BoxRec: James Smith

James Smith

44 17 1
32 KOs 7 KOs
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 62
rounds 363
KOs 72.73%
career 1981-1999
debut 1981-11-05

ID# 000563
birth name James Odell Smith
sex male
alias Bonecrusher
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 4″   /   193cm
reach 82″   /   208cm
residence Magnolia, North Carolina, USA
birth place Magnolia, North Carolina, USA
followers
18

Box-pro 62 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1999-06-18 Larry Holmes 66 6 0
Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville
L-TKO
2:00    ref: Bill Clancy   Joel Dovenbarger   Bruce Foster   Donald Thomas
1998-11-27 Dave Slaughter 5 23 1
Genesis Center, Gary
W-TKO
1:50    ref: Timothy Adams   Ted Gimza   Johnny Jackson   John Wilson
1998-07-04 Joe Bugner 67 13 1
Carrara Basketball Stadium, Gold Coast
L-RTD

Referee stopped the fight before the start of round 2 when Smith could not continue due to a shoulder injury.
1998-02-25 Lynwood Jones 10 26 0
The Ritz, Raleigh
W-UD
1996-04-11 Troy Roberts 7 1 0
University of British Colombia, Vancouver
W-TKO
2:36    ref: Gord Racette
1995-08-22 Eli Dixon 3 1 1
Civic Center, Raleigh
W-TKO
1:20    ref: Bill Clancy
1995-03-25 Bernd Friedrich 13 4 0
Duesseldorf
W-SD
1994-10-07 Brian Nielsen 12 0 0
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
L-TKO
Smith sustained a cut over his left eye in a clash of heads and was unable to continue.
1994-09-17 Axel Schulz 20 1 1
Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen
L-UD
1994-01-18 Lionel Butler 19 10 1
Civic Auditorium, Omaha
L-TKO
2:19    ref: Harley Cooper   Harry Farner   Mike McGinnis   Steve Pelster
1993-12-03 Lester Jackson 5 1 1
Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
W-UD
"People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament" fight (PRELIMINARY)
1993-12-03 Marshall Tillman 13 9 1
Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
W-UD
"People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament" fight (QUARTER-FINAL)
1993-12-03 Daniel Dancuta 8 2 0
Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
L-UD
ref: Martin Coscino    27-30    27-30    27-30
"People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament" fight (SEMI-FINAL)
1993-09-14 Elijah Tillery 23 6 0
Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1993-08-07 Andrew Stokes 16 9 1
Resorts International, Atlantic City
W-UD
Debra Barnes 99-88   John Riley 99-87   John Stewart 96-90
Stokes down in rounds 1 & 9.
1993-06-26 Kevin Ford 14 3 0
Resorts International, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1993-06-01 Donnell Wingfield 21 4 1
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia
W-TKO
1:53    ref: Joe O'Neill   Bobby Grasso   Ron Greenley   Al Morris
1993-02-27 Michael Moorer 30 0 0
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
L-UD
ref: Frank Cappuccino   Al DeVito 93-98   Henry Eugene Grant 91-99   Vincent Rainone 92-98
1992-06-26 Greg Page 34 10 0
Cleveland State Convocation Centre, Cleveland
L-UD
ref: Bernie Profato   Doug Patterson 93-96   Richard Stewart 92-98   Kathy Terrell 93-97
Smith down once in the 2nd round.
1992-04-24 Dan Wofford 11 17 2
Civic Center, Raleigh
W-RTD
1992-02-15 Mark Wills 11 9 1
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
W-UD
96-94    99-91    96-94
1991-12-13 Andre Crowder 6 16 2
Union Hall, Countryside
W-KO
1:50    ref: Pete Podgorski   Mike Glienna   Jerry Jakubco   Gordon Volkman
1991-11-04 Levi Billups 15 5 0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
L-UD
ref: Lou Filippo   Chuck Hassett 91-98   James Jen Kin 91-98   Rudy Jordan 94-96
Billups down in round nine.
1991-09-24 Marshall Tillman 9 4 1
Landmark Hotel, Metairie
W-TKO
2:14    ref: Lucien Joubert   Martin Coscino   Pete Giarusso   Paul Sita
1991-09-17 Jeff Sims 22 8 0
The Palace, Auburn Hills
W-KO
1:41    ref: Mervin McDonald
1991-08-06 Everett Martin 17 11 1
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
W-TKO
0:50    ref: Marty Sammon   Jack Campbell   Dave Nelson   Marshall Walker
1991-07-22 Kimmuel Odum 12 5 0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-TKO
2:37    ref: Gwen Farrell Adair   Lou Filippo   Rudy Jordan   Lou Moret
IBC Heavyweight Junior World Championship - Odum down thrice in the third round for an automatic stoppage.
1991-06-28 Terry Armstrong 9 13 0
Salle Leyrit, Nice
W-KO
1991-04-27 Lawrence Carter 19 3 0
Civic Center, Raleigh
W-TKO
2:28    ref: Bruce Foster
1990-04-04 Mike Weaver 34 14 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Joe Santarpia   Billy Costello 118-107   Harold Lederman 117-110   Barbara Perez 118-109
WBA Americas Heavyweight Title

1990-02-20 Manoel de Almeida 3 10 2
Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Arthur Mercante
1989-12-14 Mike Rouse 12 3 1
Civic Arena, Saint Joseph
W-KO
1:42    ref: Bill Mosley   Jim Escridge   Chet Hall   Harry Nuthall
1989-10-21 Jesse McGhee 7 4 0
Grady Cole Center, Charlotte
W-TKO
1989-09-29 Calvin Jones 12 2 0
Durham Athletic Park, Durham
W-RTD
1989-07-02 Donovan Ruddock 21 1 1
Cumberland Co. Memorial Arena, Fayetteville
L-KO
1988-07-30 Mike Rouse 11 0 0
Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
D-TD
Rouse, down in 2nd, is unable to continue after being cut by an accidental head-butt.
1987-08-09 Adilson Rodrigues 25 2 0
Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo
L-SD
ref: Antonio Bernardo Soares   Alexandre Dib 100-91   Delcio Gava 97-98   Paulo Laguna 96-98
1987-03-07 Mike Tyson* 28 0 0
Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Mills Lane   Jose Juan Guerra 107-119   Dalby Shirley 107-119   Lou Tabat 106-120

1986-12-12 Tim Witherspoon 25 2 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
2:12    ref: Luis Rivera   Samuel Conde Lopez   Julio Roldan   Joe Santarpia

1986-08-23 David Bey 15 2 0
Cumberland County Auditorium, Fayetteville
W-UD
ref: Luis Rivera   George Colon 98-92   George DeGabriel 98-91   Harold Lederman 97-92
Bey was knocked down in the 10th round
1986-06-07 Jesse Ferguson 14 2 0
Hamilton
W-MD
ref: Luis Rivera   Clevelyn Crichlow 96-96   Gerry Leone 98-94   Victor Richmond 97-95
1986-04-05 Mike Weaver 28 11 1
Coliseum Theatre, Latham
W-TKO
1986-02-23 Marvis Frazier 15 1 0
Auditorium, Richmond
L-UD
ref: Henry Elespuru 95-96   John Campbell 95-96   Joan Ortega 93-97
Frazier down in Round 5
1985-06-15 Tim Witherspoon 20 2 0
Riviera Hotel & Casino, SuperStar Center, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Richard Steele   Dick Cole 109-119   John McSweeny 109-119   Dave Moretti 109-119

1985-04-29 Jose Ribalta 17 1 1
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo
W-SD
Ribalta down in the first round
1985-03-15 Tony Tubbs 19 0 0
Riviera Hotel & Casino, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Davey Pearl   Dave Moretti 93-97   Jerry Roth 93-97   Herb Santos 93-97
WBA heavyweight eliminator.
1984-11-09 Larry Holmes 45 0 0
Riviera Hotel & Casino, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
L-TKO
2:10    ref: Davey Pearl   Henry Elespuru 100-108   Duane Ford 101-108   Glen Hamada 100-109

1984-05-13 Frank Bruno 21 0 0
Wembley Arena, Wembley
W-KO
1:46    ref: Harry Gibbs
1984-02-19 Rahim Muhammad 7 12 0
Hyatt Regency, Tampa
W-TKO
1983-11-04 Leroy Boone 15 15 2
Oasis Ballroom, Tampa
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Max Parker Jr
1983-08-23 Walter Santemore 19 12 0
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1:54    ref: Zach Clayton   William Kostrub 2-0   Milo Savage 1-1   John Stewart 3-0
1983-06-14 Eugene Cato 2 1 0
Ramada Hotel, Charleston
W-KO
1983-05-10 Lynwood Jones 3 4 0
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1983-04-23 Lee Cohen 0 1 0
Brooklyn
W-KO
1983-04-02 Nate Robinson 3 3 0
Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster
W-TKO
1982-12-14 Larry Givens 3 11 0
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1982-10-16 Lonnie Chapman 2 4 0
Coliseum, Charlotte
W-KO
1982-09-11 Chris McDonald 8 0 1
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
W-MD
ref: Rudy Battle 5-2   Frank Brunette 4-4   John Stewart 5-3
1982-07-31 Louis Alexander 2 3 1
Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
W-KO
1982-04-22 Mike Cohen 8 1 0
Sheraton Charleston Hotel, Charleston
W-KO
1982-01-30 Rickey Parkey 2 0 0
Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville
W-PTS
1981-11-05 James Broad 2 0 0
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
L-KO
1:07    ref: Joe O'Neill
Smith, making his pro debut, was knocked out with a left hook to the body.