Mike Tyson vs. James Smith (07.03.1987) - HQ Best Quality Full Fight

On March 7, 1987, Mike Tyson faced James “Bonecrusher” Smith at the Las Vegas Hilton in Nevada in a heavyweight title unification bout. Tyson entered as WBC heavyweight champion, while Smith held the WBA title, making this one of the key early unification fights of Tyson’s rise. Tyson was forced to go the full 12 rounds, as Smith used frequent clinching to slow the pace and avoid Tyson’s usual destructive combinations. Even so, Tyson clearly outworked Smith and won a unanimous decision by scores of 120-106, 119-107, and 119-107. This victory gave Tyson another world title and moved him closer to full heavyweight supremacy. It also showed that even when he could not score a knockout, he could dominate a champion over the championship distance. Fight facts Date: March 7, 1987. Venue: Las Vegas Hilton, Nevada. Division: Heavyweight. Titles at stake: WBC and WBA heavyweight titles. Result: Mike Tyson won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Judges’ scores: 120-106, 119-107, 119-107. 👏 Support this Channel: ►►  / legendsofboxing   👕 Merchandise: ►►SOON! to be continued! 🎨 I restore & colorize your projects, PayPal Donations: LegendsofBoxingYT@gmail.com Thank you! ______________________________________________________________________ 🔔 Join my Discord Server:   / discord   ►►📜All My YouTube Channels 🥊My Main Channel "Legends of Boxing":    / legendsofboxing   🥊My Second Boxing Channel "Legends of Boxing in Color":    / @legendsofboxingincolor   🥊My Third Boxing Channel "Legends of Boxing: Modern Classics":    / @legendsofboxing2   📖My History Channel "Time Travel: Colorized Archive":    / @timetravelhistoryincolor   🌍Social ►   / legends_of_boxing1     / timetravel_history_in_color   #MikeTyson #JamesSmith #BonecrusherSmith #TysonSmith #HeavyweightBoxing #BoxingHistory #ClassicBoxing #FullFight #VintageBoxing #1987Boxing #BoxingLegends #HQBoxing #boxing #LegendsofBoxing #boxingclassics #Legend #boxinghistory #fight #knockout #boxingstories #athletestories #lifestories #pugilism #bareknuckle #fighting #boxinghistory #boxer #boxingclassics #boxinglegends #halloffame #boxinghalloffame #goldenera #boxinggoldenera #boxergram #boxerlife #boxerlifestyle #boxing #boxinghistory #pugilist #legendaryfighter #classics #Legendary #motivation #boxingmotivation #dempsey #boxers #UnseenHistories #VisualHistory #ColorGraph #Colorized #Colorization #ColorizedPhoto #History #HistoricalPhotos #Deoldify #AIcolorization #colorização #colourised #historia #colourise #colorization #restauracao #colourisedphoto #colorizedphoto #colouryourpast #colorizedhistory #colorizedhistoricalphotos #boxer #boxen #boxing #colorizedphoto #boxing #boxinghistory #sweetscience #colorization #p4p #boxing #boxeo #boxen #Boxsport #boxinghistory #boxingworld #boxinglife #boxingfans #boxingfanatik #boxinglegends #boxingicon #boxinglegend #blackandwhite #boxingtraining #boxinghistory #legend #jab #history #boxing #boxeo #sweetscience #knockout #epic #epicfights