Mike Tyson v Bonecrusher Smith - What If?

I remember Tyson swayed a little, but I am not sure he was really hurt badly. I think the same thing would have happened. Mike would have regrouped and landed on Bonecrusher and James would have clinched. I think James saw that the round was over and threw that punch for that reason. That was a round 12 punch for some reason.

 

Hard to imagine an scenario where Smith manages to seriously hurt Tyson... Sure, we can always imagine an scenaro where Smith gets lucky and lands a killer shot.. but that is streching the imagination a little

In fact I think the opposite is the most credible scenario: an aggresive Smith let his defence down and is cracked by Mike

Had Smith gone agressively for Mike from the 1st round on, that means that he would have been forced to be a lot less cautious, and therefore more prone to be hurt by Mike

So... in a nutshell: with an agressive Smith the most probably outcome would have been a stoppage .... but it would have been Smith the one stopped

 

Smith definately had the power to hurt Tyson, but he also gassed a lot, so if he went all out, he may have even knocked Mike down, but it took a lot to take him out. I don't think Bonecrusher's had the stamina to outlast Mike.

 

The BoneCrusher should have changed his name to Turtle in this fight. He was afraid of Tyson the whole fight. If he opened up and went after Tyson he would have probably got knocked out but I would have had a lot more respect for Smith.

 

Tyson was not hurt badly

 

He would have been as successful as Bruno when he did hurt Tyson

 

Firstly It was a last minute hail mary punch because Smith knew the fight was over
and secondly it only caught Tyson unaware because Mike had been chasing Bonecrusher for the past 12 rounds and he didnt really expect it, if hed have opened up sooner, Mike would have took him out.

 

Smith had enough power to hurt just about anyone, but finishing them was another story. Marvis Frazier, Jessie Ferguson and Jose Ribalta were all stunned or even floored by Smith, yet all managed to go the distance. Tyson was a notch above these guys in almost every department, and while a more aggressive and confident Bonecrusher might have made it an interesting fight, I don't know if I can see him sealing the deal.

 

I thought they fought in the garden,not the las vegas Hilton..

 

I agree.

Bonecrusher hurt & dropped Ruddock too, but got KO'd himself.
If Smith had brought the balls to slug with Tyson, he'd have been sparked.

Bruno & Ruddock punch as hard as Bonecrusher & they managed to stun Tyson in his 4 fights with them, but couldn't come close to finishing him, as that requires a sustained & brutal beatdown.

 

Good point, the bomb you don't see coming, always hurts the most.

Tyson is a quality example of this, with his "make them miss, make them pay" timed counter bombs, which once made him so devestating.

 

Smith finished Spoon but it was nothing special looking. That kind of wild crap would have never worked against Tyson.

 

I dont really blame Smith for the performance, remember Tyson had just destroyed Berbick, if u were Smith, what would you have done?

the funny part was where Tyson slipped over and Smith jizzed his pants because he thought it was a KD

 

Indeed,

Smith had plenty of raw power, but what he lacked was skill. Joe Louis for example was one of the best finishers of all time, not because he was a huge hitter, but due to the fact that he had excellent timing and a wide array of well polished punches that he used at the right moment. James did not have this.