smith has 0. Freddie Steele has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Steele6048%

Smith0

The Numbers ↓
Do Steele and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Freddie Steele and Ralph Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 5 bouts tracked for Ralph Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Steele140bouts

Smith5bouts

How They Win ↓

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