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James Denson vs Joe Smith, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Denson

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Joe Smith, Jr.

James Denson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Denson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Jr.

28

Wins22 KO · 79%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

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

Jr. leads 1–0

James Denson and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

James Denson and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2012May 17Series
James DensonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Denson 1 · Jr. 3 of 4 measurable rows
DensonJr.
Record†
0-128-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
0
22 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—79%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
1
33

† 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
James Denson: No height on file
Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Reachnot held
James Denson: No reach on file
Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″
Agenot held
James Denson: No date of birth
Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance
James Denson: Not recorded
Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

James Denson left, Joe Smith, Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Denson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James Denson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Denson yet.

Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Joe Smith, Jr.: 28 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (79%) and 6 on the cards (21%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Denson 1, Joe Smith, Jr. 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Denson last boxed on May 17, 2012 — 5,269 days ago. Denson had lost the most recent, to Joe Smith, Jr..L

Jr. May 2012

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,109 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Denson and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. James Denson and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on May 17, 2012, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LMay 17, 2012 · Jr. · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Denson or Jr.?
James Denson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Joe Smith, Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Denson0–10%

Jr.28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Denson or Jr.?
James Denson has 0 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Joe Smith, Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Denson0

Jr.2278.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Denson and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Denson and Joe Smith, Jr. have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Denson and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for James Denson and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Denson1bout

Jr.33bouts

How They Win ↓

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