Who did the boxer who competed  from 1981-1999 go up  in the boxing match against on March 7,1987.
Mike Tyson vs. James Smith Mike Tyson vs. James Smith, billed as "Super Fight", was a professional boxing match contested on March 7, 1987 for the WBA and WBC Heavyweight championships.
Ken Norton Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981, and held the WBC heavyweight title in 1978. He is best known for his trilogy with Muhammad Ali, in which Norton won the first fight by split decision, and controversially lost the latter two fights by split and unanimous decision, respectively. Norton also fought a slugfest with Larry Holmes in 1978, narrowly losing a split decision. Having officially retired from boxing in 1981, Norton was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.