Have Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills ever fought each other?

Yes. Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills met once on October 10, 1921, and Harry Wills won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Smith or Wills?

Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Wills?

Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.

Do Smith and Wills have any common opponents?

Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills share 10 common opponents: Charley Weinert, Luis Ángel Firpo and Kid Norfolk (and 7 others). Harry Wills fared better against 8 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gunboat Smith vs Harry Wills — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Harry Wills (89-10-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 10 common opponents.

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Wills

Wins56 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws110 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Wills leads 1–0

Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills have met 1 time; Wills leads 1–0.
Met	1921Oct 10	Series
Gunboat SmithFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Harry WillsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Smith vs Wills	1Meeting

Smith vs Wills · Oct 10, 1921

The Numbers

Smith 1 · Wills 6 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingWills

Record: 81-49-1389-10-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 61.2%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 56: 38
56 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 46.91%
62.92% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 22%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 12: 12
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.8: 7.8 (edge)
5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 110: 95
110

† 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: Gunboat Smith: 6′2″; Harry Wills: No height on file
Reach+12″: Gunboat Smith: 72″; Harry Wills: 84″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87; Harry Wills: Died aged 69
Stance: Gunboat Smith: Orthodox; Harry Wills: Orthodox

Gunboat Smith left, Harry Wills right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gunboat Smith45 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

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

Harry Wills90 wins · from 110 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 63%14 on the cards 16%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gunboat Smith 95, Harry Wills 110 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

10 shared

10 shared · Smith better on 1 · Wills better on 8 · even on 110 shared · Gunboat Smith better on 1 · Harry Wills better on 8 · even on 1

SmithGunboat Smith

Opponent

WillsHarry Wills

Gunboat Smith
1–2 against
Loss, PTS
1918Jan 1918
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Win, NWS
1915Apr 1915
WeinertCharley WeinertWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 1–2
Harry Wills
Win, KO 2
1925Jul 1925
Gunboat Smith
0–2 against
Loss, KO 12
1921Apr 1921
Loss, PTS
1921Mar 1921
FirpoLuis Ángel FirpoArgentina 31–4Wills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–2
Harry Wills
Win, ND
1924Sep 1924
Gunboat Smith
0–2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Draw, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Loss, KO 2
1916Jan 1916
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–2–1
Harry Wills
Win, KO 2
1922Mar 1922
Gunboat Smith
1–1 against
Loss, KO 3
1914Oct 1914
Win, PTS
1913Nov 1913
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53Smith betterGunboat Smith better — 1–1 to 13–2–2
Harry Wills
13–2–2 against
Win, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Win, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Win, PTS
1919Nov 1919
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, TKO 8
1918May 1918
Win, KO 6
1918Apr 1918
Draw, NWS
1917Nov 1917
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Apr 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, KO 19
1916Feb 1916
Win, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Win, NWS
1915Dec 1915
Loss, KO 14
1914Nov 1914
Draw, NWS
1914May 1914
Gunboat Smith
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1920Feb 1920
Win, NWS
1917Aug 1917
TateBill TateUnited States 27–19–2 · HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 4–1–1 to 1–1
Harry Wills
4–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Loss, DQ 1
1922Jan 1922
Win, PTS
1921Dec 1921
Win, TKO 6
1921Jul 1921
Win, KO 2
1921Jan 1921
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Gunboat Smith
Loss, NWS
1909Jul 1909
MartinEd MartinUnited States 26–10–4 · HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–1
Harry Wills
Win, KO 1
1921Nov 1921
Gunboat Smith
0–2 against
Loss, KO 2
1920Apr 1920
Loss, TKO 7
1917Nov 1917
FultonFred FultonWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–2
Harry Wills
Win, KO 3
1920Jul 1920
Gunboat Smith
Win, PTS
1920Feb 1920
MeehanWillie MeehanEvenEven — 1–0 both
Harry Wills
Win, PTS
1914Sep 1914
Gunboat Smith
Draw, PTS
1919Dec 1919
AndersonOle AndersonWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Harry Wills
Win, TKO 3
1919Dec 1919
Gunboat Smith
Loss, PTS
1919Oct 1919
KruvoskyK.O. KruvoskyWills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–1
Harry Wills
Win, TKO 1
1919Nov 1919

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

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

Harry Wills has won four straight since losing to Andres Castano. Wills last boxed on Oct 19, 1932.LWWWW

Castano Sep 1929Castano Dec 1929Rose Feb 1931Jakasa Aug 1932Glover Oct 19325 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills ever fought each other?: Yes. Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills met once on October 10, 1921, and Harry Wills won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Smith or Wills?: Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Wills?: Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.
Do Smith and Wills have any common opponents?: Gunboat Smith and Harry Wills share 10 common opponents: Charley Weinert, Luis Ángel Firpo and Kid Norfolk (and 7 others). Harry Wills fared better against 8 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Wills?: This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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