Larry Holmes vs James Smith - Highlights (MASTER BOXER VS. POWER PUNCHER)
Vložit
- čas přidán 29. 06. 2023
- #legendaryjab #theeastonassassin #holmesvssmith
** NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED **
SUBSCRIBE to our CZcams channel 👉 / @jeffjacksonboxing
November 9th, 1984. The undefeated inaugural IBF Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes aka “The Easton Assassin” defended his title against James “Bonecrusher” Smith in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At this juncture, Smith’s only blemish was a KO4 defeat to future top contender James Broad in his pro debut.
Prefight records; Holmes 45(32)-0, Smith 14(12)-1.
In Jun 1978, 28 year old Holmes captured the WBC Heavyweight Title via a razor slim SD15 over Ken Norton.
Between November 1978 and September 1983, Holmes retained the crown a record 16x before relinquishing it due to troubles with the WBC, as he was ordered to take on Greg Page who was their No. 1 contender or be stripped of the title.
Holmes refused to take on his mandatory as he felt short-changed with the offer of USD2.5 million to fight 23 year old Page as he made USD3.1 million against Marvis Frazier in November 1983 whom he easily dispatched via TKO1.
On December 11th 1983, the newly formed IBF made the decision to recognize Larry Holmes as their champion and for his 1st title defense he was set to take on the hard hitting James Smith.
Going into the fight, the 31 year old Smith had a notable win over Frank Bruno while the 35 year old Holmes had defeated top oppositions such as Tex Cobb, Mike Weaver, Renaldo Snipes, Leon Spinks, Tim Witherspoon, Ken Norton, Alfredo Evangelista, Gerry Cooney, Tiger Williams, Scott LeDoux, Trevor Berbick & Earnie Shavers (2x).
Overall, it was an intense heavyweight battle of a POWER PUNCHER VS. MASTER BOXER.
From rounds 1 to 4, Holmes controlled the action with his ring craft and consistently nailed Smith with his legendary jabs and counter right hands. Smith’s right eye was swollen and he was bleeding out of his nose after 12 minutes of action.
In round 5, Smith found his openings and connected with a number of hard rights that shook Holmes.
In round 6, Smith effectively worked the body to slow down and tag Holmes with a couple of right hands upstairs.
In round 7, Holmes was badly cut below his left eyebrow due to an accidental headbutt that occurred during an exchange with Smith. Cutman Percy Richardson was unable to stop the bleeding despite his best efforts.
In round 8, both fighters stepped on the gas pedal with Smith arguably having the upper hand as he landed a powerful overhand right that turned Holmes’s legs rubbery for a moment. Holmes’s trainer Eddie Futch told him to stop loading up on right hands and trade with the harder puncher but to go back to boxing instead.
In round 9, Holmes reverted back to his sticking and moving strategy (as per Futch’s advise) to good effect.
In round 10, Holmes regained his momentum and connected with fusillades after fusillades of blows.
In round 11, Holmes dominated Smith by tattooing him to the body and head through most of the round. A sharp short right hook ripped open Smith’s left eyelid resulted in severe bleeding. Referee Davey Pearl proceeded to call timeout for an inspection by ringside physician Dr. Donald Romero who allowed him to carry on.
In round 12, Holmes continued working on the bad eye to the point that Pearl had to pause the bout again for a second examination on Smith, who told Dr. Romero to call off the fight after he was informed that the gash had worsened.
The Easton Assassin successfully retained his IBF Heavyweight Championship via TKO12 in his 1st defense and improved his perfect professional record to 46(33)-0.
At the time of the stoppage, Holmes was well ahead in the cards with scores of 109-100, 108-101 & 108-100.
Despite the setback, the inexperienced James Smith put up a valiant and respectable effort in his 1st world title fight against the seasoned 11 year veteran and former sparring partner (and opponent) of the legendary Muhammad Ali.
On Jun 18th 1999, 49 year old Holmes and 46 year old Smith met in a rematch 15 years after their 1st encounter in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Holmes was victorious once again via TKO8 in a card that featured former world champions in Billy Costello, Juan Laporte, Greg Page & Tim Witherspoon.
Please enjoy this Heavyweight highlight of a POWER PUNCHER VS. MASTER BOXER and remember to SUBSCRIBE! - Sport
Larry was so underrated. Beautiful boxing
FACTS! Underrated scrap here too.
He was a hard man, Smith, here seen wading through a sea of fists ...
Smith has a very strong punch and is a tough fighter.
Larry Holmes had the best jab ever. It was artistic.
Good fight by two hard men.
I get so much abuse for believing holmes was the best HW ever.but i think in his prime he was.
One of these days he'll get his due
Beating up an old Ali made him a paraiah for a long time. I feel bad for him. Either he had to "duck" a legend or he had to beat up a legend. It was a lose/lose situation.
@@donjohnson3888 to this day, you still read terrible things about him. Sad cause he deserves much more recognition
I AM TOO
I genuinely think Holmes is the best ever
Holmes is top 5, maybe top 3 all time in the heavyweight division.
Top 5 in what reality? What about these guys:
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Lennox Lewis
George Foreman
Rocky Marciano
Evander Holyfield
@@spicypickle889oe Louis couldn't take a punch so well. Larry would have CREAMED him. Prime Larry also stops Marciano, Tyson, Lewis. and Holyfield.
@@spicypickle889 much better than most of these guys
my top 10 is
1 M.Ali
2 Klitcho brothers
3 Liston
4 Lewis
5 forman (maybe he can be fourth )
6 bowe
7 holmes
8 evander
9 tyson
10 ( I couldn't find :D )
This is my subjective list
@@spicypickle889 Where is liston :(
After uploading this you gotta upload the rematch
I will consider it! But their rematch took place over a decade after their 1st bout 😁
@@jeffjacksonboxing i feel like that is why you need to upload it even more
6:00 ( @ 6.04)
The quickest Left - Right you’ll ever see in the HW division along with 1960’s Ali.
Holmes gets my vote for best jab in HW history.
Honorable mentions
-Liston
-Ali
-Old Foreman
-C. Williams
-Lennox
-Klitscho
he is infinitely better than Tyson even in one of his worst versions.
In my opinion he is the best ever
he wasnt in his worst version but it must be admitted that his skills have diminished a bit
@@mustafaatalay212 He lost his insane shape and footwork
Larry is a monster of box
@ 4:51 ........ BONECRUSHER over hand right hurt HOLMES
4:49 ( @ 4.53) Smith lands the same punch that Tyson dropped (an older, out of peak condition) Holmes with. Larry stays upright here, but barely.
Holmes who beat norton for the title would have either decisioned tyson or late round stoppage tyson was good in the later rounds
Agreed
Margarito vs Clottey please
I will try this!
@@jeffjacksonboxing thanks Jeff
Smith should’ve switched to Southpaw before the stoppage.
🤷🏼♂️ Nothing to lose. Well... vision in BOTH eyes I guess.