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	<fight>2284</fight>		<fight>2284</fight>
			*'''[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)
			*'''[[WBA]] World Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Smith)
	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Chuck Hull]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Chuck Hull]]
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]] (Main Event)		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]] (Main Event)
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Smith)
	*[[:Image:TysonSmith.jpg\|On Site Poster]]
	*[[:Image:Tyson.smith.jpg\|Fight Photo 2]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			[[File:1987-03-07 - Mike Tyson vs. James Smith (Program).jpeg\|right\|275px]]
	*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)		*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)
	*Tyson was 20 years old and Smith was 33.		*Tyson was 20 years old and Smith was 33.
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	*The following is from the March 8, 1987, edition of South Florida's ''Sun Sentinel'':		*The following is from the March 8, 1987, edition of South Florida's ''Sun Sentinel'':
	:Instead of bombing away, Smith held to the point of drawing two one-point penalties from referee Mills Lane in the heavyweight title unification bout. . . . Tyson became so frustrated with his opponent's tactics that he engaged in several shoving matches with Smith between rounds. The intensity Tyson displayed during those skirmishes, however, was rarely seen during the actual fight. . . . With everyone from [[Muhammad Ali]] to Vanna White looking on and temperatures dipping into the lower 50s, Tyson came out at the opening bell with two lefts that missed. Smith's first punch, also a left, also missed. The whiffs were omens of what was to come. The best action in the first round came midway through the round on a three-punch combination by Tyson. However, with Smith tying Tyson up instead of punching, the expected first-round fireworks never arrived. There were some sparks, though, at the closing bell as Smith starred at Tyson, drawing a Tyson left well after the bell. Tyson's opened a cut above Smith's left eye at the start of Round 2 with a head butt. The trouble continued for Smith one minute later when Lane penalized Smith one point for continual holding. The lack of action drew boos at the close of the round. And once again the two taunted each after the bell had sounded. Again in Round 3 there was more holding from Smith and more frustration from Tyson, who was unable to land a combination. And yes, more taunting after the bell. Smith began retreating in Round 4, with a Tyson right to the head the only punch of consequence. After the search for pillows began during Rounds 5 and 6, the crowd finally had a chance to cheer in Round 7 when Tyson went down. On a slip. In Round 8, Lane took away a second point from Smith for holding. . . . Tyson continued to look for the big shot -- something Smith wasn't willing to offer. . . . The booing continued. As did the boredom. Smith landed one solid blow, in the final round, but he had little left to follow up with. The misery ended with the bell after Round 12. It could have been worse. It could have been scheduled for 15.		:Instead of bombing away, Smith held to the point of drawing two one-point penalties from referee Mills Lane in the heavyweight title unification bout. . . . Tyson became so frustrated with his opponent's tactics that he engaged in several shoving matches with Smith between rounds. The intensity Tyson displayed during those skirmishes, however, was rarely seen during the actual fight. . . . With everyone from [[Muhammad Ali]] to Vanna White looking on and temperatures dipping into the lower 50s, Tyson came out at the opening bell with two lefts that missed. Smith's first punch, also a left, also missed. The whiffs were omens of what was to come. The best action in the first round came midway through the round on a three-punch combination by Tyson. However, with Smith tying Tyson up instead of punching, the expected first-round fireworks never arrived. There were some sparks, though, at the closing bell as Smith starred at Tyson, drawing a Tyson left well after the bell. Tyson's opened a cut above Smith's left eye at the start of Round 2 with a head butt. The trouble continued for Smith one minute later when Lane penalized Smith one point for continual holding. The lack of action drew boos at the close of the round. And once again the two taunted each after the bell had sounded. Again in Round 3 there was more holding from Smith and more frustration from Tyson, who was unable to land a combination. And yes, more taunting after the bell. Smith began retreating in Round 4, with a Tyson right to the head the only punch of consequence. After the search for pillows began during Rounds 5 and 6, the crowd finally had a chance to cheer in Round 7 when Tyson went down. On a slip. In Round 8, Lane took away a second point from Smith for holding. . . . Tyson continued to look for the big shot -- something Smith wasn't willing to offer. . . . The booing continued. As did the boredom. Smith landed one solid blow, in the final round, but he had little left to follow up with. The misery ended with the bell after Round 12. It could have been worse. It could have been scheduled for 15.
			*[[:File:TysonSmith.jpg\|On Site Poster]], [[:File:Tyson.smith.jpg\|Fight Photo 2]].

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==

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			*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Chuck Hull]]
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]] (Main Event)		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]] (Main Event)
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Smith)
			*[[:Image:TysonSmith.jpg\|On Site Poster]]
			*[[:Image:Tyson.smith.jpg\|Fight Photo 2]]
	~~Mike~~ Tyson, his punching power negated by a survival-minded opponent, landed some heavy single punches and outworked James Smith to capture his second heavyweight championship. Smith's main objective appeared to be to last the distance. ~~He held onto Tyson throughout the fight, and Referee Mills Lane took a point away from Smith in the second round and again in the eighth for excessive holding~~. ~~Tyson hit Smith was a jab well after the bell to end the opening round and a cut opened on the outside of Smith's left eye in Round~~ 2~~. Smith's best moment came in the final seconds when he opened up and caught Tyson with a right hand.~~

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	~~[[file:TysonSmith.jpg\|right\|225px\|thumb]]~~		*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)
	*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)		*Tyson was 20 years old and Smith was 33.
	*It was the first bout in which Tyson was announced as "Iron" Mike Tyson.		*Smith had an 11-inch reach advantage and a six-inch height advantage.
	*~~Smith,~~ a 7 to 1 ~~betting underdog,~~ was ~~13 years older than Tyson~~ and ~~held~~ a ~~ten-inch reach advantage~~ and ~~a five and a half inch height advantage~~.		*This was the first bout in which Tyson was announced as "Iron" Mike Tyson.
	*~~Fight~~ was part of the HBO heavyweight unification tournament, ~~with the winner supposed to meet~~ [[Michael Spinks]] for ~~the~~ [[~~IBF~~]] ~~Heavyweight Title~~. Spinks, ~~however~~, ~~dropped out of the tournament and elected~~ to fight [[Gerry Cooney]]. ~~Spinks was subsequently stripped of his title. The title then went~~ up ~~for grabs in May of 1987 in~~ [[Tony Tucker vs. James Douglas]].		*Tyson was a 7 to 1 favorite.
			*Tyson's purse was $1.5 million and Smith's was $1 million.
			*There was a crowd of 13,851.
			*Referee Mills Lane deducted points from Smith for excessive holding in rounds two and eight.
			*According to [[Compubox\|CompuBox]], Smith landed only 51 of the 233 he threw, while Tyson connected on 191 of 317.
			*This fight was part of the HBO heavyweight unification tournament. The winner would fight the [[IBF]] heavyweight champion later in the year for the unified championship. One week before Tyson faced Smith, [[IBF]] champion [[Michael Spinks]] was stripped of the title for refusing to fight [[Tony Tucker]], the sanctioning body's No. 1 contender. Spinks, who was also the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|lineal champion]], chose to [[Michael Spinks vs. Gerry Cooney\|fight]] [[Gerry Cooney]] instead for a much larger purse. Tucker ended up [[Tony Tucker vs. James Douglas\|fighting]] [[James (Buster) Douglas]] for the vacant IBF belt.
			*The following is from the March 8, 1987, edition of South Florida's ''Sun Sentinel'':
			:Instead of bombing away, Smith held to the point of drawing two one-point penalties from referee Mills Lane in the heavyweight title unification bout. . . . Tyson became so frustrated with his opponent's tactics that he engaged in several shoving matches with Smith between rounds. The intensity Tyson displayed during those skirmishes, however, was rarely seen during the actual fight. . . . With everyone from [[Muhammad Ali]] to Vanna White looking on and temperatures dipping into the lower 50s, Tyson came out at the opening bell with two lefts that missed. Smith's first punch, also a left, also missed. The whiffs were omens of what was to come. The best action in the first round came midway through the round on a three-punch combination by Tyson. However, with Smith tying Tyson up instead of punching, the expected first-round fireworks never arrived. There were some sparks, though, at the closing bell as Smith starred at Tyson, drawing a Tyson left well after the bell. Tyson's opened a cut above Smith's left eye at the start of Round 2 with a head butt. The trouble continued for Smith one minute later when Lane penalized Smith one point for continual holding. The lack of action drew boos at the close of the round. And once again the two taunted each after the bell had sounded. Again in Round 3 there was more holding from Smith and more frustration from Tyson, who was unable to land a combination. And yes, more taunting after the bell. Smith began retreating in Round 4, with a Tyson right to the head the only punch of consequence. After the search for pillows began during Rounds 5 and 6, the crowd finally had a chance to cheer in Round 7 when Tyson went down. On a slip. In Round 8, Lane took away a second point from Smith for holding. . . . Tyson continued to look for the big shot -- something Smith wasn't willing to offer. . . . The booing continued. As did the boredom. Smith landed one solid blow, in the final round, but he had little left to follow up with. The misery ended with the bell after Round 12. It could have been worse. It could have been scheduled for 15.

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"Mike Tyson was impressive against Trevor Berbick, but Berbick isn't the puncher I am. When Tyson ~~fight~~ me, it's going to be a great fight. A bang-bang fight." - James Smith		*"Mike Tyson was impressive against Trevor Berbick, but Berbick isn't the puncher I am. When Tyson fights me, it's going to be a great fight. A bang-bang fight." - James (Bonecrusher) Smith before the fight
	*When I was trying to put the punches together he grabbed. This hurts boxing. This is show business~~. People~~ expect a performance. I won every round and it was an easy fight. In the last round, he hit me with a good shot, but it didn't hurt me. it just took my legs away." - Mike Tyson		*Everyone says they're going to come out and take it to me, until the bout starts. I'm one who doesn't intimidate or shake easy." - Mike Tyson before the fight
	~~== Sources ==~~		*"I wanted to break his concentration. I did the best I could. He can punch. He has a devastating left hook, but he couldn't knock out the Bonecrusher." - James (Bonecrusher) Smith after the fight
	*"~~Smith a novelty~~ in ~~boxing circles~~" (~~1986, Dec 14~~) ''~~Houston Chronicle''. p. 11~~. [http://~~www~~.~~chron~~.com/~~CDA/archives/archive.mpl~~/~~1986_428046~~/~~smith~~-a-~~novelty~~-~~in-boxing-circles.html\| Article]~~		*"When I was trying to put the punches together he grabbed. This hurts boxing. This is show business, people expect a performance. I won every round and it was an easy fight. In the last round, he hit me with a good shot, but it didn't hurt me, it just took my legs away." - Mike Tyson after the fight
	*"Tyson ~~fails to catch Smith but wins title~~" ~~(1987~~, ~~Mar. 9)~~ ''~~The Glasgow Herald~~'' ~~p. 10.~~ [~~http~~://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dC41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KULAAAAIBAJ&dq=~~mike%20tyson%20bonecrusher%20smith~~&pg=~~4258%2C1777056\| Article~~]		*"I nailed him in the last round, finally caught him. I buckled his knees, but the fight was nearly over by then." - James (Bonecrusher) Smith after the fight
			*"He didn't want to fight. He didn't want to win." - Mike Tyson after the fight

			== Newspaper Articles ==
			*[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-08/sports/8701150113_1_punch-bell-round "12-round Decision For Tyson" By Ira Winderman, ''Sun Sentinel'', March 8, 1987]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19870309&id=dC41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KULAAAAIBAJ&pg=4258,1777056&hl=en "Tyson fails to catch Smith but wins title" ''Glasgow Herald'', March 9, 1987]

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	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]]		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]] (Main Event)
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)

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			*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]]
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)


			Mike Tyson, his punching power negated by a survival-minded opponent, landed some heavy single punches and outworked James Smith to capture his second heavyweight championship. Smith's main objective appeared to be to last the distance. He held onto Tyson throughout the fight, and Referee Mills Lane took a point away from Smith in the second round and again in the eighth for excessive holding. Tyson hit Smith was a jab well after the bell to end the opening round and a cut opened on the outside of Smith's left eye in Round 2. Smith's best moment came in the final seconds when he opened up and caught Tyson with a right hand.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	[[file:TysonSmith.jpg\|right\|225px\|thumb]]		[[file:TysonSmith.jpg\|right\|225px\|thumb]]
	*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)		*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)
	*Smith ~~entered as~~ a 7 to 1 betting underdog.		*It was the first bout in which Tyson was announced as "Iron" Mike Tyson.
	*Fight was part of the HBO heavyweight unification tournament.		*Smith, a 7 to 1 betting underdog, was 13 years older than Tyson and held a ten-inch reach advantage and a five and a half inch height advantage.
	*Tyson ~~easily won his second world title~~, but ~~Smith~~'~~s negative tactics turned~~ the fight ~~into~~ a ~~dreary spectacle~~.		*Fight was part of the HBO heavyweight unification tournament, with the winner supposed to meet [[Michael Spinks]] for the [[IBF]] Heavyweight Title. Spinks, however, dropped out of the tournament and elected to fight [[Gerry Cooney]]. Spinks was subsequently stripped of his title. The title then went up for grabs in May of 1987 in [[Tony Tucker vs. James Douglas]].
	*~~The bout~~ was ~~billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds~~ trying to ~~survive~~.
	*The [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champion Smith held and ~~grabbed Tyson every time his younger opponent got within punching range~~.		== Quotes ==
	*Only in the ~~final seconds did Smith open up~~, ~~rocking Tyson~~ with a ~~big right hand~~, but it ~~was much too late to make~~ a ~~difference~~.		*"Mike Tyson was impressive against Trevor Berbick, but Berbick isn't the puncher I am. When Tyson fight me, it's going to be a great fight. A bang-bang fight." - James Smith
	*Tyson ~~won wide on the scorecards without enhancing his reputation~~.		*When I was trying to put the punches together he grabbed. This hurts boxing. This is show business. People expect a performance. I won every round and it was an easy fight. In the last round, he hit me with a good shot, but it didn't hurt me. it just took my legs away." - Mike Tyson
			== Sources ==
			*"Smith a novelty in boxing circles" (1986, Dec 14) ''Houston Chronicle''. p. 11. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1986_428046/smith-a-novelty-in-boxing-circles.html\| Article]
			*"Tyson fails to catch Smith but wins title" (1987, Mar. 9) ''The Glasgow Herald'' p. 10. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dC41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KULAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike%20tyson%20bonecrusher%20smith&pg=4258%2C1777056\| Article]

Sweetscientist at 20:44, 12 July 2012

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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			*Mike Tyson 28-0 (26 KOs) vs. James Smith 19-5 (14 KOs)
			*Smith entered as a 7 to 1 betting underdog.
			*Fight was part of the HBO heavyweight unification tournament.
	*Tyson easily won his second world title, but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.		*Tyson easily won his second world title, but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.
	*The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.		*The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.

Withoutthee88 at 03:41, 18 December 2011

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)
	*'''Weights:''' Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== ~~Comments~~ ==		== Notes ==
	*Tyson easily won his second world title, but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.		*Tyson easily won his second world title, but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.
	*The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.		*The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.

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	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Tyson ~~defending~~)~~<br>~~		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Tyson)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Smith ~~defending~~)~~<br>~~		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of Smith)
	*'''Weights:''' Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs		*'''Weights:''' Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs
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	== ~~Comment(s):~~ ==		== Comments ==
	- Tyson easily won his second world title but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.~~<br>~~		*Tyson easily won his second world title, but Smith's negative tactics turned the fight into a dreary spectacle.
	- The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.~~<br>~~		*The bout was billed as a must-see collision of two big punchers, but instead Smith spent almost the entire 12 rounds trying to survive.
	- The [[WBA]] ~~champ~~ Smith held and grabbed Tyson every time his younger opponent got within punching range.~~<br>~~		*The [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champion Smith held and grabbed Tyson every time his younger opponent got within punching range.
	- Only in the final seconds did Smith open up, rocking Tyson with a big right hand, but it was much too late to make a difference.~~<br>~~		*Only in the final seconds did Smith open up, rocking Tyson with a big right hand, but it was much too late to make a difference.
	- Tyson won ~~widely~~ on the scorecards without enhancing his reputation.		*Tyson won wide on the scorecards without enhancing his reputation.

JollyDee at 22:19, 3 October 2008

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	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Tyson defending)<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Tyson defending)<br>
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Smith defending)<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Smith defending)<br>
	*Weights: Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs		*'''Weights:''' Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs
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Rowdytimothy: remove category

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Smith defending)<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Smith defending)<br>
	*'''Referee:''' [[Mills Lane]]<br>
	*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Lou Tabat]] (120-106), [[Dalby Shirley]] (119-107), [[Jose J. Guerra]] (119-107)<br>
	*Weights: Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs		*Weights: Tyson 219 lbs, Smith 233 lbs
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	- Only in the final seconds did Smith open up, rocking Tyson with a big right hand, but it was much too late to make a difference.<br>		- Only in the final seconds did Smith open up, rocking Tyson with a big right hand, but it was much too late to make a difference.<br>
	- Tyson won widely on the scorecards without enhancing his reputation.		- Tyson won widely on the scorecards without enhancing his reputation.

	~~[[Category:1987 Bouts\|Tyson vs. Smith]]~~