1987 HBO Legendary Nights Fight Mike Tyson vs James Smith 2

[sub3by08]

I think it must have been frustrating to box Tyson. His head movement is phenomenal. The way he bobs & weaves and slips punches is much more entertaining than his big shots. You can get any big cat off the street and he can throw a big punch. But Tyson was unbelievable

at making you miss.

I wish Mike would get into coaching. I know he says he will never get back in the ring and I understand and respect that. But, he has so much knowlege of this sport, it's a shame he doesn't teach.

[plsniper]

at 8:54 Tyslon looks like he's about to kiss him. That's not the firs time I've seen this. He might be bi???

[SuperDelusionist]

@plsniper only after prison.

[maradona1155]

tyson is tyson he's still one of the greates boxer all time

[kanguesso]

Bone Crusher Smith is one of the toughest SOBs in Boxing history. He took Tyson's best punches and smiled at him and he almost got Tyson at the very end. Smith had only been knocked down ONCE in his career when he fought Tyson and you can see how tough the man was because Tyson was not able to knock him down once. You put a young Bone Crusher smith in there and Tyson would have huge problems.

[zinowor]

@kanguesso I think that Smith dude is just thrash, he's not tough at all. Tyson barely got any clean punches in and his face swelled up anyway.

Also, Smith fights like a bitch. I can imagine him fighting against everyone like that, which makes it only natural that people have trouble knocking him down.

[Galwaybanana]

a young james smith vs tyson would have been golden stuff

[pacotellez1]

Smith did an oustanding fight takinc consideration 2 things: Tyson was on his prime, and 13 years younger than him. Smith was showing better manners and way much more experience. Tyson was just brute force and needed a lot to learn yet. Hej: I love watching Tyson fights. Is not this one one of his best.... at all..

[Atrisk351]

farout he grabs alot...

[IndustrialEngineer91]

lol @ 7:35

[gfine2000]

Smith wasn't crushing no bones here but he did take a lot shots other boxers would have fallen from early in the fight I'll give him that.

[inular]

he sticks his tongue out LOL

[Smoothjordy]

whats up with tysons neck??

[Wardfolio]

Back then you didn't "FIGHT" Mike Tyson, you "SURVIVED" Mike Tyson!

[The420Chronic420]

8:56 holy shit how did smith survive that body shot!

[Gasman691]

with mike tysons agility speed and mobility he would of made an awsome point guard

[impac01]

I love Mike's elbow hits (4:53). He did it in many fights and was smart enough it looked like short punch.

[UltraProle21]

@impac01 lol i never noticed that. f'n awesome.

[LedWhisky69]

@impac01 It's not intentional; just what happens sometimes when you miss a punch, but keep your elbows up high. In fact, most fighters are taught to keep their elbows up high when punching just in case an elbow may land if the glove misses. It's just a part of boxing like kidney punches, holding and hitting, check hooks, etc. All technically illegal, but often times allowed to slide because boxing, being a very physical sport, would suck if you stopped the action everytime something happened.

[djcharlieking]

this guy should have been ko in the first round if he would have actually fight!

[dedzakosyo]

AN IRON INDEED

[simpletruths10]

WHY DIDNT HE KNOCK HIM OUT MAN, SHOULD OF KNOCKED HIM OUT

[DjiEnn]

@simpletruths10

a) He couldn't

b) He didn't want to

c) Jesus told him not to

[PouyaJackson]

Whats wrong with mikes neck?

[masluh9]

ur not wrong smith had nothing on foreman the old or the young one

[AMGRULEZ]

James "pussy" smith. Lol.

[danning1]

Zzzzzzzzz! I saw more exciting fights on the playground when I was in grade school, even ones the teachers broke up quickly.

[AxelRobinoo]

I'm seriously getting pissed with all his holding. lol.

[LedWhisky69]

Bonecrusher fought this fight like a fuckin' bitch. He knew he couldn't win, so he just did everything he could to keep from getting knocked out. Pretty pathetic, really.

[vacakpocok]

@LedWhisky69 If you were brave enough to fight with Tyson would you just do everything you can to get knocked down ASAP? If not, you are pathetic.

[LedWhisky69]

@vacakpocok No, idiot, you fight to win. Bonecrusher was a champion and a seasoned pro. If he was so scared of getting hurt or knocked out that he felt like he would have to run away all night, then why bother taking the fight at all? In other words, this is the worst kind of performance there is in boxing. If he took some chances, fought a good fight with Tyson, and got knocked out, the fans would have actually respected him a lot more. Running for 12 rounds gains you no respect at all.

[masluh9]

bonecrusher said b4 da fight im gonna do u like foreman did frazier, so it would be good to hear his interview after da fight lol

[muclesmarinara]

@masluh9 Well Bonecrusher was no George Foreman. George never held like a bitch,George came to brawl.

[masluh9]

no post fight interview with this fight???????????????

[thetruthis9]

@masluh9 yeah i hate when they cut out the interview...lame...

[scoppy80]

Too one sided, Bonecrusher Smith got confused and kept running like a bitch. Mike Tyson was always coming and ready to fight, that's a fighter.

[alwaysApril1st]

Mike tyson always fought people that were so much bigger than him.

Its fucking impossible to knock out all everyone of those big men.

[GoodAlwaysDieYoung]

Unanimous decision!!

[dverity76]

1 more minute and Tyson would have been knocked out.

[ccline84]

Its not a muscle twitch, Tyson is moving his head trying to anticipate punches and throw off the timing of the other guys punches. He was a very good boxer early in his career.

[kvntraveller]

why is tyson keep moving his head to the left like he has a twitch or something?

[ninphous]

@kvntraveller yea i saw that too, idk what that is

[15551cue]

james keeps running an holding thats how he survived so many rounds

[MNDbOyZ]

mike keeps on ticking his head

[MICWORD87]

mike is like a pitbull

[71meshuggah]

Fuckin' WOW!! I'm aware that this fight was not one of Mike's best. and, yes, there was some stretches of boring boxing, but, "DAMN!" with the editing. I felt like I was witnessing inside the mind of someone with ADD.

*punch thrown* EDIT

*punch thrown* EDIT

"Speaking of theater--" EDIT.

I'm sure there was some good exchange between Tyson and Smith during certain missing parts of the---

EDIT!!

[ah93704]

@71meshuggah are you retarded? do you have ADD? You sound like a fucking moron!

[71meshuggah]

@ah93704....and have you watched the other Tyson fights on Youtube, ya fuckin' dummy? Every other fight?! Not choppy. Not edited. The WHOLE fight!

I know you were trigger-happy to start some shit with someone you don't know for the fucksake of it...but, next time..and this is VERY IMPORTANT....don't act like a 12-year-old. Know what the fuck you're talking about!!

[IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

@71meshuggah

Fuckin' WOW!! I'm aware that this fight was not one of Mike's best. and, yes, there was some stretches of boring boxing, but, "DAMN!" with the editing. I felt like I was witnessing inside the mind of someone with ADD.

*punch thrown* EDIT

*punch thrown* EDIT

"Speaking of theater--" EDIT.

I'm sure there was some good exchange between Tyson and Smith during certain missing parts of the---

EDIT!!

[dimashenkov]

@EllSieMovies may be he sold the fight

[commierocket]

Smith was just trying to save face, and not get embarrassed by a twenty year old "kid". I give him credit for frustrating Tyson in his prime.

[iaintmadatcha]

what i loved most about Tyson was his fearlessness! In every fight he had he never took 1 step backwards he was always the instigator! and to think he was using this style knowing he's younger than his opponents ! what a legend!

[Megadeth72]

@iaintmadatcha yap, even in the fight where he was losing... against douglas, holyfield and lewis... he still trying to coming forward and throwing punches, even in weak condition. You cant find any fight of Tyson where he acted like Hopkins!

[sergiolemus87]

@iaintmadatcha Yeah hes like Julio cesar chavez

[cardlearner82]

this guy looks so bumy in the tyson fight in the beggening he looks lousy and slow motion and tyson didnt look his best here he looked like he was like practicing how to move just u know having fun.. were already out here lol

[truthhitmanisback]

MUHAMMAD ALI

[MyLifeRSC]

James Smith knows he's in a bad way. He's a shit fuck smith

[koroxlover]

Im gonna Join Boxing now.

[xde0mega]

wow..... most boring fight EVER. that sucked.

[KILLA13775]

Super clean right at 8:28. Thats how a mitt sounds.

[Shibidywow]

After watching this, I am now certain that Ali would have kicked Tysons ass.

[blackoil911]

@Shibidywow i agree ,, but let us not forget how Tyson always will be in memory as not the greatist but a Great boxer

i totally agree holfyeild was also better

but i must give Tyson credit , he has alot of very good matches and the way he finishes his opponents is incredible

Tyson put Boxing back on the map!!!!! for all those who werent the perfect 6 foot , he proved it snot about that

its about your genetics'' like my bio teacher said , tyson had the ability to kill with his hand

[warmonk82]

@Shibidywow tyson got better after this big boy . It would be a good fight but tyson would win hands down if he cuts the ring off.

[sausageNmash1990]

@Shibidywow TYSON WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE IS THE BEST BOXER IN HISTORY..... YOU TALK SHIT, YOU WORTHLESS PUSSY.....

[Wardfolio]

How did smith even get a chance to fight Tyson, He is a coward!

[bigdatut]

Smith's corner was screaming at him in this fight. He was tying up ok, but he had gone into a defensive shell, he was going right hand crazy, and he basically gave up his belt without even trying. He did connect with some big punches in the last round, but at that point his only hope was a last second KO, and it just wasn't in the cards. Smith never really hit the big time again.

[mmcneil777]

Bonecrusher kind of fought like Lennox Lewis, except LL had more ring generalship and bigger, more consistent jab.

[mobus1603]

Smith just wrapped up Tyson, ran around, and frustrated the hell out of him. This was about the only way anyone could fight Tyson without getting killed. Couldn't believe that Smith actually got some good shots in at the end. Horrible fight, though.

[hotwelder2010]

Tyson was definately one of the most entertaining fighters to watch. His look...his speed....his powerful knockout punch.....and his ability to defend himself Fighters like him made the sport great. Too bad he let himself to to pot.

[yellowpokerman]

great fight!

[MrIronval]

kind reminds me of the tyson mitch green fight he never had a chance just kept on clinching i think at this point of iron mike's carreer his oponents were happy to go the distance

[Wardfolio]

@MrIronval You're absolutely right! I remember back then and Tyson fights were so short in time, people expected him to knock his opponents out quick. So his opponents use to hold him and try to last, just to prove some sort of pathetic pride of lasting.

Tyson was like a Chicago bulls game with Jordan, you expected him to zoom past opponents, lol!

[PUGCAT]

Mills Lane earned his money for Cus this match, first instruction "don't push off", but seriously Smith showed great ring generalship, a bit of head bounce, some movement, an iron chin, plus having your head together and being stronger than Tyson and you go the distance for 12 rounds, what would have happened for 15?

[Jamietheboi91]

Tyson like this can beat anyone.

[Dilmar]

i like this smith he is a master of boring boxing but he is not brave enough

[capablemachine]

Too much holding, James Smith is a bum.

[wendalboy]

boy that fight stank the place out big time