On December 12, 1986, Tim Witherspoon (25-2, 17 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, James Smith (18-5, 13 KOs).
Tim Witherspoon is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Frank Bruno, 4 months and 23 days ago. James Smith is on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over David Bey, 3 months and 19 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 95.8-4.2 in favor of James Smith. Tim Witherspoon won't be able to do much against Smith.
James Smith made quick work of Tim Witherspoon in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Smith improves his record to 19-5 (14 KOs), while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 25-3.