Tags: Boxer.
Edward Gunboat Smith (February 17 1887 – August 6 1974) was an Irish American boxer and later a boxing referee. Smith’s career record reads like a veritable Who’s Who of the early 20th century boxing scene facing 12 different Hall of Famers a combined total of 23 times. Among the all-time greats he faced were the legendary Jack Dempsey Harry Greb Sam Langford and Georges Carpentier.
