♦ Mike Tyson vs James Smith ♦ FULL FIGHT 1987

[@blockbeater28]

Rest In Peace the Legendary Mills Lane

[@텐고시]

그가 죽었나요???😮

[@mardy_91]

🕊️

[@jimred5700]

Tyson was heavily criticized for this performance. What a lot of people didn`t understand was that even compared to other heavyweight boxers Bonecrusher Smith was freakishly strong. Notice how when Smith grabs hold of Mike he makes no attempt to free himself; there was no point. When Bonecrusher decides he`s going to hold you........he`s going to hold you. There is very little you`re going to do about it.

[@readsomebooks666]

Lots of armchair experts around here, sadly.

[@timp8843]

I would’ve like to see more body work from Mike, but Smith absolutely was the problem. When fighting a great your best offense is a good or illegal defense!

[@timp8843]

@@readsomebooks666 so no one can have an opinion?

[@danieloconnor7387]

Look Smith cannot hold durring the whole damn 12 rounds. He was just trying to servive. If it wasn't so much money involved Smith would of been disqualified. He really should be fined. He didn't even do anything but hold Mike the whole time. People came to see a fight and not a hug fest.

[@RealGruYT]

@@danieloconnor7387exactly

[@damiensmith9240]

Can't help but think that Bonecrusher was offered extra, if he went the distance. That was his only goal - survive to the end, rather than trying to win.

[@Meri_awaaz_jagtar]

I love mike tyson sir .love you sir.l want to hug you sir❤

[@julianlavalley7454]

That guy seemed drunk and Tyson was a little confused by his drunken boxing 😂

[@Tyson_fanspage]

I was also confused about what's happening 😂😊

[@diamonddave16]

15:29 I like the tape glitch. The pictures of them remind me of original Nintendo boxing games

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Smith held on for dear life 😆

[@abcmaya]

LOL yup.... 25:00

[@kevinmunday5782]

Yea True but when he did open up he was dangerous , lesser fighters Tyson would have Walked through regardlèss, So Smith did pretty Well considering . Tony Tucker was much better against Tyson than bonecrusher tho

[@kevinmunday5782]

@@abcmaya Tommy Morrison was doing the Walk Like that against big George Foreman too lol

[@JP-xg6bv]

​@@kevinmunday5782Difference is Tommy was dunking on him in points and Smith wasn't

[@Grendelbc]

Seems like Mike had plenty of opportunity to go to the body but he forgot how? Also, I've always felt that Mike was too quick to accept clinches.

[@abcmaya]

yeah. i always wonder about that. tyson clinching instead of taking advantage of opportunities.

[@artemisftwable]

He himself said he was not good at keeping that perfect distance early on his career. He was supposed to be close because of his lower height, but he also wants to be further enough to avoid clinches.

[@terrell07981]

He definitely didn't go to the body in this fight like he should have but clinching had to be done because of reach difference. You can't deny Tyson is one of the best ever.

[@Mike_Williams32]

He understood he could not ko him.

[@kevinmunday6263]

Smoking Joe Frazier would be Head down and pummelling the Ribs. Marciano would pummle the arms

[@brandonsayer7631]

This fight tested Tyson's patience skill and sanity. Great fight. My respect to bonecrusher too he did great

[@RealGruYT]

Your right smith is a great holder

[@JDA-b14ck0u7]

​@RealGruYT 💯, should of been disqualified.

[@s2wheels]

Bone huggin Smith.😂😂😂

[@brandonsayer7631]

Don't forget. This was a great way for Tyson to show he was a good late round fighter.....he looked great all day in this fight. So did Smith up to the tenth. But I still feel Smith was outclassed the whole fight

[@robnhood1416]

He's still throwing big bombs against Ruddock even in later rounds. He definetely a 6 round fighter after prison.

[@matthiasi8292]

Bonecrusher was a Helluva tough guy. Fought against the best @ the time. Underrated in history of heavyweights.

[@neneshubby]

Say what you want about Smith but he was a crafty, old pro who knew all the tricks to survive and that’s what he was able to do, get his money and go home

[@Major2219]

what year was this?

[@kidmack3556]

One of the best years EVER! NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN.

[@ompatil9554]

​@@kidmack3556 he is too lazy and you are too detailed...

[@kidmack3556]

@ompatil9554 You're right! (About me, at least) With the time it took me to type out the date phonetically, the fight was already over...

[@ompatil9554]

@@kidmack3556 I would've get it even if you didn't reply so move on detailo...

[@zsoneloveradio3227]

Anyone who hugs Tyson this many times is clearly in love with him. Very poor performance for Bonecrusher... he lasted but it wasn't because of skill, but because he avoided 90% of the fight.

[@elkanaxel260]

In this fight Tyson was avoiding by all means not to hit him in the stomach.

[@OtomoTenzi]

Yeargh, and that's when his SHIT started to smell... This fight was FIXED!!! 💩💩💩

[@markoq1879]

Why do you think?

[@jonnyvashonkenshawa1721]

Why

[@ShadowBanned-o_O]

Because he had every opportunity to take body shots but chose not to. Why? Who knows. Tyson's body shots are devastating, he'll use them to create openings for uppercuts. I feel he could have ended the fight SEVERAL rounds earlier if he wanted to.

[@robnhood1416]

My theory is that Tyson gets preasured from sponsors not to end the fight too quick. Leonard mentioned this in one of Tyson post fight interview. Tyson himself probably wants to have fun in the ring longer in some fights. Watch his fight against Biggs and Green, its obvious Mike simply wants to punish them longer. Just because those fights went the distance it didnt mean Tyson was ever in trouble.

[@BLAX832]

Ya boi had a crush on Tyson with all that hugging 😂

[@chadsolomon571]

And Bone Crusher made a surprise appearance to my middle school when I attended back in '88-'91

[@ivanmarquez-f3b]

Cualquier boxeador q le dure a tyson 12 round, encima bien plantado se merece el respeto de todo el mundo.

[@robnhood1416]

Fun fact : the fight was harder for the ref than it was for Mike.

[@markoq1879]

Smith had no idea what to do. I think he knew early on that he couldn't win. Towards the last two rounds he used his reach more. The Tyson head twitch is next level here.

[@markoq1879]

@FullSugarBrah it looks like damage or maybe he is on testosterone… I have no idea but it doesn’t look healthy.

[@lonewolfmcrider7870]

Thx bruh

[@WXSTANG]

Who is Smith!? Never heard of him but good defense. He had Mike figured out defense wise but never capitalized on it. Straight up better then most against Tyson.

[@JalaliSurkhposh]

Big respect for J Smith for staying on his feet for 12 rounds against Mike Tyson.

[@edptoblo]

Smith had an iron jaw here. Took Tysons hardest punches like a brick wall. By far Tysons most difficult fight. Smith should of pressed 20 times more but he fought pretty soft. Got more money for 12 rds.

[@danadane2501]

I remember when watching Bonecrusher fight on his comeback spree as a 10-13 year old. He got up there in contention for the WBO Title which was small task back in the 1990s.

[@carlietoway1167]

THE CHAMP IS HERE 🏆

[@Jason-me1bs]

Tyson was on his way to getting knocked out in the last 10 seconds. Bonecrusher caught him good. Tyson is lucky that it didn’t happen sooner in the round as it would have been his first loss.

[@Boxer-punch]

Who did Mike fight?

[@charlescushman891]

Smith Just held and ran the whole fight. Tyson was so frustrated cuz that dude didnt want to fight that day.

[@lazaromolina8665]

Pelea super ridicula , mas abrazos y vesos que goles.

[@steviejetera313]

The end of the 1st round they say "I hate to see them do that" truth be told that was all Tyson ... Plus they couldn't tell Tyson said something to him

[@s.tavares3257]

It's amazing seeing Mike being able to mitigate that big reach and height disadvantage.. He gave away 10 inches of reach here and almost 5 inches of height.

[@charlenehastings4840]

That’s not fighting that’s hugging one another. I mean honestly James Smith was a shitty fighter.

[@megadave1197]

The last thirty seconds of round 12 Bonecrusher finds the blueprint on how to beat Tyson. I bet he wishes he could of had one more round.

[@jonatasanalisando1079]

Os EUA estão muito a frente do seu tempo, em tudo eles sao os melhores

[@shadicalplayz8932]

20:16 The First Time Mike Fell

[@spastikps4916]

Yup…”fell”…not knocked down.

[@marcodiaz1214]

Esa no la contaron como caída

[@mikecross7019]

“You almost felt the wind of the punch at the ring side apron” A missed punch giving someone chills is satisfying when it’s express the right way. These days it’s just BIGGG right hook missed

[@REAL_PFO]

Smith game plan was to push the fight hoping that Tyson will tire out.

[@williamking3510]

Tyson aún estando descansando en su esquina, sentado.... No dejaba de mover la cabeza, como si tuviera un tik nervioso🤔

[@VictorLopez-qc5sh]

Es de notar. Incluso en plena acción de la pelea.

[@juansantos3805]

Quién, viendo en abril del 2023

[@louismatos248]

Smith just loved Tyson so much ❤️❤️ when you love someone that much all you wanna do is hold them for dear life and never let them go 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PerezSonofJudahJehovahJireh]

Tyson loved throwing elbows. Look at 4:59mark.

[@JP-xg6bv]

Failed left hook. Get your eyes checked Edit: For reference the Jose Ribalta fight, Tyson threw all his short hooks like that and missing them looked exactly like that

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

you have two guys trying to beat each other's face in and there is the ref in a bow tie trying to class up the thing

[@RichardJenzden]

Mike tyson is great fighter forever 👍👍👍

[@mr.chandler9177]

Smith has a longer reach & shoulda kept tyson at bay 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jeremiahsymonette4781]

It's not simple . He crouches too low and moves to quick

[@netsaosa4973]

So true, you would have done better at fighting than mike tyson ❤❤

[@MyronM_erv1220]

This guy Tyson was a walking cheat code I’m so upset I wasn’t into boxing 🥊 back in the day more of a basketball fan missed this era

[@bagdasarsafaryan7612]

Bravo James ! 12 round

[@spideyfreak1202]

Was he grappler or a boxer?

[@leerogers4219]

Bones look like Debo 😂

[@leerogers4219]

Tyson was lucky, Smith was known to break something. Tyson’s mistake, he headed hunted the entire fight. He could have broke Smith down in the earlier rounds had he took it to the body. this would have opened him up for a uppercut. I believe this fight exposed Tyson since he was so used to getting his opponents outta there in the early rounds. Mike was NEVER the same after Buster Douglas.

[@SSSS-ps9vv]

20:11 Tyson down

[@khinghequin8588]

at least tyson won 38:07 😂

[@rafaelechavarriaquintero3779]

Pelea actuada ? Que papelones

[@eldude_dnb]

Bonecrusher? More like bonehugger 😂

[@dariussimmons8859]

😂😂

[@AmericanJohnGrass]

‘86 Tyson >

[@PulseAnimations878]

WAS THAT THE FIGHT OF 87

[@stacie4170]

Mills Lane…best ref EVER

[@jamestatler4569]

Frustrating to watch as Smith keeps on holding ang hugging. He's not boxing, he's just there trying to hang because he'll make a lot of money in this fight.

[@legion6277]

Credit to Tyson, despite being shorter he kept from headbutting the opponent.

[@stacie4170]

Mike should’ve bit his ear 😂😂 love ya Mike!

[@perezprezz5860]

No dejó que se desarrollara Tyson buena estrategia....

[@jonathanroberts7108]

I would have gotten into the fight of the night., with management to get my money refunded

[@MrLavelle83]

At first I couldn't tell was he trying to beat up Mike Tyson or was he trying to make a baby with Mike Tyson😂

[@dariussimmons8859]

😂😂

[@googlepigs7027]

If that had been a 15 round fight, I believe bonecrusher would have got him. This was the beginning of Tyson's decline. It showed other fighters how to beat him.

[@danadane2501]

I Bonecrusher landed a few hard shots before clinching he'd win the fight. Instead he just kinda held on for life and limb. I've never seen James Smith fight this way before or after.

[@justabowlofbitterbeans8238]

since when did they start skipping round 5 in a full fight

[@truthreignsforever9286]

Tyson was frustrated with Smith not being able to do what he did best: put dudes on their butts. But Smith was no walkover. A veteran of the sport. In clinches Smith was physically strong and that was frustrating Tyson a bit, testing his patience. It was somewhat of a boring fight in a way? Smith clinched a lot. But exciting cause it was prime Iron Mike that just KO’d Trevor Berbick in the prior fight, and became the youngest heavyweight champ ever, beating Floyd Patterson’s record as the youngest heavyweight ever.

[@brandonsayer7631]

And Mike shrugged that fight off like it's a Tuesday afternoon not catching a fish at your favourite hole

[@colbygrant3504]

Bone”Crusher”’s offense looks pretty weak, slow, nilly-willy and completely ineffectual….All he really did against Tyson here is over-clutch and shuffle around…And then in the last 7 Seconds of the Fight he suddenly throws a flurry….Lame! Fought not to win…but just to survive…Weak!

[@HiddenPalm]

Yeah but he's the only Mike Tyson opponent who can still use language and go grocery shopping.

[@sheikhu1039]

Whoah there cowboy, can you do better in a ring Vs ironmike?😂

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

He was fighting scared.

[@JDA-b14ck0u7]

​@@HiddenPalm😂😂 underrated comment.

[@tiosilvia2370]

🙏👍👑👑mik tyson🤜🦁

[@ItsMeCash]

Who’s here after see Tyson get knocked down on tik tok

[@FREDDYPISTOLA]

Why wasn't Mike taken a Point off for Hitting wayyy after the Bell Rang...Tell me Why.

[@Odawg96]

The night Bonecrusher became BoneHUGGER.

[@Aces77777]

Both are good sports

[@wilsonconvictor]

16:37 - what a funny comedy skit! lol Just like Jerry Lewis as a boxer

[@wilsonconvictor]

35:07 - that too!

[@kidmack3556]

Don Rickles was the funniest in mimicking famous boxers.

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

If you wanna see Tyson getting dismantled, watch Buster Douglas vs Tyson. one of the best hw fights ever. He was faster and better.

[@tarxan718]

2:12

[@hasiWills1021]

This s how my marriage life is going

[@barcellos1987]

what ? just hugs and kisses but the penis does not lift

[@carlosmedina-ej2iv]

Smith was just a postage stamp.

[@THE_POWER_OF_THE_DOLLA]

Bonecrushers corner man @5:50 "Now listen, don't close your fkn eyes", strange thing to have to say to a fighter 🤔.

[@ericgatlin6414]

I believe Tyson could had fought a 15rd fight that point in his life. He was not at all winded after 12rds of not only boxing but a bigger guy trying to wrestle him

[@mnmplays8706]

Tyson was chapion ? Am i just watching the wrong fights, because this fight mirrors most of tysons fights. The opponents holds on to tyson, but tyson appears to hug his apponent right back.

[@jamespowell9008]

He act like he was scared of Tyson

[@brandonsayer7631]

Mr Mills Lane earned his paycheque this day

[@raymonshults2561]

This fight looks like Mills Lane is dirty.

[@kidmack3556]

I just don't get it... Transpose the name "Bone Crusher" Smith with "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Smith wins this 1987 fight the same way. What did announcer say towards the end of the 3rd Rd.? "It's hard to fight someone who isn't committed to fighting the full three minutes of a round"

[@roberttynski6850]

Back then it was rare that a motel would have HBO which was televising the fight and I really wanted to see it.+ I wound up driving 2 1/2 hours to my folks place to see it. What a waste. Smith was badly intimidated and gave zero effort.

[@BillLowenburg]

Tyson was close to his peak in terms of boxing skills and quickness here. But the fact that he couldn't stop a very slow Bonecrusher Smith begins to demonstrate that Tyson wasn't nearly as good a fighter as the press built him up to be. Smith, Tony Tucker, and Mitch Green were all in the 6'4" range and Tyson couldn't stop any of them. I believe a young Larry Holmes, who was 6'3" with a very long reach and the second-best jab in history (behind Ali, his mentor) would have given Tyson a very hard time and probably would have beaten him. A young Ali, no contest. Tyson was very exciting in his first two or three years because he fought a string of really bad opponents. Go look up their credentials. He was in the ring with absolutely inferior competition and it was designed to make him look invincible. But as we see here with Bonecrusher Smith, Tyson was far from invincible. Most unfortunate was that he was his own worst enemy. But certain things were out of his control. Once Cus D' Amato and Jimmy Jacobs died and Kevin Rooney left, Tyson's once excellent skills deteriorated and he became a brawler whose legend the press successfully kept alive for a while, but Holyfield laid that all to rest.

[@ShawnSweatpants]

Tommy the hitman Hearns owns the best jab in boxing history by a mile

[@magnuslundberg9675]

I looked up their credentials and Tyson didn’t beat the best competition in history, but he certainly did not beat the worst. He beat very good fighters, and he most certainly beat the best of the mid to late 1980’s… Mike defeated 11 former champions or top contenders #1 contender Pinklon Thomas #1 WBA and IBF contender Tyrell Biggs #1 WBA contender Carl Williams former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes undefeated former undisputed light heavyweight champion and lineal heavyweight champion Michael Spinks heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick #2 contender Bonecrusher Smith former heavyweight champion Tony Tubbs former heavyweight champion Tony Tucker future heavyweight champion Frank Bruno #2 cruiserweight contender Alfonzo Ratliff That is 11 opponents ranked #3 or higher in just his first three years. Tyson is often criticized for his 3 decision wins over Green, Smith and Tucker. That he was frustrated, struggled, ran out of gas, couldn't knock them out, they showed Tyson was beatable etc etc. But the scores were not even close. He beat Green with 9-1 9-1 8-2. Smith with 120-106 119-107 119-107 Tucker with 119-111 118-113 116-112. That's not to bad by a "struggling" Tyson and win is a win, even if it is by decision. I agree that Tyson never would have beaten a young Ali, maybe not a young Foreman with a bettertrainer than Dick Sadler, and probably not a prime Holyfield who simply had Tysons number, but Holmes is another story. A prime Holmes would without question have done a lot better against Tyson, a win would be another matter entirely. A some years younger Holmes struggled against 3 opponents that Tyson simply blew away. Trevor Berbick gave Holmes serious problems and a good run for his money. Carl Williams fought quite like Holmes, and lost a controversial decision to him. And of course Michael Spinks beat him. Tyson annihilated all 3 as easily as he did Holmes. They weren't even remotely competitive, that has to mean something.

[@dennislodewijk5426]

Youre so delusional😂

[@dennisparker3467]

💯 on the money, the most overrated heavyweight of all times. Lost to all A-level opposition

[@bigg8329]

Love Mike but people make every excuse under the sun why he lost or just havnt even watched half his fights , he was great but never performed and won against the best of his time

[@WonderBread918]

Smith kinda looks like Debo in the face 😂

[@Hand_Painted_Tie]

Worst Tyson fight of the 1980's. No action at all.

[@enebenzer-p6t]

Thanks to James Clinch.

[@thomasrendall2237]

Smith received a million dollars purse for THAT?? Has to be the worst fight on record.

[@TheDiogoLee]

Luta mais feia do meu idolo Tyson que ja assisti na minha vida. 😔

[@AnHebrewChild]

What's your take on what was up with this fight? What was happening with Tyson?

[@jamespowell9008]

Bone crusher should have never got in the ring.

[@louiecrutchfield8372]

Smith should have been ashamed

[@Sosolidcrew]

If only it was a cuddle competition Smith would of won unanimously having 2 points deducted in different rounds for holding 😂

[@sanfranman4919]

So hard to enjoy most Tyson fights. 2 punches, grab. 2 punches, grab. Repeat. No fluidity. No momentum.

[@ediyantoyanto775]

Sang legenda❤

[@jamespowell9008]

He act like he was scared Tyson

[@ericvogelsang7629]

Horrible fight. Hug and slug

[@SantozMatoz]

Idolaku mike tyson,,,,❤❤❤❤❤

[@MohamedOmer-ql4ci]

ولله المثل الاعلى سبحانه وتعالى عمى يقولون علوا كبيرا

[@mobstakon1]

Man Tyson looked hurt in those last 2 seconds tbh

[@spproductionsnba]

bro what

[@mikebarnes1873]

It's too bad Bonecrusher waited until the final 10 seconds to start actually fighting

[@highway264able]

That fight was terrible…