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Oakland Billy Smith

5833 KOs

249 KOs

4Draws

No contest: 3

Last six: W-W-W-W-L-L

Career

division

Light Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

89

rounds

569

KO %

56.9%

KO wins

33

KO losses

9

career

1941–1955

debut

1941-06-11

last fight

1955-10-26

Profile

alias

Boardwalk

sex

M

height

6′ 0″ / 183cm

nationality

USA

origin

Oakland California USA

city / state / zip

Atlantic City, New Jersey

dob

1921-01-01

age

105

Latest news

Boxing.com All Time Light Heavyweight Poll: The Cincinnati Cobra Stands Alone

2012-09-02 · Boxing.com

When you've gone 3-0 over Archie Moore and 2-0 over Charley Burley, you really don't need to justify your achievements as a boxer. But just for good measure, Ezzard Charles took care of Jose Basora, Lloyd Marshall, Oakland Billy Smith, Jimmy Bivins,…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

23 11 1

L-KO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

7 of 10 · 176 / 204 lbs · 1:43

28 4 0

L-TKO

Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, Florida, USA

6 of 10 · 175 / 180 lbs · 2:49

Referee: Eddie Coachman

21 7 0

W-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

9 of 10 · 174 / 184 lbs

47 6 0

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2 of 10 · 174 / 174 lbs · 1:22

40 19 5

W-KO

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

5 of 10 · 176 / 206 lbs

46 11 2

W-KO

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA

3 of 4 · 173 / 209 lbs

Shirley Pembleton

9 5 2

W-PTS

Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 173 lbs

21 1 0

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

1

5 2 0

W-KO

Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1 of 10 · 171 / 179 lbs · 0:33

29 4 0

W-KO

Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

4 · 172 / 175 lbs

111 18 8

L-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

8 of 10 · 174 / 183 lbs

Referee: Ralph Gruman

40 19 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

4 of 10 · 173 / 178 lbs · 2:10

Referee: Al Lix

70 22 7

?-NC

Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 172 / 175 lbs

Referee: Jack Lehman

11 1 1

?-NC

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

8 of 10 · 182 / 184 lbs

Referee: Jack Downey

11 2 2

W-TKO

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

1 of 10 · 175 / 184 lbs · 2:28

Referee: Jack Silver

11 1 2

W-SD

Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA

8 of 8

16 3 1

L-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

3 of 10 · 172 / 181 lbs · 2:31

Referee: Frankie Brown

33 4 4

W-UD

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 170 / 175 lbs

19 12 3

W-KO

Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

4

20 21 4

W-KO

Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3

19 8 0

W-KO

Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA

5 of 10 · 172 / 172 lbs

93 15 8

L-KO

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

4 of 10 · 175 / 177 lbs

38 22 4

W-PTS

Huntington, West Virginia, USA

10 of 10 · 174 / 170 lbs

54 13 5

L-UD

Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 173 / 163 lbs

Referee: Tony Warndorf

Bob Satterfield

18 6 1

L-KO

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA

1 of 10 · 174 / 175 lbs

41 30 4

W-TKO

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

6 of 10 · 173 / 187 lbs

90 14 8

L-UD

Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 174 / 176 lbs

36 19 4

W-PTS

Dayton, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 173 / 171 lbs

16 2 0

W-TKO

Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3 of 10 · 175 / 175 lbs

28 1 1

W-KO

Dayton, Ohio, USA

4 · 175 / 171 lbs

36 18 4

W-TKO

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 173 / 172 lbs

49 12 4

L-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

10 of 10 · 174 / 162 lbs

73 23 10

W-PTS

Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, USA

10 of 10 · 174 / 171 lbs

14 15 2

W-KO

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

6

40 4 1

L-KO

Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

5 of 12 · 175 / 173 lbs

18 11 2

W-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10

10 4 1

W-MD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

10 of 10 · 173 / 178 lbs

Judges: Billy Kershner 55-55 | Jimmy Wallace 58-52

Referee: Frankie Van 59½-50½

48 48 8

W-TKO

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

7 of 10 · 172 / 171 lbs

81 12 6

D-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 172 / 171 lbs

38 4 1

L-UD

Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 170 / 172 lbs

9 3 1

W-SD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 169 / 172 lbs

Judges: Jimmy Wallace 67-65 | Mushy Callahan 64-68

Referee: Benny Whitman (68-64)

68 7 3

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

3 of 10 · 161 / 168 lbs · 2:42

Referee: Frankie Van

74 10 2

L-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

10 of 10 · 172 / 161 lbs

Referee: Toby Irwin

59 12 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

9 of 15 · 173 / 170 lbs

Referee: Toby Irwin

50 5 1

L-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

10 of 10 · 175 / 186 lbs

Referee: Joe Gorman

32 4 0

W-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

4 of 15 · 171 / 175 lbs · 2:35

32 3 0

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

8 of 15 · 171 / 174 lbs

71 10 2

L-PTS

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

10 of 10 · 166 / 160 lbs

29 3 2

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

7 of 10 · 166 / 160 lbs

Referee: Abe Roth

28 2 2

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

USA California State light heavyweight title

2 of 15 · 166 / 161 lbs

Referee: Frankie Brown