James ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith vs Ingemar Johansson

Smith. All he has to do is land something big. Johannson could hit hard, but I don't know how his power would affect a 260 pound super heavy. Smith did take some hard shots from Mike Tyson.

 

Sounds weird to say but... I'd favor Smith. Ingo would have to land the perfect shot without getting touched up himself first. I'd favor Patterson to maneuver around and befuddle Bonecrusher but I don't think the Ingo fight would play out that way.

 

Smith simply too big, sturdy, & powerful for Ingo IMO. It would be the Sanders fight all over again.

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Smith gets those big right s to start hurting Ingo.
By the sixth round Ingo s down and he's had enough.

 

The Bonecrusher prevails but Ingo with that right is a LIVE underdog.

 

Poor Ingo gets dissed a lot on this forum. Just for perspective, let's remember he was unquestionably the best European heavyweight of the 1950s -- not to mention all the British Isles and colonies. And in America I rank him no worse than fourth best after Marciano, Patterson and Liston.

 

Sounds like he was a big fish in a small pond.

 

I'd argue it was a rather large pond.

 

Compared to what other eras exactly.

 

Bone crusher lives up to his name and crushes Ingo into Valhalla.

 

Interesting fight .Both had enough power do the job on each other. Possibly Smith late stoppage but if he walks into ingo 's bingo it could be good night

 

I agree Ingo gets dissed a bit, Ingo beat a few decent big men and Smith was no boxing master, see Frazier, Rodrigues, Ferguson. Ingo on points or stoppage.

 

And what size were all of those men compared to Ingo?