Have Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith met once on May 19, 1954, and the bout was a draw by MD.

Who has the better record, Rawlings or Smith?

Luther Rawlings is 1-4-2 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Wallace Smith is 31-24-6. Wallace Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Rawlings or Smith?

Luther Rawlings has 0 knockout wins and Wallace Smith has 18. Wallace Smith has more.

Do Rawlings and Smith have any common opponents?

Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith share 4 common opponents: Joe Brown, Jimmy Carter and Johnny Saxton (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Luther Rawlings and 61 bouts tracked for Wallace Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Luther Rawlings vs Wallace Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Luther Rawlings

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Wallace Smith

Luther Rawlings (1-4-2 across 7 tracked bouts) and Wallace Smith (31-24-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Rawlings

Tracked record

1–4–2

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Smith

Wins18 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws61 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1954May 19	Series
Luther RawlingsFighter A	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Wallace SmithFighter B	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	MDSmith vs Rawlings	1Meeting

Smith vs Rawlings · May 19, 1954

The Numbers

Rawlings 1 · Smith 5 of 6 measurable rows

RawlingsEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 1-4-231-24-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 28.6%
55.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 18: 0
18 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —58.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
55% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 7: 0 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 6.5: 1.4
6.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61: 7
61

† 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: Luther Rawlings: No height on file; Wallace Smith: 5′7″
Agenot held: Luther Rawlings: No date of birth; Wallace Smith: Died aged 49
Stance: Luther Rawlings: Not recorded; Wallace Smith: Orthodox

Luther Rawlings left, Wallace Smith right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Luther Rawlings1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Wallace Smith31 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 55%14 on the cards 45%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Luther Rawlings 7, Wallace Smith 61 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Rawlings better on 2 · Smith better on 24 shared · Luther Rawlings better on 2 · Wallace Smith better on 2

RawlingsLuther Rawlings

Opponent

SmithWallace Smith

Luther Rawlings
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1953Jun 1953
Loss, PTS
1949Mar 1949
BrownJoe BrownUnited States 122–47–14 · LightweightRawlings betterLuther Rawlings better — 0–1–1 to 0–3
Wallace Smith
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 11
1957Feb 1957
Loss, SD
1956Aug 1956
Loss, UD
1956May 1956
Luther Rawlings
Loss, SD
1952Mar 1952
CarterJimmy CarterUnited States 85–31–9 · LightweightSmith betterWallace Smith better — 2–1 to 0–1
Wallace Smith
2–1 against
Win, UD
1955Oct 1955
Win, SD
1955Jun 1955
Loss, UD
1950Mar 1950
Luther Rawlings
Loss, UD
1952Jun 1952
SaxtonJohnny SaxtonUnited States 55–9–2 · WelterweightSmith betterWallace Smith better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Wallace Smith
Draw, SD
1954Mar 1954
Luther Rawlings
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1951Dec 1951
Loss, SD
1951Oct 1951
AkinsVirgil AkinsUnited States 60–31–2Rawlings betterLuther Rawlings better — 1–1 to 0–2
Wallace Smith
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1951Apr 1951
Loss, PTS
1951Apr 1951

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

Luther Rawlings last boxed on May 19, 1954 — 26,451 days ago. Rawlings had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Wallace Smith.WLLDD

Akins Dec 1951Carter Mar 1952Saxton Jun 1952Brown Jun 1953Smith May 19541.4 tracked bouts per year

Wallace Smith has lost 11 straight. Smith last boxed on Apr 1, 1958.LLLLL

Andrade Jul 1957Scanlon Oct 1957Nevarez Feb 1958Loi Mar 1958Brennan Apr 19586.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith met once on May 19, 1954, and the bout was a draw by MD.
Who has the better record, Rawlings or Smith?: Luther Rawlings is 1-4-2 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Wallace Smith is 31-24-6. Wallace Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Rawlings or Smith?: Luther Rawlings has 0 knockout wins and Wallace Smith has 18. Wallace Smith has more.
Do Rawlings and Smith have any common opponents?: Luther Rawlings and Wallace Smith share 4 common opponents: Joe Brown, Jimmy Carter and Johnny Saxton (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rawlings and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Luther Rawlings and 61 bouts tracked for Wallace Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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