Have James Smith and Jeff Sims ever fought each other?

Yes. James Smith and Jeff Sims met once on September 17, 1991, and James Smith won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Smith or Sims?

James Smith is 44-17-1 and Jeff Sims is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Sims?

James Smith has 32 knockout wins and Jeff Sims has 1. James Smith has more.

Do Smith and Sims have any common opponents?

James Smith and Jeff Sims share 2 common opponents: Tim Witherspoon and José Ribalta. James Smith fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Smith and 9 bouts tracked for Jeff Sims. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

James Smith vs Jeff Sims — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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James Smith

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Jeff Sims

James Smith (44-17-1) and Jeff Sims (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Smith

Wins32 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw66 tracked bouts

Sims

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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

James Smith and Jeff Sims have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1991Sep 17	Series
James SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jeff SimsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Smith vs Sims	1Meeting

Smith vs Sims · Sep 17, 1991

The Numbers

Smith 5 · Sims 2 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingSims

Record^†: 44-17-1 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%: 71.8% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 32: 32 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 73%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 11: 11
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.2: 2.2 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 66
9

† 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 Smith: 6′4″; Jeff Sims: No height on file
Reachnot held: James Smith: 82″; Jeff Sims: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: James Smith: 73; Jeff Sims: Died aged 38
Stance: James Smith: Orthodox; Jeff Sims: Not recorded

James Smith left, Jeff Sims 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 Smith44 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 73%12 on the cards 27%

Jeff Sims1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Smith 66, Jeff Sims 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Smith better on 22 shared · James Smith better on 2

SmithJames Smith

Opponent

SimsJeff Sims

James Smith
1–1 against
Win, TKO 1
1986Dec 1986
Loss, UD
1985Jun 1985
WitherspoonTim WitherspoonUnited States 55–13–1 · HeavyweightSmith betterJames Smith better — 1–1 to 0–1
Jeff Sims
Loss, RTD 5
1990Jan 1990
James Smith
Win, SD
1985Apr 1985
RibaltaJosé RibaltaCuba 38–17–1Smith betterJames Smith better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jeff Sims
Loss, UD
1989Jul 1989

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

James Smith last boxed on Jan 21, 2012 — 5,384 days ago. Smith had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Bugner Jul 1998Slaughter Nov 1998Holmes Jun 1999Jr. Oct 2000Metcalf Jan 20122.2 tracked bouts per year

Jeff Sims has lost six straight. Sims last boxed on Sep 17, 1991.LLLLL

Ribalta Jul 1989Witherspoon Jan 1990Berbick Jul 1990Jackson Apr 1991Smith Sep 19910.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have James Smith and Jeff Sims ever fought each other?: Yes. James Smith and Jeff Sims met once on September 17, 1991, and James Smith won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Smith or Sims?: James Smith is 44-17-1 and Jeff Sims is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Sims?: James Smith has 32 knockout wins and Jeff Sims has 1. James Smith has more.
Do Smith and Sims have any common opponents?: James Smith and Jeff Sims share 2 common opponents: Tim Witherspoon and José Ribalta. James Smith fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Sims?: This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Smith and 9 bouts tracked for Jeff Sims. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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