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George Barnes vs Wallace Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Barnes

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Wallace Smith

George Barnes (42-21-4) and Wallace Smith (31-24-6) 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.

Barnes

42

Wins

21

Losses

4

Draws3 tracked bouts

Smith

31

Wins18 KO · 58%

24

Losses

6

Draws61 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Barnes leads 2–0

George Barnes and Wallace Smith have met 2 times; Barnes leads 2–0.

George Barnes and Wallace Smith have met 2 times; Barnes leads 2–0.
Met1953Jun 61953Aug 18Series
George BarnesFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Wallace SmithFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Barnes 3 · Smith 4 of 7 measurable rows
BarnesSmith
Record
42-21-4 (edge)31-24-6
Win %0–100%
65.7% (edge)
55.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
0
18 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
58.06% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
55% (edge)
Times stopped†max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.5
0.4
6.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
3
61

† 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
George Barnes: No height on file
Wallace Smith: 5′7″
Agenot comparable
George Barnes: Died aged 73
Wallace Smith: Died aged 49
Stance
George Barnes: Orthodox
Wallace Smith: Orthodox

George Barnes left, Wallace 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
George Barnes2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

George Barnes: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Wallace Smith31 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Wallace Smith: 31 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (55%) and 14 on the cards (45%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 55%14 on the cards 45%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Barnes 3, Wallace Smith 61 — 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

George Barnes had won two in a row before losing a decision to Ralph Dupas. Barnes last boxed on Apr 11, 1960.WWL

Smith Jun 1953Smith Aug 1953Dupas Apr 19600.4 tracked bouts per year

Wallace Smith has lost 11 straight. Smith last boxed on Apr 1, 1958.LLLLL

Andrade Jul 1957Scanlon Oct 1957Nevarez Feb 1958Loi Mar 1958Brennan Apr 19586.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

WAug 18, 1953 · Barnes · PTS

WJun 6, 1953 · Barnes · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barnes or Smith?
George Barnes is 42-21-4 and Wallace Smith is 31-24-6. George Barnes has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Barnes42–21–465.7%

Smith31–24–655.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barnes or Smith?
George Barnes has 0 knockout wins and Wallace Smith has 18. Wallace Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barnes0

Smith1858.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barnes and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Barnes and Wallace Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barnes and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for George Barnes and 61 bouts tracked for Wallace Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barnes3bouts

Smith61bouts

How They Win ↓

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