All boxersGunboat Smith
“Gunboat”
Boxing · Deceased81-49-13RECORD
38WINS BY KO / TKO
43WINS BY DECISION
143PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Edward Smith |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gunboat |
| Date of birth | 17 Feb 1887 |
| Died | 6 Aug 1974 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, United States |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 188 cm (6′2″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | Not added yet |
| Status | Deceased |
| Last fight | Loss vs Harry Wills, 10 Oct 1921 |
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Titles and honours
- World "White" heavyweight champion (1914)
Background
Irish American heavyweight from Philadelphia who won the disputed World White Heavyweight title in 1914 and lost it to Georges Carpentier later that year. He later worked as a film actor and boxing referee.
Fight history
90 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Harry Wills | KO | 1 | 1:07 | 10 Oct 1921 | Havana, Cuba | |
| Loss | Bob Martin | KO | 3 | 30 May 1921 | Huntington, West Virginia, US | ||
| Loss | Al Roberts | KO | 10 | 9 Mar 1921 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Harry Greb | KO | 1 | 21 Oct 1920 | South Bend, Indiana, US | ||
| Loss | Bob Roper | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Sep 1920 | Fort Worth, Texas, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Bob Roper | Decision (points) | 15 | 9 Aug 1920 | Columbus, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Texas Tate | Decision (points) | 12 | 3 Aug 1920 | Fort Worth, Texas, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Chuck Wiggins | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Jul 1920 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tony Melchior | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Jun 1920 | East Chicago, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Lee Anderson | Decision (points) | 4 | 13 May 1920 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | Fred Fulton | KO | 2 | 7 Apr 1920 | Milwaukie, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | Andre Anderson | Decision (points) | 4 | 10 Mar 1920 | Fresno, California, US | ||
| Loss | Bill Tate | Decision (points) | 4 | 25 Feb 1920 | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Win | Willie Meehan | Decision (points) | 4 | 4 Feb 1920 | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Win | Carl Morris | Decision (points) | 4 | 23 Jan 1920 | Fresno, California, US | ||
| Draw | Ole Anderson | Decision (points) | 4 | 11 Dec 1919 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Draw | Carl Morris | Decision (points) | 4 | 3 Dec 1919 | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Win | Fat LaRue | Decision (points) | 4 | 19 Nov 1919 | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Loss | Frank Farmer | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Nov 1919 | Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Loss | Noel "Boy" McCormick | Decision (points) | 4 | 30 Oct 1919 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | K.O. Kruvosky | Decision (points) | 4 | 23 Oct 1919 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Dempsey | KO | 2 | 30 Dec 1918 | Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Billy Miske | Decision (points) | 8 | 12 Jul 1918 | Jersey City, New Jersey, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Tom McMahon | Decision (points) | 15 | 4 Jul 1918 | Dayton, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Leo Houck | Decision (points) | 6 | 27 May 1918 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Billy Miske | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Apr 1918 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | ||
| Loss | Clay Turner | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Apr 1918 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Hugh Walker | Decision (points) | 12 | 8 Mar 1918 | Joplin, Missouri, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Emmett Kid Wagner | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Feb 1918 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Charley Weinert | Decision (points) | 12 | 9 Jan 1918 | North Providence, Rhode Island, US | ||
| Loss | Fred Fulton | TKO | 7 | 27 Nov 1917 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Dempsey | Decision (points) | 4 | 2 Oct 1917 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Frank Moran | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Sep 1917 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Kid Norfolk | Decision (points) | 10 | 20 Aug 1917 | Rochester, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Bill Tate | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Aug 1917 | Queens, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Kid Norfolk | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Aug 1917 | Buffalo, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Clifford | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Jun 1917 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Bob McAllister | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 May 1917 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Jack Dillon | Decision (points) | 20 | 16 Feb 1917 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Draw | Jack Moran | Decision (points) | 12 | 31 Jan 1917 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | ||
| Loss | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jan 1917 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 12 | 1 Jan 1917 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Date as listed on Wikipedia; table order suggests late 1916 | |
| Loss | Tom Cowler | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Dec 1916 | Rochester, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Frank Moran | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Dec 1916 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Joe Cox | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Oct 1916 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tom Cowler | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Sep 1916 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jim Coffey | Decision (points) | 6 | 23 Sep 1916 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Cleve Hawkins | TKO | 3 | 18 Sep 1916 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tom McMahon | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Jul 1916 | Rochester, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Arthur Pelkey | Decision (points) | 8 | 7 Jun 1916 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Loss | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 6 | 15 May 1916 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Carl Morris | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 May 1916 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | Date as listed on Wikipedia; table order suggests April 1916 | |
| Win | Bob Devere | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Apr 1916 | Syracuse, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Dan Flynn | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Mar 1916 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Jack Dillon | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Mar 1916 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Jim Coffey | KO | 4 | 1:55 | 29 Nov 1915 | New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Joe Cox | Decision (points) | 8 | 9 Nov 1915 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Colin Bell | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Oct 1915 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Win | Al Reich | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Oct 1915 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Sailor Jack Carroll | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Sep 1915 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Hemple | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Aug 1915 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tom Cowler | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Jul 1915 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Charley Weinert | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jul 1915 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Dick Gilbert | Decision (points) | 12 | 10 May 1915 | Denver, Colorado, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tom McCarty | Decision (points) | 12 | 20 Apr 1915 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Charley Weinert | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Apr 1915 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Reed | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Mar 1915 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Jack Dillon | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Mar 1915 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Fireman Jim Flynn | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Feb 1915 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 20 | 27 Jan 1915 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Draw | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 12 | 1 Jan 1915 | Waterbury, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Chick Carsey | TKO | 3 | 28 Dec 1914 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tom McCarty | TKO | 4 | 23 Dec 1914 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jim Coffey | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Dec 1914 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Sam Langford | KO | 3 | 20 Oct 1914 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Oct 1914 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Cyclone Johnny Thompson | Decision (points) | 6 | 28 Sep 1914 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Georges Carpentier | Disqualification | 6 | 16 Jul 1914 | London, England, UK | Lost "White" heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jack Blackburn | Decision (points) | 6 | 20 May 1914 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Arthur Pelkey | TKO | 15 | 1 Jan 1914 | Daly City, California, US | Won "White" heavyweight title | |
| Win | Sam Langford | Decision (points) | 12 | 17 Nov 1913 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Charley Miller | KO | 3 | 31 Oct 1913 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tony Ross | KO | 10 | 1:30 | 21 Oct 1913 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| Win | Carl Morris | Disqualification | 5 | 9 Oct 1913 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Fireman Jim Flynn | TKO | 5 | 8 Aug 1913 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | George Rodel | TKO | 3 | 27 Jun 1913 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jess Willard | Decision (points) | 20 | 20 May 1913 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | George Rodel | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Apr 1913 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Fred McKay | KO | 2 | 2 Apr 1913 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bombardier Billy Wells | KO | 2 | 14 Mar 1913 | New York City, New York, US |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).