Have Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed ever fought each other?

Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed met once on March 27, 1915, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Smith or Reed?

Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jack Reed is 0-5 across the 5 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 Reed?

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

Do Smith and Reed have any common opponents?

Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed share 1 common opponent: Jess Willard. Gunboat Smith fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 5 bouts tracked for Jack Reed. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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

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Gunboat Smith

Jack Reed

Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Jack Reed (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Reed

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

Smith leads 1–0

Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1915Mar 27	Series
Gunboat SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jack ReedFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSSmith vs Reed	1Meeting

Smith vs Reed · Mar 27, 1915

The Numbers

Smith 4 · Reed 1 of 5 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingReed

Record^†: 81-49-13 (edge)0-5
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
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.8: 7.8 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 95
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

Heightnot held: Gunboat Smith: 6′2″; Jack Reed: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gunboat Smith: 72″; Jack Reed: No reach on file
Agenot held: Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87; Jack Reed: No date of birth
Stance: Gunboat Smith: Orthodox; Jack Reed: Not recorded

Gunboat Smith left, Jack Reed 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 Reed0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Reed yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gunboat Smith 95, Jack Reed 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Smith better on 11 shared · Gunboat Smith better on 1

SmithGunboat Smith

Opponent

ReedJack Reed

Gunboat Smith
Win, PTS
1913May 1913
WillardJess WillardUnited States 25–7–2 · HeavyweightSmith betterGunboat Smith better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jack Reed
Loss, TKO 2
1913Nov 1913

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 Reed last boxed on Mar 27, 1915 — 40,748 days ago. Reed had lost five straight.LLLLL

McCarty May 1912Jeanette Feb 1913Jeanette Mar 1913Willard Nov 1913Smith Mar 19151.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed ever fought each other?: Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed met once on March 27, 1915, and Gunboat Smith won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Smith or Reed?: Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jack Reed is 0-5 across the 5 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 Reed?: Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jack Reed has 0. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Smith and Reed have any common opponents?: Gunboat Smith and Jack Reed share 1 common opponent: Jess Willard. Gunboat Smith fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Reed?: This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 5 bouts tracked for Jack Reed. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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