Have Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?

Yes. Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard have met 4 times and Jeff Smith leads the series 3-1.

Who has the better record, Smith or Howard?

Jeff Smith is 141-34-5 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jeff 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 Howard?

Jeff Smith has 48 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Jeff Smith has more.

Do Smith and Howard have any common opponents?

Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard share 4 common opponents: Harry Greb, Mike Gibbons and George Chip (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Jeff Smith and 18 bouts tracked for Johnny Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jeff Smith vs Johnny Howard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jeff Smith

Johnny Howard

Jeff Smith (141-34-5) and Johnny Howard (4-14 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Smith

141

Wins48 KO · 34%

Losses

Draws183 tracked bouts

Howard

Tracked record

4–14

counted from 18 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 3–1

Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard have met 4 times; Smith leads 3–1.
Met	1918Aug 23	1919Feb 3	1919Aug 12	1920Jul 12	Series
Jeff SmithFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–1W–L
Johnny HowardFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	LLost	1–3W–L
Result	NWSSmith vs Howard	NWSSmith vs Howard	NWSSmith vs Howard	NWSSmith vs Howard	4Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 5 · Howard 0 of 5 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingHoward

Record^†: 141-34-5 (edge)4-14
Win %0–100%: 79.7% (edge)
22.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 34.04%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 34% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 10.3 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183: 183
18

† 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: Jeff Smith: 5′9″; Johnny Howard: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jeff Smith: 71″; Johnny Howard: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jeff Smith: Died aged 70; Johnny Howard: No date of birth
Stance: Jeff Smith: Orthodox; Johnny Howard: Not recorded

Jeff Smith left, Johnny Howard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jeff Smith141 wins · from 183 tracked bouts

48 by KO/TKO 34%37 on the cards 26%56 by another method or unrecorded 40%

Johnny Howard4 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

4 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jeff Smith 183, Johnny Howard 18 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Smith better on 2 · Howard better on 24 shared · Jeff Smith better on 2 · Johnny Howard better on 2

SmithJeff Smith

Opponent

HowardJohnny Howard

Jeff Smith
0–6–1 against
Loss, NWS
1922Feb 1922
Draw, PTS
1921May 1921
Loss, PTS
1921Feb 1921
Loss, NWS
1920Dec 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Loss, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
GrebHarry GrebUnited States 261–18–19 · MiddleweightHoward betterJohnny Howard better — 0–1 to 0–6–1
Johnny Howard
Loss, TKO 9
1917Sep 1917
Jeff Smith
1–3 against
Loss, NWS
1921Aug 1921
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Loss, NWS
1912Apr 1912
GibbonsMike GibbonsUnited States 112–12–8Howard betterJohnny Howard better — 0–1 to 1–3
Johnny Howard
Loss, NWS
1914May 1914
Jeff Smith
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1919May 1919
Win, DQ 7
1915Dec 1915
Win, PTS
1912Feb 1912
ChipGeorge ChipLithuania 77–67–16Smith betterJeff Smith better — 3–0 to 2–2
Johnny Howard
2–2 against
Win, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Loss, KO 6
1916Mar 1916
Jeff Smith
Draw, NWS
1918Jul 1918
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightSmith betterJeff Smith better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Johnny Howard
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1920Mar 1920
Loss, NWS
1915Sep 1915

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

Jeff Smith has lost four straight, after one straight win. Smith last boxed on Nov 18, 1927.WLLLL

Roberts Mar 1927Cullen Apr 1927Manley Jun 1927Manley Jul 1927Brown Nov 192710.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Howard last boxed on Aug 25, 1920 — 38,770 days ago. Howard had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Smith Aug 1919Levinsky Jan 1920Hauck Mar 1920Smith Jul 1920Chip Aug 19202.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?: Yes. Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard have met 4 times and Jeff Smith leads the series 3-1.
Who has the better record, Smith or Howard?: Jeff Smith is 141-34-5 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jeff 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 Howard?: Jeff Smith has 48 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Jeff Smith has more.
Do Smith and Howard have any common opponents?: Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard share 4 common opponents: Harry Greb, Mike Gibbons and George Chip (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Howard?: This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Jeff Smith and 18 bouts tracked for Johnny Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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