Have Harry Wills and Homer Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Wills and Homer Smith met once on October 11, 1923, and Harry Wills won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Wills or Smith?

Harry Wills is 89-10-7 and Homer Smith is 1-10 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Wills or Smith?

Harry Wills has 56 knockout wins and Homer Smith has 0. Harry Wills has more.

Do Wills and Smith have any common opponents?

Harry Wills and Homer Smith share 3 common opponents: Paulino Uzcudun, Jack Sharkey and Luis Ángel Firpo. Harry Wills fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills and 11 bouts tracked for Homer Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Wills vs Homer Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Wills

Homer Smith

Harry Wills (89-10-7) and Homer Smith (1-10 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Wills

Wins56 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws110 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

1–10

counted from 11 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

Wills leads 1–0

Harry Wills and Homer Smith have met 1 time; Wills leads 1–0.
Met	1923Oct 11	Series
Harry WillsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Homer SmithFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Wills vs Smith	1Meeting

Wills vs Smith · Oct 11, 1923

The Numbers

Wills 6 · Smith 0 of 6 measurable rows

WillsEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 89-10-7 (edge)1-10
Win %0–100%: 87.3% (edge)
9.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 56: 56 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 62.92%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 6: 5 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5: 5 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 110: 110
11

† 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

Reachnot held: Harry Wills: 84″; Homer Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Wills: Died aged 69; Homer Smith: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Wills: Orthodox; Homer Smith: Not recorded

Harry Wills left, Homer 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

Harry Wills90 wins · from 110 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 63%14 on the cards 16%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

Homer Smith1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Wills 110, Homer Smith 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Wills better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Harry Wills better on 2 · even on 1

WillsHarry Wills

Opponent

SmithHomer Smith

Harry Wills
Loss, KO 4
1927Jul 1927
UzcudunPaulino UzcudunSpain 49–17–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Homer Smith
Loss, TKO 7
1927Jan 1927
Harry Wills
Loss, DQ 13
1926Oct 1926
SharkeyJack SharkeyUnited States 38–14–3 · HeavyweightWills betterHarry Wills better — 0–1 to 0–2
Homer Smith
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 7
1926Dec 1926
Loss, PTS
1924Jul 1924
Harry Wills
Win, ND
1924Sep 1924
FirpoLuis Ángel FirpoArgentina 31–4Wills betterHarry Wills better — 1–0 to 0–1
Homer Smith
Loss, PTS
1923Aug 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

Harry Wills has won four straight since losing to Andres Castano. Wills last boxed on Oct 19, 1932.LWWWW

Castano Sep 1929Castano Dec 1929Rose Feb 1931Jakasa Aug 1932Glover Oct 19325 tracked bouts per year

Homer Smith last boxed on Jan 21, 1927 — 36,431 days ago. Smith had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Johnson Feb 1924Sharkey Jul 1924Fall Aug 1924Sharkey Dec 1926Uzcudun Jan 19271.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Wills and Homer Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Wills and Homer Smith met once on October 11, 1923, and Harry Wills won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Wills or Smith?: Harry Wills is 89-10-7 and Homer Smith is 1-10 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Wills or Smith?: Harry Wills has 56 knockout wins and Homer Smith has 0. Harry Wills has more.
Do Wills and Smith have any common opponents?: Harry Wills and Homer Smith share 3 common opponents: Paulino Uzcudun, Jack Sharkey and Luis Ángel Firpo. Harry Wills fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wills and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 110 bouts tracked for Harry Wills and 11 bouts tracked for Homer Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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