Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) 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.
Gunboat Smith vs Jack Dempsey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Dempsey leads 2–0- Jack Dempsey wonDempsey vs SmithDec 16, 1918 · KO · R2
- Jack Dempsey wonDempsey vs SmithOct 2, 1917 · PTS
The Numbers
- 81-49-13
- Record
- 68-6-10 (edge)
- 61.2%
- Win %
- 86.9% (edge)
- 38
- Wins by knockout
- 53 (edge)
- 46.91%
- KO rate
- 77.94% (edge)
- 17%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 4
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 6.6 (edge)
- 25
- Bouts tracked
- 86
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (188 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm) (edge)
- 139
- Age
- 131
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGunboat Smith · 6 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
2
Jack Dempsey · 69 wins
KO/TKO
54
Decision
9
Other
6
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (25 and 86 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedGunboat Smith
LNWS · Jul 1918LPTS · Apr 1918Jack Dempsey
WKO R3 · Sep 1920WNWS · Nov 1918WNWS · May 1918Gunboat Smith
LNWS · Jan 1917LPTS · Oct 1916LNWS · May 1916WPTS · Jan 1915DPTS · Jan 1915LNWS · Oct 1914Jack Dempsey
WKO R3 · Nov 1918Gunboat Smith
WNWS · Feb 1915WTKO R5 · Aug 1913Jack Dempsey
WKO R1 · Feb 1918LKO R1 · Feb 1917
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gunboat Smith
LLLLL
L14 streak · last fought Oct 21, 1920
Jack Dempsey
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 22, 1927
Common Questions
- Have Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey have met 2 times and Jack Dempsey leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Gunboat Smith or Jack Dempsey?
- Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10. Jack Dempsey has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gunboat Smith or Jack Dempsey?
- Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jack Dempsey has 53. Jack Dempsey has more.
- Do Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey have any common opponents?
- Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey share 5 common opponents: Georges Carpentier, Billy Miske and Jess Willard (and 2 others). Jack Dempsey fared better against 3 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gunboat Smith or Jack Dempsey?
- Gunboat Smith is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other. Jack Dempsey also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey?
- This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 86 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.