Tell me all about James "Bonecrusher" Smith

James Smith was 6'4 82 inch reach. Of course his weight varies but fought around 230 to 245 most of his career. Finished with a 44-17-1 (32 ko's) record.


Was Ko'd in his 1st fight. Lost to Bill's idol Holmes in his 1st chance at a title.
His only 2 decent wins where Frank Bruno & Tim Witherspoon. He beat Witherspoon for the WBA title then lost in his next fight to Tyson.


After writing this I found this link.

http://experts.about.com/e/j/ja/James_'Bonecrusher'_Smith.htm

Smith wasn't that great, he was medium compared to the greats. He was like Gerry Cooney, he could beat the easy people but not the good ones.

bill1234 said:

Smith wasn't that great, he was medium compared to the greats. He was like Gerry Cooney, he could beat the easy people but not the good ones.

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That sounds about right when talking about BONECRUSHER

White Tyson said:

That sounds about right when talking about BONECRUSHER

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Ditto, all though he did have one of the coolest nick names in the game

"Bone Crusher"

Dr. Wisdom said:

Ditto, all though he did have one of the coolest nick names in the game

"Bone Crusher"

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BONECRUSHER

Just saying it out aloud really makes you think of it as a pretty cool nickname!

Yeah, why do the greats get stuck with the crappy names yet the medium guys get the cool ones?

James "Bonecrusher" Smith simply sounds like a brawler... was that all he was?

White Tyson said:

James "Bonecrusher" Smith simply sounds like a brawler... was that all he was?

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I dont think he would be classified as a brawler.

ERIK said:

I dont think he would be classified as a brawler.

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In-Fighter? Out-Fighter? Swarmer? Hybrid? "Or something I have never heard of?"

He sort of stayed on the outside BUT he stayed there and punched from there.

bill1234 said:

He sort of stayed on the outside BUT he stayed there and punched from there.

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So an Out-Fighter?

I guess you could call him that.