Gunboat Smith

Edward Gunboat Smith was an Irish American boxer and later a boxing referee. Smiths career record reads like a veritable Whos Who of the early 20th century boxing scene, facingdifferent Hall of Famers a combined total oftimes. Among the alltime greats he faced were the legendary Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, and Georges Carpentier.

Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent much of his youth in orphanages, working on farms and on the railroads. He joined the U.S. Navy, where he began boxing and won the heavyweight championship of the Pacific Fleet.

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