James Smith Record

James Smith (Bonecrusher) is a 71-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 7 months, and 13 days, Smith amassed a record of 44-17-1, which includes 32 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

James Smith was born in Magnolia, North Carolina, U.S. on April 3, 1953. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on November 5, 1981 against James Broad. Smith lost to Broad via 4th round KO. Not a good start!

Smith got his first shot at a world title at the age of 31 after 15 professional fights. On November 9, 1984 Smith challenged Larry Holmes' IBF heavyweight title but lost via 12th round TKO.

He became a world champion on December 12, 1986 at the age of 33 years, after by defeating Tim Witherspoon, the then-reining WBA heavyweight champion, via 1st round KO. This was his 24th fight as a professional.

Smith's last fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Larry Holmes at age 46, on June 18, 1999.

Some of James Smith's best fights have been against Tim Witherspoon, Mike Weaver, Frank Bruno, and José Ribalta. For a complete list of Smith's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of James Smith".

Smith has 17 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "James Smith Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
62	Jun 18, 1999	46	Larry Holmes 49 66-6	loss	TKO 8
61	Nov 27, 1998	45	Dave Slaughter	win	TKO 2
60	Jul 04, 1998	45	Joe Bugner 48 67-13-1	loss	RTD 1
59	Feb 25, 1998	44	Lynwood Jones	win	UD 8
58	Apr 11, 1996	43	Troy Roberts	win	TKO 3
57	Aug 22, 1995	42	Eli Dixon	win	TKO 3
56	Mar 25, 1995	41	Bernd Friedrich	win	SD 10
55	Oct 07, 1994	41	Brian Nielsen 29 12-0	loss	TKO 5
54	Sep 17, 1994	41	Axel Schulz 25 20-1-1	loss	UD 10
53	Jan 18, 1994	40	Lionel Butler	loss	TKO 3
52	Dec 03, 1993	40	Lester Jackson	win	UD 3
51	Dec 03, 1993	40	Marshall Tillman	win	UD 3
50	Dec 03, 1993	40	Daniel Dăncuță	loss	UD 3
49	Sep 14, 1993	40	Elijah Tillery	win	TKO 6
48	Aug 07, 1993	40	Andrew Stokes	win	UD 10
47	Jun 26, 1993	40	Kevin Ford	win	TKO 9
46	Jun 01, 1993	40	Donnell Wingfield	win	TKO 2
45	Feb 27, 1993	39	Michael Moorer 25 30-0	loss	UD 10
44	Jun 26, 1992	39	Greg Page 33 34-10	loss	UD 10
43	Apr 24, 1992	39	Danny Wofford	win	TKO 8
42	Feb 15, 1992	38	Mark Wills	win	UD 10
41	Dec 13, 1991	38	Andre Crowder	win	KO 1
40	Nov 04, 1991	38	Levi Billups	loss	UD 10
39	Sep 24, 1991	38	Marshall Tillman	win	TKO 10
38	Sep 17, 1991	38	Jeff Sims	win	KO 1
37	Aug 06, 1991	38	Everett Martin	win	TKO 8
36	Jul 22, 1991	38	Kimmuel Odum	win	TKO 3
35	Jun 28, 1991	38	Terry Armstrong	win	KO 2
34	Apr 28, 1991	38	Lawrence Carter	win	TKO 1
33	Apr 04, 1990	37	Mike Weaver 38 34-14-1	win	UD 12
32	Feb 20, 1990	36	Manoel de Almeida	win	RTD 6
31	Dec 14, 1989	36	Mike Rouse	win	KO 7
30	Oct 21, 1989	36	Jesse McGhee	win	TKO 2
29	Sep 29, 1989	36	Calvin Jones	win	TKO 8
28	Jul 02, 1989	36	Donovan Ruddock 25 21-1-1	loss	KO 7
27	Jul 30, 1988	35	Mike Rouse	draw	TD 3
26	Aug 09, 1987	34	Adílson Rodrigues	loss	SD 10
25	Mar 07, 1987	33	Mike Tyson 20 28-0	loss	UD 12
24	Dec 12, 1986	33	Tim Witherspoon 28 25-2	win	KO 1
23	Aug 23, 1986	33	David Bey	win	UD 10
22	Jun 07, 1986	33	Jesse Ferguson	win	MD 10
21	Apr 05, 1986	33	Mike Weaver 34 28-11-1	win	TKO 1
20	Feb 23, 1986	32	Marvis Frazier 25 15-1	loss	UD 10
19	Jun 15, 1985	32	Tim Witherspoon 27 20-2	loss	UD 12
18	Apr 29, 1985	32	José Ribalta 22 17-1-1	win	SD 10
17	Mar 15, 1985	31	Tony Tubbs 27 19-0	loss	UD 10
16	Nov 09, 1984	31	Larry Holmes 35 45-0	loss	TKO 12
15	May 13, 1984	31	Frank Bruno 22 21-0	win	KO 10
14	Feb 19, 1984	30	Rahim Muhammad	win	TKO 5
13	Nov 04, 1983	30	Leroy Boone	win	TKO 4
12	Aug 23, 1983	30	Walter Santemore	win	TKO 4
11	Jun 14, 1983	30	Eugene Cato	win	KO 4
10	May 10, 1983	30	Lynwood Jones	win	TKO 2
9	Apr 23, 1983	30	Lee Cohen	win	KO 1
8	Apr 02, 1983	29	Nate Robinson	win	TKO 2
7	Dec 14, 1982	29	Larry Givens	win	TKO 3
6	Oct 16, 1982	29	Lonnie Chapman	win	KO 2
5	Sep 11, 1982	29	Chris McDonald	win	MD 8
4	Jul 31, 1982	29	Louis Alexander	win	KO 2
3	Apr 22, 1982	29	Mike Cohen	win	KO 2
2	Jan 30, 1982	28	Ricky Parkey	win	PTS 6
1	Nov 05, 1981	28	James Broad	loss	KO 4