SPORT & NOTE
Wallace SMITH

Male

"Bud"
(Wallace Smith)
Lightweight, USA, Cincinnati, Ohio
Born: April 2, 1924, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: July 11, 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Height: 5ft 6 1/2in, mt 1,68

as an amateur:
1947 AAU featherweight champion
1948 Chicago's lightweight Golden Gloves winner
1948 represented the USA at the Olympic Games in the lightweight division

amateur recor: 52-4-0


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
+ Nov. 29Torpedo TinsleyCincinnati, United States KO 1
1949
+ Jan. 24Joe KellyCincinnati, United States KO 1
+ Feb. 28Doug MedleyCincinnati, United States W 6
+ Mar. 28Doug MedleyCincinnati, United States W 8
+ May 23Don KeelingCincinnati, United States KO 2
+ July 11Jesse UnderwoodCincinnati, United States W 8
+ Aug. 24Joe DiscepoliCincinnati, United States W 10
+ Sept. 20Don BowmanCincinnati, United States KO 1
+ Oct. 5Jay WatkinsCincinnati, United States KO 4
- Oct. 25Paulie BrooksCincinnati, United States L 10
+ Nov. 14Tommy CampbellCincinnati, United States W 10
+ Dec. 13Paulie BrooksCincinnati, United States KO 4
1950
+ Feb. 7Giuseppe ColasantiCincinnati, United States W 10
- Mar. 28Jimmy CarterCincinnati, United States L 10
+ May 3Jay WatkinsCincinnati, United States KO 3
= June 14Jesse UnderwoodCincinnati, United States Draw 10
1951
+ Mar. 6Frankie BettsCincinnati, United States KO 2
- Apr. 4Virgil AkinsSaint Louis, United States L 10
= Apr. 10Dave MarshCincinnati, United States Draw 8
- Apr. 17Virgil AkinsSaint Louis, United States L 10
= July 23Orlando ZuluetaNewark, United States Draw 8
- Sept. 11Tommy CampbellDavenport, United States L 10
- Nov. 27Miguel MendivilNewark, United States L 8
1952
+ Jan. 21Teddy DavisNew York, United States W 8
+ Mar. 4Miguel MendivilNewark, United States TKO 2
+ Apr. 7James MontgomeryProvidence, United States W 8
+ May 16Frank FlanneryMelbourne, Australia W 12
- June 6George BarnesMelbourne, Australia L 12
- Aug. 18George BarnesSydney, Australia L 12
+ Sept. 15Len DittmarSydney, Australia TKO 5
1953
= Mar. 10Johnny SaxtonMiami Beach, United States Draw 10
- Mar. 23Orlando ZuluetaBrooklyn, United States L 10
+ May 5Orlando ZuluetaCincinnati, United States W 10
= May 19Luther RawlingsMiami Beach, United States Draw 10
+ June 26Johnny WilliamsNew York, United States KO 1
+ Aug. 3Carl CoatesBrooklyn, United States TKO 6
+ Aug. 24Charley SpicerBrooklyn, United States TKO 6
+ Sept. 14Arthur KingBrooklyn, United States TKO 5
+ Nov. 5Billy HazelNewark, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 11Orlando ZuluetaNew York, United States W 10
1954
- Feb. 20Joe MiceliCincinnati, United States KO by 5
- May 1Johnny GonsalvesCincinnati, United States L 10
+ July 27Rafael LastreMiami Beach, United States TKO 9
+ Aug. 31Rafael LastreMiami Beach, United States KO 7
- Sept. 11Joe MiceliCincinnati, United States L 10
+ Nov. 20Arthur PersleyMiami, United States KO 9
1955
= Jan. 8Johnny GonsalvesMiami, United States Draw 10
+ June 29 Jimmy CarterBoston, United States W 15
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 19 Jimmy CarterCincinnati, United States W 15
World Lightweight Title
1956
- Feb. 7Larry BoardmanBoston, United States L 10
- Mar. 5Tony DeMarcoBoston, United States TKO by 9
- May 2Joe BrownHouston, United States L 10
- Aug. 24 Joe BrownNew Orleans, United States L 15
World Lightweight Title
1957
- Feb. 13 Joe BrownMiami Beach, United States TKO by 11
World Lightweight Title
- May 23Mickey CrawfordFlint, United States L 10
- July 25Cisco AndradeLos Angeles, United States TKO by 9
- Oct. 31Bobby ScanlonSan Francisco, United States TKO by 10
1958
- Feb. 11Al NevarezCiudad Juarez, Mexico L 10
- Mar. 1Duilio LoiMilano, Italy KO by 9
- Apr. 1Gomeo BrennanMiami Beach, United States TKO by 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 60, Won: 31 (18 inside the limit), Lost: 23 (7 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 0