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Wallace "Bud" Smith

BORN   April 2 1929; Cincinnati, Ohio (Some sources report April 2 1924)
DIED July 11 1973; Cincinnati, Ohio
HEIGHT 5-6 1/2
WEIGHT 134-146 lbs
MANAGERS John Joiner Sr, Vic Marsillo

Smith was a battler who experienced an up-down career but never hesitated to fight the best men around; At his best, he was a capable scrapper who won the Lightweight Championship of the World

"Bud" defeated such men as Jimmy Carter, Orland Zulueta, Teddy "Red Top" Davis and Arthur Persley

*** AMATEUR BOUTS (52-4) ***

1947
          -Smith won the National AAU Featherweight Championship 

1948
          -Smith won the National AAU Lightweight Championship 

       Chuck Davey                                                    W   
          -Smith represented the United States at the Olympic Games
          Lightweight Competition; He finished fourth


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1948
Nov 29 Torpedo Tinsley            Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  1

1949
Jan 24 Joe Kelly                  Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  1
Feb 28 Doug Medley                Cincinnati, Oh                      W  6
Mar 28 Doug Medley                Cincinnati, Oh                      W  6
May 23 Don Keeling                Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  2
Jul 11 Jesse Underwood            Cincinnati, Oh                      W  8
Aug 24 Joe Discepoli              Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
Sep 20 Don Bowman                 Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  1
Oct  5 James "Jay" Watkins        Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  4
Oct 25 Paulie Brooks              Cincinnati, Oh                      L 10
Nov 14 Tommy Campbell             Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
Dec 13 Paulie Brooks              Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  4

1950
Feb  7 Giuseppe Colasanti         Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
Mar 28 Jimmy Carter               Cincinnati, Oh                      L 10
May  3 James "Jay" Watkins        Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  3
Jun 14 Jesse Underwood            Cincinnati, Oh                      D 10

1951
Mar  6 Frankie Betts              Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  2
Apr  4 Virgil Akins               St. Louis, Mo                       L 10
Apr 10 Dave Marsh                 Cincinnati, Oh                      D  8
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Apr 17 Virgil Akins               St. Louis, Mo                       L 10
Jul 23 Orlando Zulueta            Newark, NJ                          D  8
Sep 11 Tommy Campbell             Davenport, Ia                       L 10
Nov 27 Miguel Mendivil            Newark, NJ                          L  8

1952
Jan 21 Teddy "Red Top" Davis      New York, NY                        W  8
Mar  4 Miguel Mendivil            Newark, NJ                         TK  2
Apr  7 James Montgomery           Providence, RI                      W  8
May 16 Frank Flannery             Melbourne, Vic, Australia           W 12
Jun  6 George Barnes              Melbourne, Vic, Australia           L 12
Aug 18 George Barnes              Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 12
Sep 15 Len Dittmar                Sydney, NSW, Australia             TK  5

1953
Mar 10 Johnny Saxton              Miami Beach, Fl                     D 10
Mar 23 Orlando Zulueta            Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
May  5 Orlando Zulueta            Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
May 19 Luther Rawlings            Miami Beach, Fl                     D 10
Jun 26 Johnny Williams            New York, NY                       KO  1
Aug  3 Carl Coates                Brooklyn, NY                       TK  6
Aug 24 Charley Spicer             Brooklyn, NY                       TK  6
Sep 14 Arthur King                Brooklyn, NY                       TK  5
Nov  5 Billy Hazel                Newark, NJ                         KO  1
Dec 11 Orlando Zulueta            New York, NY                        W 10

1954
Feb 20 Joe Miceli                 Cincinnati, Oh                     LK  5
May  1 Johnny Gonsalves           Cincinnati, Oh                      L 10
Jul 27 Rafael Lastre              Miami Beach, Fl                    TK  9
Aug 31 Rafael Lastre              Miami Beach, Fl                    KO  7
Sep 11 Joe Miceli                 Cincinnati, Oh                      L 10
Nov 20 Arthur Persley             Miami, Fl                          KO  9

1955
Jan  8 Johnny Gonsalves           Miami, Fl                           D 10
Jun 29 Jimmy Carter               Boston, Ma                          W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Oct 19 Jimmy Carter               Cincinnati, Oh                      W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World

1956
Feb  7 Larry Boardman             Boston, Ma                          L 10
Mar  5 Tony DeMarco               Boston, Ma                         LT  9
May  2 Joe Brown                  Houston, Tx                         L 10
Aug 24 Joe Brown                  New Orleans, La                     L 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World

1957
Feb 13 Joe Brown                  Miami Beach, Fl                    LT 11
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
May 23 Mickey Crawford            Flint, Mi                           L 10
Jul 25 Cisco Andrade              Los Angeles, Ca                    LT  9
Oct 31 Bobby Scanlon              San Francisco, Ca                  LT 10

1958
Feb 11 Al Nevarez                 Juarez, Mexico                      L 10
Mar  1 Duilio Loi                 Milan, Italy                       LK  9
Apr  1 Gomeo Brennan              Miami Beach, Fl                    LT  5


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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