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.
Joe Burman (36-3-6) and Midget Smith (3-16-4 across 23 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share 5 common opponents.
Joe Burman vs Midget Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Burman leads 4–1- Joe Burman wonBurman vs SmithFeb 21, 1923 · NWS
- Joe Burman wonBurman vs SmithJan 15, 1923 · NWS
- Joe Burman wonBurman vs SmithMar 20, 1922 · PTS
- Joe Burman wonBurman vs SmithOct 7, 1921 · PTS
- DrawBurman vs SmithSep 9, 1921 · NWS
- Midget Smith wonBurman vs SmithJul 22, 1921 · NWS
The Numbers
- 36-3-6 (edge)
- Record
- 3-16-4
- 86.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 21.7%
- 21 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 58.33%
- KO rate
- —
- 23% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 15.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.6
- 129
- Bouts tracked
- 23
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′4″ (163 cm)
- Height
- —
- 127
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Burman · 91 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
14
Other
56
Midget Smith · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (129 and 23 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedJoe Burman
WNWS · Mar 1923WNWS · Jun 1921LNWS · Mar 1921LNWS · Oct 1919DNWS · Sep 1919Midget Smith
LNWS · Apr 1923LUD · Dec 1922LPTS · Jun 1922DPTS · Nov 1921Joe Burman
LNWS · Jan 1920DPTS · Jan 1920LNWS · Dec 1919LNWS · May 1919Midget Smith
DNWS · Oct 1922Joe Burman
DPTS · Jun 1921DNWS · Oct 1920LNWS · Jun 1919DNWS · Jan 1919WNWS · Jun 1917Midget Smith
LPTS · May 1921WSD · Apr 1921DPTS · Mar 1921
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Joe Burman
DLWLL
No active streak · last fought Mar 25, 1924
Midget Smith
LLLLL
L12 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1927
Common Questions
- Have Joe Burman and Midget Smith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Burman and Midget Smith have met 6 times and Joe Burman leads the series 4-1 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Joe Burman or Midget Smith?
- Joe Burman is 36-3-6 and Midget Smith is 3-16-4 across the 23 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Burman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Joe Burman or Midget Smith?
- Joe Burman has 21 knockout wins and Midget Smith has 0. Joe Burman has more.
- Do Joe Burman and Midget Smith have any common opponents?
- Joe Burman and Midget Smith share 5 common opponents: Kid Williams, Joe Lynch and Jack "Kid" Wolfe (and 2 others). Joe Burman fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Burman and Midget Smith?
- This comparison is drawn from 129 bouts tracked for Joe Burman and 23 bouts tracked for Midget Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.