Daniel Dynamite Dubois vs James Bonecrusher Smith

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Jan 5, 2026.


Who wins ?

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  1. Dubois

    38.1%
  2. Smith

    61.9%
  1. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dubois has little head movement aswell and a suspect heart.

    Dubois caught a Joshua at the end of his career.

    Dubois also gave a non effort vs Usyk in their 2nd fight basically giving up at the first sign of trouble not to mention quitting after a jab in their 1st meeting.

    Atleast Bonecrusher won his title legit Dubois got gifted a vacant belt.
     
  2. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dubois brutally stops him, Bonecrusher has been losing almost all his big fights...
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How many big fights has Dubois won ?

    Dubois lost a big British showdown vs Joyce.

    Lost both fights to Usyk without winning a single round.

    Meanwhile Bonecrusher beat Bruno, Witherspoon, and actually won his world title legit unlike Dubois.
     
  4. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hilarious how warped the perception of every fighter from 80s is. You people really need to sit down and start watching the fighters you post about.

    James Smith started fighting at 23. He literally had no idea what he was doing in the ring. Deontay Wilder would look like Floyd Mayweather against him. All Smith had going on for him was being a big, strong guy. And even then, his KO rate was like 50%. He wasn’t an overly aggressive fighter either, there’d be whole rounds where he just wouldn’t do anything or clinch up. His record against hard hitters isn’t all that impressive either.

    I really like James Smith, he was one of the few punchers 80s had and was a really intelligent, professional guy. But he has NO CHANCE against Dubois. Smith almost exclusively relied on his size and physical power, Dubois is slightly bigger than him and more powerful. Dubois is also far more skilled than he is, he can actually move, control the distance, establish a good jab and put his punches together well, along with having a far deeper boxing background, as opposed to James Smith just plodding around and winging big wide hooks whenever he could.
     
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  5. Dynamicpuncher

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    I think you have a warped perception of Dubois. Ain't you the same guy who said Dubois could take punches off of Foreman ? before he got splattered by Usyk in 5 rounds and basically quit ? i rest my case.

    For a guy claiming people should watch more stuff you certainly need to do more research that's for sure.

    Bonecrusher's KO ratio was 72 percent which is not even close to "50 percent" like you're claiming.

    Joyce was just a big strong guy aswell with a good chin and 0 defence not really much scientific about him either he still made Dubois quit.

    Bonecrusher beat more big punchers than Dubois has.

    No chance is a ludicrous statement especially when you're talking about a fighter that has arguably quit 3 times already in his short career.

    Bruno could control distance and had a better jab than Dubois aswell as being a huge puncher it didn't help him vs a green Bonecrusher.

    The size difference between Bonecrusher/Dubois is not that significant.

    Bonecrusher could weigh up to 240 pounds he was 6'4 with an 82 inch reach.

    Dubois is 6'5 with a 78 inch reach weighs around 240 and has even been as low as 233 vs Usyk in their 1st fight.
     
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  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dubois fought very similar to Bruno but with less refined technique they were a similar size too so I'm not seeing how this is a mismatch
     
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