Have Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford ever fought each other?

Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford met once on June 2, 1917, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Smith or Clifford?

Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jack Clifford is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Smith or Clifford?

Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jack Clifford has 0. Gunboat Smith has more.

Do Smith and Clifford have any common opponents?

Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford share 2 common opponents: Leo Florian Hauck and Jack Dillon. Jack Clifford fared better against 1 of them.

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

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

Gunboat Smith vs Jack Clifford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gunboat Smith

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Jack Clifford

Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Jack Clifford (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Clifford

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 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

Smith leads 1–0

Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1917Jun 2	Series
Gunboat SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jack CliffordFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSSmith vs Clifford	1Meeting

Smith vs Clifford · Jun 2, 1917

The Numbers

Smith 4 · Clifford 1 of 5 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingClifford

Record^†: 81-49-13 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%: 61.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 38 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 46.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 22%—
Times stopped^‡max 12: 12
7 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.8: 7.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 95
10

† 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: Gunboat Smith: 6′2″; Jack Clifford: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gunboat Smith: 72″; Jack Clifford: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87; Jack Clifford: Died aged 72
Stance: Gunboat Smith: Orthodox; Jack Clifford: Not recorded

Gunboat Smith left, Jack Clifford 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%

Jack Clifford0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Clifford yet.

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

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Clifford better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Jack Clifford better on 1 · even on 1

SmithGunboat Smith

Opponent

CliffordJack Clifford

Gunboat Smith
Loss, NWS
1918May 1918
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Jack Clifford
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1917Feb 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Mar 1915
DillonJack DillonUnited States 191–31–28 · Light HeavyweightClifford betterJack Clifford better — 0–1 to 0–3
Jack Clifford
Loss, NWS
1917Jul 1917

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

Jack Clifford has lost ten straight. Clifford last boxed on May 7, 1923.LLLLL

Hauck Mar 1919Tunney Apr 1920Gibbons May 1921Tunney Feb 1922Tunney May 19230.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford ever fought each other?: Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford met once on June 2, 1917, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Smith or Clifford?: Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jack Clifford is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Smith or Clifford?: Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jack Clifford has 0. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Smith and Clifford have any common opponents?: Gunboat Smith and Jack Clifford share 2 common opponents: Leo Florian Hauck and Jack Dillon. Jack Clifford fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Clifford?: This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 10 bouts tracked for Jack Clifford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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