Larry Holmes vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith - Revision history

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	*Deal signed on September 14.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/137203548/]		*Deal signed September 14-17.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/137203548/]
	*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.		*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.
	*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].		*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].

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	! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old
	\|-		\|-
	\| WBA \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBA \|\| NR \|\| 02.05.1984 \|\| by 24.05.1984
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	\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A

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	! colspan="4"\| 1+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 1+ Mth. Old
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	\| WBA \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBA \|\| 9 \|\| 30.06.1984 \|\| by 24.07.1984
	\|-		\|-
	\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 23.07.1984 \|\| by 06.08.1984		\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 23.07.1984 \|\| by 06.08.1984
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	! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old
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	\| WBA \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBA \|\| 9 \|\| 01.06.1984 \|\| by 15.06.1984
	\|-		\|-
	\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 26.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984		\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 26.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984

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	\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
	\|-		\|-
	\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 01.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984		\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 26.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984
	\|-		\|-
	\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A

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	\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| WBC \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 23.07.1984 \|\| by 06.08.1984
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	\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A

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	\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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			\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 01.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984		\| WBC \|\| NR \|\| 01.06.1984 \|\| 26.06.1984
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			\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBC \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
			\|-
			\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| Ring \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A

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 *Deal signed on September 14.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/137203548/]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:1423Poster.jpg\|right\|275px]]		[[File:1423Poster.jpg\|right\|275px]]
	*Deal signed by September 18.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/~~680604259~~/]		*Deal signed on September 14.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/137203548/]
	*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.		*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.
	*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].		*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:1423Poster.jpg\|right\|275px]]		[[File:1423Poster.jpg\|right\|275px]]
	*~~Official on~~ September 18.		*Deal signed by September 18.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/680604259/]
	*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.		*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.
	*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].		*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].

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	*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.		*According to the Associated Press and [[Sports Illustrated]], Holmes earned $1 million and Smith $175,000.
	*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].		*This was Holmes' first fight as [[IBF]] champion. He relinquished the [[WBC]] title on December 11, 1983, and accepted the IBF title following a dispute with the WBC and promoter [[Don King]] over how much money he would make for a mandatory defense against WBC No. 1 contender [[Greg Page]].
	*This was Holmes' first fight since defeating [[Marvis Frazier]] on November 25, 1983. Holmes had been scheduled to face [[John Tate]] on April 6, 1984, but the fight was canceled after Tate injured his shoulder in training. Holmes was then set to meet [[WBA]] champion [[Gerrie Coetzee]] on June 8, 1984, but the match was postponed because the promoter, JPD Sports, had trouble coming up with funding, but was still expected to take place in September. ~~Around mid-~~June, John Tate and Bonecrusher Smith ~~were already mentioned~~ as potential warm-up fights before the Coetzee fight. There was then a legal dispute over who had the right to promote a Holmes-Coetzee bout.		*This was Holmes' first fight since defeating [[Marvis Frazier]] on November 25, 1983. Holmes had been scheduled to face [[John Tate]] on April 6, 1984, but the fight was canceled after Tate injured his shoulder in training. Holmes was then set to meet [[WBA]] champion [[Gerrie Coetzee]] on June 8, 1984, but the match was postponed because the promoter, JPD Sports, had trouble coming up with funding, but was still expected to take place in September. On June 13, Holmes mentioned John Tate and Bonecrusher Smith as potential warm-up fights before the Coetzee fight. There was then a legal dispute over who had the right to promote a Holmes-Coetzee bout.
	*In 2009, Holmes told the following to Michael Kay, host of the YES Network's "Centerstage":		*In 2009, Holmes told the following to Michael Kay, host of the YES Network's "Centerstage":
	:"I was trying to make a lot of money real quick. And 'Bonecrusher' popped in the picture. They gave me $3.5 million to fight him. And I shouldn't have fought James 'Bonecrusher' Smith because three weeks before that I had got a hemorrhoid operation. But for $3.5 million to go out there and fight James 'Bonecrusher' Smith? So I went out there and I fought him. I was bleeding after the fight, but I got $3.5 million. I put a patch back there and come on down."		:"I was trying to make a lot of money real quick. And 'Bonecrusher' popped in the picture. They gave me $3.5 million to fight him. And I shouldn't have fought James 'Bonecrusher' Smith because three weeks before that I had got a hemorrhoid operation. But for $3.5 million to go out there and fight James 'Bonecrusher' Smith? So I went out there and I fought him. I was bleeding after the fight, but I got $3.5 million. I put a patch back there and come on down."