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.
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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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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 66-13-1 | 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 |