Have Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo ever fought each other?

Yes. Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 2 times and Luis Ángel Firpo leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Smith or Firpo?

Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Luis Ángel Firpo is 31-4. Luis Ángel Firpo has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Firpo?

Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Gunboat Smith has more.

Do Smith and Firpo have any common opponents?

Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo share 5 common opponents: Charley Weinert, Harry Wills and Al Reich (and 2 others). Luis Ángel Firpo fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Smith or Firpo?

Luis Ángel Firpo is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 1 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 38 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gunboat Smith vs Luis Ángel Firpo — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Luis Ángel Firpo (31-4) 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.

Smith

Wins38 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Firpo

Wins26 KO · 84%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Firpo leads 2–0

Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 2 times; Firpo leads 2–0.
Met	1921Mar 12	1921Apr 23	Series
Gunboat SmithFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Luis Ángel FirpoFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	PTSFirpo vs Smith	KOR12Firpo vs Smith	2Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 2 · Firpo 5 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingFirpo

Record: 81-49-1331-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 61.2%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 38 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%: 46.91%
83.87% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 22%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 12: 12
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.8: 7.8 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 95: 95
38

† 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

HeightLevel: Gunboat Smith: 6′2″; Luis Ángel Firpo: 6′2″
Reachnot held: Gunboat Smith: 72″; Luis Ángel Firpo: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gunboat Smith: Died aged 87; Luis Ángel Firpo: Died aged 65
Stance: Gunboat Smith: Orthodox; Luis Ángel Firpo: Orthodox

Gunboat Smith left, Luis Ángel Firpo 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%

Luis Ángel Firpo31 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 13%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gunboat Smith 95, Luis Ángel Firpo 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Firpo better on 2 · even on 35 shared · Luis Ángel Firpo better on 2 · even on 3

SmithGunboat Smith

Opponent

FirpoLuis Ángel Firpo

Gunboat Smith
1–2 against
Loss, PTS
1918Jan 1918
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Win, NWS
1915Apr 1915
WeinertCharley WeinertFirpo betterLuis Ángel Firpo better — 1–0 to 1–2
Luis Ángel Firpo
1–0 against
Result unrecorded, ND
1924Nov 1924
Win, TKO 2
1923Aug 1923
Gunboat Smith
Loss, KO 1
1921Oct 1921
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Luis Ángel Firpo
Loss, ND
1924Sep 1924
Gunboat Smith
Win, NWS
1915Oct 1915
ReichAl ReichEvenEven — 1–0 both
Luis Ángel Firpo
Win, KO 1
1924Apr 1924
Gunboat Smith
0–3 against
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, KO 2
1918Dec 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Firpo betterLuis Ángel Firpo better — 0–1 to 0–3
Luis Ángel Firpo
Loss, TKO 2
1923Sep 1923
Gunboat Smith
Win, PTS
1913May 1913
WillardJess WillardUnited States 25–7–2 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Luis Ángel Firpo
Win, KO 8
1923Jul 1923

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

Luis Ángel Firpo had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Godoy. Firpo last boxed on Jul 11, 1936.LWWWL

Wills Sep 1924Spalla Apr 1926Grizzo May 1936Habarta May 1936Godoy Jul 19362 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo ever fought each other?: Yes. Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo have met 2 times and Luis Ángel Firpo leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Smith or Firpo?: Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Luis Ángel Firpo is 31-4. Luis Ángel Firpo has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Firpo?: Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Luis Ángel Firpo has 26. Gunboat Smith has more.
Do Smith and Firpo have any common opponents?: Gunboat Smith and Luis Ángel Firpo share 5 common opponents: Charley Weinert, Harry Wills and Al Reich (and 2 others). Luis Ángel Firpo fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Smith or Firpo?: Luis Ángel Firpo is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Firpo?: This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 38 bouts tracked for Luis Ángel Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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