All boxersMysterious Billy Smith
“Mysterious Billy”
Boxing · Deceased37-25-27 (5 NC)RECORD
23WINS BY KO / TKO
14WINS BY DECISION
94PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | William Amos Smith |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Mysterious Billy |
| Date of birth | 15 May 1871 |
| Died | 15 Oct 1937 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Birthplace | Little River, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 174 cm (5′9″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | 1890–1915 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 1 Dec 1890 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jack Root, 29 Dec 1915 |
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Titles and honours
- World welterweight champion (1892–1894)
- World welterweight champion (1898–1900)
Background
Canadian-born welterweight who claimed the world welterweight title in 1892 and regained it in 1898.
Fight history
94 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jack Root | TKO | 6 | 29 Dec 1915 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Loss | Jim Cameron | Disqualification | 3 | 21 Jul 1911 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Al Neill | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Jun 1910 | Saint Johns, Oregon, US | ||
| Loss | Barbados Joe Walcott | TKO | 4 | 28 May 1903 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Loss | Tommy Ryan | KO | 4 | 14 Mar 1902 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | ||
| Loss | Al Neill | Disqualification | 10 | 23 Jan 1902 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | Al Neill | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 Nov 1901 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | Tom Tracey | Decision (points) | 20 | 25 Oct 1901 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | George Byers | Decision (points) | 15 | 19 Aug 1901 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Loss | Young Peter Jackson | TKO | 2 | 14 Jun 1901 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Draw | Tim Hurley | Decision (points) | 20 | 21 Mar 1901 | New London, Connecticut, US | ||
| Draw | Owen Ziegler | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Feb 1901 | Erie, Pennsylvania, US | Stopped by deputy sheriff, called a draw | |
| No contest | Jack Mahoney | No contest | 11 | 27 Dec 1900 | Paterson, New Jersey, US | ||
| Draw | Professor Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 20 | 22 Nov 1900 | Wheeling, West Virginia, US | ||
| Loss | Jim Judge | Disqualification | 11 | 14 Nov 1900 | Savannah, Georgia, US | ||
| Loss | Barbados Joe Walcott | Disqualification | 10 | 24 Sep 1900 | Hartford, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Young Peter Jackson | TKO | 18 | 11 Sep 1900 | Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Handler | Decision (points) | 25 | 29 Jun 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Barbados Joe Walcott | Decision (points) | 25 | 4 May 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Matty Matthews | KO | 19 | 17 Apr 1900 | New York City, New York, US | Lost world welterweight title | |
| Draw | Jack Mahoney | Decision (points) | 25 | 12 Mar 1900 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Frank McConnell | Disqualification | 21 | 26 Jan 1900 | New York City, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Loss | Rube Ferns | Disqualification | 21 | 15 Jan 1900 | Buffalo, New York, US | World welterweight title; both men claimed the title afterwards | |
| Win | Charlie McKeever | Decision (points) | 20 | 8 Nov 1899 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Loss | Charlie McKeever | Decision (points) | 6 | 20 Oct 1899 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Billy Stift | Decision (points) | 6 | 29 Sep 1899 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Bob Douglass | KO | 4 | 25 Sep 1899 | Denver, Colorado, US | ||
| Draw | Andy Walsh | Decision (points) | 25 | 4 Aug 1899 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Win | Young Bailey | Decision (points) | 4 | 31 Jul 1899 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Jack Mahoney | Decision (points) | 6 | 28 Jul 1899 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Charlie McKeever | Decision (points) | 20 | 30 Jun 1899 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | George Lavigne | KO | 14 | 10 Mar 1899 | San Francisco, California, US | Retained world welterweight title; won vacant American welterweight title | |
| Win | Australian Billy Edwards | KO | 14 | 24 Jan 1899 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Barbados Joe Walcott | Decision (points) | 20 | 6 Dec 1898 | New York City, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Draw | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 20 | 14 Nov 1898 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Charlie McKeever | Decision (points) | 25 | 7 Oct 1898 | New York City, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Jim Judge | KO | 20 | 3 Oct 1898 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Draw | Andy Walsh | Decision (points) | 25 | 5 Sep 1898 | Coney Island, New York, US | ||
| Win | Matty Matthews | Decision (points) | 25 | 25 Aug 1898 | New York City, New York, US | Won vacant world welterweight title | |
| Win | George "Young Corbett" Green | Decision (points) | 25 | 29 Jul 1898 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Andy Walsh | Decision (points) | 15 | 25 Jun 1898 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Billy Stift | Disqualification | 5 | 3 Jun 1898 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Draw | Charley Johnson | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 May 1898 | Athens, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Loss | Tim Callahan | Decision (points) | 6 | 22 Apr 1898 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Barbados Joe Walcott | Decision (points) | 25 | 14 Apr 1898 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
| Draw | Abe Ullman | Decision (points) | 8 | 18 Feb 1898 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Loss | Charley Johnson | Disqualification | 1 | 28 Jan 1898 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Gorman | Disqualification | 5 | 13 Dec 1897 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Billy Mulligan | TKO | 2 | 6 Dec 1897 | Yonkers, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Bonner | Decision (points) | 6 | 11 Oct 1897 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Howard | TKO | 9 | 17 Sep 1897 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Mike Dempsey | TKO | 2 | 6 Sep 1897 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Jack Powers | Decision (points) | 8 | 23 Aug 1897 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Loss | Jack Bonner | KO | 5 | 8 Jun 1897 | Athens, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Abe Ullman | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 May 1897 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | George "Young Corbett" Green | TKO | 12 | 17 Mar 1897 | Carson City, Nevada, US | For vacant world welterweight title claim | |
| Draw | Con Doyle | Decision (points) | 12 | 9 Jan 1897 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Tommy Ryan | Disqualification | 9 | 25 Nov 1896 | Maspeth, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Australian Jim Ryan | Disqualification | 7 | 4 Sep 1896 | Astoria, Oregon, US | ||
| No contest | Billy Gallagher | No contest | 1 | 2 Jul 1896 | San Francisco, California, US | Stopped by police | |
| Loss | Charles Kid McCoy | Disqualification | 6 | 18 May 1896 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | For world middleweight title | |
| Win | Bill Husbands | TKO | 8 | 30 Mar 1896 | London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Trooper Ham | KO | 1 | 5 Mar 1896 | London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Jack Bryan | KO | 1 | 5 Mar 1896 | London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Arthur Morris | Disqualification | 1 | 5 Mar 1896 | London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Pat Kehoe | TKO | 1 | 15 Jan 1896 | Hartford, Connecticut, US | ||
| No contest | Tom Cawley | No contest | 6 | 27 Dec 1895 | Syracuse, New York, US | No decision | |
| Draw | Tommy Ryan | Decision (points) | 18 | 27 May 1895 | Coney Island, New York, US | For world welterweight title; stopped by police | |
| No contest | Jimmy Mann | No contest | 4 | 1 Apr 1895 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | No decision | |
| Win | Ed Vaughn | TKO | 4 | 14 Mar 1895 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Young Hagen | TKO | 4 | 5 Mar 1895 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Draw | Barbados Joe Walcott | Decision (points) | 15 | 1 Mar 1895 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| No contest | Peter Maher | No contest | 3 | 13 Feb 1895 | Lynn, Massachusetts, US | No decision | |
| Win | Harry Gallagher | Decision (points) | 4 | 1 Feb 1895 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Jack Powers | Decision (points) | 6 | 19 Nov 1894 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Draw | Dick O'Brien | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Oct 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Mayo | KO | 17 Aug 1894 | Pentwater, Michigan, US | |||
| Loss | Tommy Ryan | Decision (points) | 20 | 26 Jul 1894 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Lost world welterweight title claim | |
| Win | Eddie Butler | TKO | 2 | 15 May 1894 | Spring Valley, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Fletcher Robbins | TKO | 4 | 19 Feb 1894 | Streator, US | Stopped by police | |
| Draw | Tommy Ryan | Decision (points) | 6 | 9 Jan 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Billy McCarthy | Decision (points) | 6 | 20 Sep 1893 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Draw | Tommy Ryan | Decision (points) | 6 | 29 Apr 1893 | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tom Williams | KO | 2 | 17 Apr 1893 | Brooklyn, New York, US | Retained world welterweight title claim | |
| Win | Danny Needham | KO | 14 | 14 Dec 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | Claimed world welterweight title | |
| Win | Billy (Shadow) Maber | KO | 26 | 20 Sep 1892 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | Charles Gleason | TKO | 4 | 29 Jun 1892 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Apr 1892 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | Billy Armstrong | KO | 14 | 21 Mar 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Frank Kelly | KO | 37 | 16 Feb 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | Frank Purcell | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Jan 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Billy Kelly | Decision (points) | 5 | 20 Jan 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | Extra round ordered after four | |
| Win | Frank Tebeau | TKO | 5 | 2 Feb 1891 | Canada | Exact date and location unknown | |
| Draw | Ed Harvey | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Dec 1890 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Pro debut; Exact date unknown |
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