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Lightweight · United States
Wallace Smith 31-24-7 17 KO · 1948–1958
Wallace Smith was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Apr 2, 1924. Record 31-24-7 with 17 knockouts over 1948–1958. World titles: WBA lightweight (1955–1956). Wallace Smith last fought Gomeo Brennan on Apr 1, 1958 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: Уоллес Смит · Ուոլես Սմիթ · וולאס סמית +6 more والاس اسمیت · والاس سميث · ওয়ালেস স্মিথ · Bud Smith · Wallace Bre "Bud" Smith · Wallace Bud Smith
Born Apr 2, 1924
Died Jul 11, 1973
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 169 cm
Debut Nov 9, 1948
Career 1948–1958
Rounds boxed 505
KO share 55%
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Titles WBA lightweight · 1955–1956
Boxerbook rating 1297 ± 312 · inactive since Apr 1958Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 62
Career record Record
31-24-7, 17 KOs · 1948–1958
Last result L
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
The record 62 bouts, 1948–1958, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-23-7 · Brennan —
L
KO 9/10 · Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, 🇮🇹
Smith 31-22-7 · Loi 94-1-6
L
Al Nevarez
UD 10/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Smith 31-21-7 · Nevarez —
L
Bobby Scanlon
TKO 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-20-7 · Scanlon —
L
Cisco Andrade
TKO 9/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-19-7 · Andrade —
L
Mickey Crawford
UD 10/10 · I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-18-7 · Crawford —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 11/15 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-17-7 · Brown 80-19-10
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-16-7 · Brown 79-19-10
L
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-15-7 · Brown 77-19-10
L
TKO 9/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-14-7 · DeMarco 47-7-1
L
SD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Smith 31-13-7 · Boardman —
W
Arthur Persley
KO 9/10 · Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Smith 30-13-7 · Persley —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 29-13-7 · Carter 76-20-9
L
Joe Miceli
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 29-12-7 · Miceli —
W
Rafel Lastre
KO 7/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 28-12-7 · Lastre —
W
Rafel Lastre
TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 27-12-7 · Lastre —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Smith 26-12-7 · Carter 76-19-9
L
Johnny Gonsalves
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Smith 26-11-7 · Gonsalves —
L
Joe Miceli
KO 5/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Smith 26-10-7 · Miceli —
D
Johnny Gonsalves
SD 10/10 · Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Smith 26-10-6 · Gonsalves —
Show all 62 bouts W
Orlando Zulueta
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Smith 25-10-6 · Zulueta —
W
Billy Hazel
KO 1/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Smith 24-10-6 · Hazel —
W
TKO 5/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Smith 23-10-6 · King —
W
Charley Spicer
RTD 6/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Smith 22-10-6 · Spicer —
W
Carl Coates
TKO 6/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Smith 21-10-6 · Coates —
W
KO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Smith 20-10-6 · Williams —
D
Luther Rawlings
MD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 20-10-5 · Rawlings —
W
Orlando Zulueta
UD 10/10 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 19-10-5 · Zulueta —
L
Orlando Zulueta
SD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Smith 19-9-5 · Zulueta —
D
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 19-9-4 · Saxton 44-2-1
W
Len Dittmar
TKO 5/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Smith 18-9-4 · Dittmar —
L
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Smith 18-8-4 · Barnes —
L
PTS 12/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Smith 18-7-4 · Barnes —
W
Frank Flannery
PTS 12/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Smith 17-7-4 · Flannery —
W
PTS 8/8 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Smith 16-7-4 · Montgomery —
D
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Smith 16-7-3 · Saxton 37-0-0
W
Miguel Mendivil
TKO 2/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Smith 15-7-3 · Mendivil —
W
SD 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-7-3 · Davis —
L
Miguel Mendivil
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-6-3 · Mendivil —
L
Tommy Campbell
MD 10/10 · Municipal Stadium, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-5-3 · Campbell —
D
Orlando Zulueta
PTS 8/8 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-5-2 · Zulueta —
L
PTS 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-4-2 · Akins 14-5-0
D
Dave Marsh
PTS 8/8 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-4-1 · Marsh —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Smith 14-3-1 · Akins 13-5-0
W
Frankie Betts
TKO 2/6 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 13-3-1 · Betts —
L
Danny Womber
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Smith 13-2-1 · Womber —
D
Jesse Underwood
MD 10/10 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 13-2-0 · Underwood —
W
Jay Watkins
UD 10/10 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 12-2-0 · Watkins —
L
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 12-1-0 · Carter 48-9-6
W
Giuseppe Colasanti
UD 10/10 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 11-1-0 · Colasanti —
W
Paulie Brooks
KO 4/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 10-1-0 · Brooks —
W
Tommy Campbell
MD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 9-1-0 · Campbell —
L
Paulie Brooks
MD 10/10 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 9-0-0 · Brooks —
W
Jay Watkins
KO 4/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 8-0-0 · Watkins —
W
Don Bowman
KO 1/10 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 7-0-0 · Bowman —
W
Joe Discepoli
Won Ohio State lightweight title UD 10/10 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 6-0-0 · Discepoli —
W
Jesse Underwood
UD 8/8 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 5-0-0 · Underwood —
W
Don Keeling
KO 2/6 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 4-0-0 · Keeling —
W
Doug Medley
PTS 8/8 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 3-0-0 · Medley —
W
Doug Medley
PTS 6/6 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 2-0-0 · Medley —
W
Joe Kelly
TKO 1/6 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 1-0-0 · Kelly —
W
Torpedo Tinsley
KO 1/6 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Smith 0-0-0 · Tinsley —
Amateur career Round of 32 W Eduardo Cornejo 🇨🇱
4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Wallace Smith's record? Wallace Smith's professional record is 31-24-7 with 17 knockouts.
Who did Wallace Smith fight last? Wallace Smith last fought Gomeo Brennan on Apr 1, 1958 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Which world titles has Wallace Smith held? Wallace Smith has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (1955–1956). Sources Boxerbook ID 11032 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11032 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.