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Andre Ward vs Paul James Smith Jr.

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Andre Ward and Paul James Smith Jr. met once (2015). Andre Ward won in 2015 by ko.

SOURCE·Andre Ward and Paul Smith (boxer) — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Andre WardPaul James Smith Jr.
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach72″ (182.9 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
-1.42%Reach advantage+1.44%
32–0Record38–7
50%Finish rate58%
32Longest unbeaten run23
32Recorded bouts45
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAndre WardPaul James Smith Jr.
Arthur Abraham W L
Arthur Abraham W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Andre Ward

20002010win v Chris Molina, 2004win v Darnell Boone, 2005, decisionwin v Glenn LaPlante, 2005win v Christopher Holt, 2005win v Ben Aragon, 2005, kowin v Roy Ashworth, 2005win v Kenny Kost, 2005win v Derrick Findley, 2006, decisionwin v Andy Kolle, 2006, kowin v Kendall Gould, 2006, decisionwin v Roger Cantrell, 2007, kowin v Francisco Diaz, 2007, kowin v Dhafir Smith, 2007, kowin v Julio Jean, 2007, kowin v Esteban Camou, 2008, kowin v Jerson Ravelo, 2008, kowin v Rubin Williams, 2008, kowin v Mikkel Kessler, 2009win v Shelby Pudwill, 2009, kowin v Edison Miranda, 2009, decisionwin v Henry Buchanan, 2009, decisionwin v Sakio Bika, 2010, decisionwin v Allan Green, 2010, decisionwin v Carl Froch, 2011, decisionwin v Arthur Abraham, 2011, decisionwin v Chad Dawson, 2012, kowin v Edwin Rodríguez, 2013, decisionwin v Paul Smith, 2015, kowin v Sergey Kovalev, 2016, decisionwin v Alexander Brand, 2016, decisionwin v Sullivan Barrera, 2016, decisionwin v Sergey Kovalev, 2017, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2004–2017
2010 win vs Chris Molina (2004)win vs Darnell Boone (2005)win vs Glenn LaPlante (2005)win vs Christopher Holt (2005)win vs Ben Aragon (2005)win vs Roy Ashworth (2005)win vs Kenny Kost (2005)win vs Derrick Findley (2006)win vs Andy Kolle (2006)win vs Kendall Gould (2006)win vs Roger Cantrell (2007)win vs Francisco Diaz (2007)win vs Dhafir Smith (2007)win vs Julio Jean (2007)win vs Esteban Camou (2008)win vs Jerson Ravelo (2008)win vs Rubin Williams (2008)win vs Mikkel Kessler (2009)win vs Shelby Pudwill (2009)win vs Edison Miranda (2009)win vs Henry Buchanan (2009)win vs Sakio Bika (2010)win vs Allan Green (2010)win vs Carl Froch (2011)win vs Arthur Abraham (2011)win vs Chad Dawson (2012)win vs Edwin Rodríguez (2013)win vs Paul Smith (2015)win vs Sergey Kovalev (2016)win vs Alexander Brand (2016)win vs Sullivan Barrera (2016)win vs Sergey Kovalev (2017)
winlossdraw / NC2004–2017

Paul James Smith Jr.

20002010UNFILEDwin v Joel Ani, 2003, decisionwin v Mike Duffield, 2003, kowin v Patrick Cito, 2003, decisionwin v Silver Fox, 2003, kowin v Andrey Ivanov, 2003win v Howard Clarke, 2003win v Howard Clarke, 2004win v Jason Collins, 2004, kowin v Ojay Abrahams, 2004, decisionwin v Steve Timms, 2004, kowin v Davy Jones, 2004, decisionwin v Simeon Cover, 2005, decisionwin v Rob Burton, 2005, kowin v Ryan Walls, 2006, kowin v Dean Walker, 2006, kowin v Conroy McIntosh, 2006, decisionwin v Hussain Osman, 2006, kowin v Francis Cheka, 2007, decisionwin v David Banks, 2007win v Jonathan Reid, 2007, kowin v Alexander Polizzi, 2007, kowin v Ciaran Healy, 2008, decisionwin v Danny Thornton, 2008, koloss v Steven Bendall, 2008, decisionwin v Cello Renda, 2008, kowin v Tony Quigley, 2009, decisionwin v Michal Bilak, 2009, decisionwin v Rashid Matumla, 2009, koloss v James DeGale, 2010, kowin v Tony Dodson, 2010loss v George Groves, 2011, kowin v Paul Samuels, 2011, kowin v Jozsef Matolcsi, 2011, kowin v Tommy Tolan, 2012win v Jamie Ambler, 2013, decisionwin v Tony Dodson, 2013, koloss v Arthur Abraham, 2014, decisionwin v David Sarabia, 2014, koloss v Andre Ward, 2015, koloss v Arthur Abraham, 2015, decisionwin v Daniel Regi, 2016, kowin v Bartlomiej Grafka, 2016, decisionwin v Bronislav Kubin, 2016, koloss v Tyron Zeuge, 2017, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2017 · 1 UNDATED
2010 win vs Joel Ani (2003)win vs Mike Duffield (2003)win vs Patrick Cito (2003)win vs Silver Fox (2003)win vs Andrey Ivanov (2003)win vs Howard Clarke (2003)win vs Howard Clarke (2004)win vs Jason Collins (2004)win vs Ojay Abrahams (2004)win vs Steve Timms (2004)win vs Davy Jones (2004)win vs Simeon Cover (2005)win vs Rob Burton (2005)win vs Ryan Walls (2006)win vs Dean Walker (2006)win vs Conroy McIntosh (2006)win vs Hussain Osman (2006)win vs Francis Cheka (2007)win vs David Banks (2007)win vs Jonathan Reid (2007)win vs Alexander Polizzi (2007)win vs Ciaran Healy (2008)win vs Danny Thornton (2008)loss vs Steven Bendall (2008)win vs Cello Renda (2008)win vs Tony Quigley (2009)win vs Michal Bilak (2009)win vs Rashid Matumla (2009)loss vs James DeGale (2010)win vs Tony Dodson (2010)loss vs George Groves (2011)win vs Paul Samuels (2011)win vs Jozsef Matolcsi (2011)win vs Tommy Tolan (2012)win vs Jamie Ambler (2013)win vs Tony Dodson (2013)loss vs Arthur Abraham (2014)win vs David Sarabia (2014)loss vs Andre Ward (2015)loss vs Arthur Abraham (2015)win vs Daniel Regi (2016)win vs Bartlomiej Grafka (2016)win vs Bronislav Kubin (2016)loss vs Tyron Zeuge (2017)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2017
Cross-references
Andre Ward

The full ledger: 32 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

32–0 Paul James Smith Jr.

The same, from the other corner — 45 bouts and the cohort Jr. is ranked inside.

38–7 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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