Have Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey ever fought each other?

Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey have met 3 times and Gunboat Smith leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Smith or Coffey?

Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jim Coffey is 49-15-3. Jim Coffey has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Coffey?

Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jim Coffey has 38. Both have 38.

Do Smith and Coffey have any common opponents?

Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey share 2 common opponents: Battling Levinsky and Andrew Chiariglione. Gunboat Smith fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Smith or Coffey?

Jim Coffey is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 2 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 13 bouts tracked for Jim Coffey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gunboat Smith vs Jim Coffey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jim Coffey

Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Jim Coffey (49-15-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Coffey

Wins38 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws13 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 2–1

Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey have met 3 times; Smith leads 2–1.
Met	1914Dec 15	1915Nov 29	1916Sep 23	Series
Gunboat SmithFighter A	WWon	LLost	WWon	2–1W–L
Jim CoffeyFighter B	LLost	WWon	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	NWSSmith vs Coffey	KOR4Smith vs Coffey	NWSSmith vs Coffey	3Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 1 · Coffey 5 of 6 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingCoffey

Record: 81-49-1349-15-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 61.2%
75.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 38: 38
38
KO rate0–100%: 46.91%
77.55% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 22%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 12: 12
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.8: 7.8 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 95
13

† 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

Height+1″: Gunboat Smith: 6′2″; Jim Coffey: 6′3″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Gunboat Smith: 72″; Jim Coffey: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87; Jim Coffey: Died aged 69
Stance: Gunboat Smith: Orthodox; Jim Coffey: Orthodox

Gunboat Smith left, Jim Coffey 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%

Jim Coffey3 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gunboat Smith 95, Jim Coffey 13 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Smith better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Gunboat Smith better on 1 · even on 1

SmithGunboat Smith

Opponent

CoffeyJim Coffey

Gunboat Smith
1–4–1 against
Loss, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Loss, PTS
1916Oct 1916
Loss, NWS
1916May 1916
Win, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Draw, PTS
1915Jan 1915
Loss, NWS
1914Oct 1914
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightSmith betterGunboat Smith better — 1–4–1 to 0–5–1
Jim Coffey
0–5–1 against
Loss, PTS
1919Feb 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Draw, PTS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, NWS
1914Mar 1914
Loss, NWS
1914Jan 1914
Loss, NWS
1913Dec 1913
Gunboat Smith
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1915Feb 1915
Win, TKO 5
1913Aug 1913
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26EvenEven — Gunboat Smith 2–0, Jim Coffey 2–0–1
Jim Coffey
2–0–1 against
Win, KO 9
1915May 1915
Win, KO 4
1914Apr 1914
Draw, NWS
1913May 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

Jim Coffey has lost the most recent, to Battling Levinsky. Coffey last boxed on Feb 12, 1919.LDLDL

Smith Sep 1916Levinsky Sep 1917Levinsky Jun 1918Shade Jun 1918Levinsky Feb 19192.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey ever fought each other?: Yes. Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey have met 3 times and Gunboat Smith leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Smith or Coffey?: Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Jim Coffey is 49-15-3. Jim Coffey has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Coffey?: Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Jim Coffey has 38. Both have 38.
Do Smith and Coffey have any common opponents?: Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey share 2 common opponents: Battling Levinsky and Andrew Chiariglione. Gunboat Smith fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Smith or Coffey?: Jim Coffey is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Coffey?: This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 13 bouts tracked for Jim Coffey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Compare someone else

6 suggested matchups

Compare Smith with…

Compare Coffey with…

Someone else?

Release either fighter to put someone new in that slot — the other one stays put.

Gunboat Smith vs Jim Coffey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Gunboat Smith

Jim Coffey