On July 4, 1998, Joe Bugner (66-13-1, 39 KOs) and James Smith (43-15-1, 31 KOs) meet in the ring in a 1-round heavyweight bout.
Joe Bugner is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Bob Mirovic, 2 months and 14 days ago. James Smith is on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Lynwood Jones, 4 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Bugner at 99-1 winning odds. James Smith really doesn't have much to present against Bugner.
Joe Bugner stopped James Smith via TKO in the 1st round. Bugner improves his record to 67-13-1 (40 KOs), while Smith adds a loss to his record at 43-16-1.