Have Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith met once on October 8, 1954, and Oakland Billy Smith won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Smith?

Harold Johnson is 76-11 and Oakland Billy Smith is 4-15-1 across the 21 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harold Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Smith?

Harold Johnson has 32 knockout wins and Oakland Billy Smith has 2. Harold Johnson has more.

Do Johnson and Smith have any common opponents?

Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith share 5 common opponents: Bob Satterfield, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles (and 2 others). Harold Johnson fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for Harold Johnson and 21 bouts tracked for Oakland Billy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harold Johnson vs Oakland Billy Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Harold Johnson

Oakland Billy Smith

Harold Johnson (76-11) and Oakland Billy Smith (4-15-1 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Johnson

Wins32 KO · 42%

Losses

Draws88 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

4–15–1

counted from 21 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

Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1954Oct 8	Series
Harold JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Oakland Billy SmithFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR2Johnson vs Smith	1Meeting

Johnson vs Smith · Oct 8, 1954

The Numbers

Johnson 5 · Smith 2 of 7 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 76-11 (edge)4-15-1
Win %0–100%: 87.4% (edge)
22.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 32: 32 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 42.11%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 41%
50% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 6
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.5: 2.5 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88: 88
21

† 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: Harold Johnson: 5′10″; Oakland Billy Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harold Johnson: 74″; Oakland Billy Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harold Johnson: Died aged 86; Oakland Billy Smith: No date of birth
Stance: Harold Johnson: Orthodox; Oakland Billy Smith: Not recorded

Harold Johnson left, Oakland Billy Smith right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Harold Johnson76 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 41%45 on the cards 59%

Oakland Billy Smith4 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 50%2 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harold Johnson 88, Oakland Billy Smith 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Johnson better on 4 · Smith better on 15 shared · Harold Johnson better on 4 · Oakland Billy Smith better on 1

JohnsonHarold Johnson

Opponent

SmithOakland Billy Smith

Harold Johnson
2–1 against
Win, UD
1957Mar 1957
Win, KO 2
1952Oct 1952
Loss, SD
1952Aug 1952
SatterfieldBob SatterfieldUnited States 50–25–4Johnson betterHarold Johnson better — 2–1 to 0–1
Oakland Billy Smith
Loss, KO 1
1948Jun 1948
Harold Johnson
1–4 against
Loss, TKO 14
1954Aug 1954
Loss, UD
1952Jan 1952
Win, UD
1951Dec 1951
Loss, UD
1951Sep 1951
Loss, UD
1949Apr 1949
MooreArchie MooreUnited States 186–23–10 · MiddleweightSmith betterOakland Billy Smith better — 0–3–1 to 1–4
Oakland Billy Smith
0–3–1 against
Loss, TKO 8
1951Jan 1951
Loss, KO 4
1948Sep 1948
Loss, UD
1948May 1948
Draw, PTS
1946Oct 1946
Harold Johnson
Win, SD
1953Sep 1953
CharlesEzzard CharlesUnited States 95–25–1Johnson betterHarold Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–2
Oakland Billy Smith
0–2 against
Loss, KO 5
1947Feb 1947
Loss, UD
1946Sep 1946
Harold Johnson
Win, MD
1949Dec 1949
LytellBert LytellUnited States 71–23–7Johnson betterHarold Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–2
Oakland Billy Smith
0–2 against
Result unrecorded, NC
1950Nov 1950
Loss, UD
1948Jul 1948
Loss, PTS
1948Jan 1948
Harold Johnson
Win, UD
1949Oct 1949
BivinsJimmy BivinsUnited States 86–26–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightJohnson betterHarold Johnson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Oakland Billy Smith
Loss, PTS
1946Jan 1946

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

Harold Johnson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Johnson last boxed on Apr 17, 1982.WWWLL

Jones Aug 1967Stengel Feb 1968Alford Jun 1968Jacobs Mar 1971Jaco Apr 19822.5 tracked bouts per year

Oakland Billy Smith last boxed on Oct 8, 1954 — 26,310 days ago. Smith had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Satterfield Jun 1948Lytell Jul 1948Moore Sep 1948Moore Jan 1951Johnson Oct 19541.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith met once on October 8, 1954, and Oakland Billy Smith won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Smith?: Harold Johnson is 76-11 and Oakland Billy Smith is 4-15-1 across the 21 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harold Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Smith?: Harold Johnson has 32 knockout wins and Oakland Billy Smith has 2. Harold Johnson has more.
Do Johnson and Smith have any common opponents?: Harold Johnson and Oakland Billy Smith share 5 common opponents: Bob Satterfield, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles (and 2 others). Harold Johnson fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 88 bouts tracked for Harold Johnson and 21 bouts tracked for Oakland Billy Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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