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James Smith vs Kevin Ford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Smith

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Kevin Ford

James Smith (44-17-1) and Kevin Ford (14-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Smith

44

Wins32 KO · 73%

17

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Ford

14

Wins10 KO · 71%

4

Losses

0

Draws18 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

James Smith and Kevin Ford have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.

James Smith and Kevin Ford have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met1993Jun 26Series
James SmithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kevin FordFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Smith 4 · Ford 4 of 8 measurable rows
SmithFord
Record
44-17-114-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
71.8%
77.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
72.73% (edge)
71.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 11
11
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.2
2.2
4.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
18

† 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″
Kevin Ford: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Smith: 82″
Kevin Ford: No reach on file
Age9 yrs apart
James Smith: 73
Kevin Ford: 64
Stance
James Smith: Orthodox
Kevin Ford: Not recorded

James Smith left, Kevin Ford 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

James Smith: 44 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (73%) and 12 on the cards (27%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Kevin Ford14 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Kevin Ford: 14 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (71%), 3 on the cards (21%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 71%3 on the cards 21%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Smith 66, Kevin Ford 18 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ford better on 1

Smith

Opponent

Ford

  • James Smith

    Loss, TKO 3

    1994

    ButlerFord better

    Kevin Ford

    Win, PTS

    1991

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

Kevin Ford last boxed on Jun 26, 1993 — 12,167 days ago. Ford had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Morton May 1992Verners Jul 1992McMurray Feb 1993Hipp Apr 1993Smith Jun 19934.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Smith and Kevin Ford ever fought each other?
Yes. James Smith and Kevin Ford met once on June 26, 1993, and James Smith won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WJun 26, 1993 · Smith · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Ford?
James Smith is 44-17-1 and Kevin Ford is 14-4. Kevin Ford has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Smith44–17–171.8%

Ford14–477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Ford?
James Smith has 32 knockout wins and Kevin Ford has 10. James Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith3272.7%

Ford1071.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Ford have any common opponents?
James Smith and Kevin Ford share 1 common opponent: Lionel Butler. Kevin Ford fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Lionel ButlerLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Ford?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Smith and 18 bouts tracked for Kevin Ford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith66bouts

Ford18bouts

How They Win ↓

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