The greatest exercise in stupidity had to have been the Tyson vs. Spinks fight. If you will recall, Spinks people made a fuss about Michael going out last. As champion, Tyson should have been the one to make his entrance last. I remember it was a hug bru-ha-ha and ended with Spinks coming out last. Tyson was enraged and reminded me of a caged animal.
And 73 seconds later, it was all over. I've often wondered if the Spinks camp wasn't just trying to get the guy killed! In those days, you did not want to provoke Tyson.
The greatest exercise in stupidity had to have been the Tyson vs. Spinks fight. If you will recall, Spinks people made a fuss about Michael going out last. As champion, Tyson should have been the one to make his entrance last. I remember it was a hug bru-ha-ha and ended with Spinks coming out last. Tyson was enraged and reminded me of a caged animal.
And 73 seconds later, it was all over. I've often wondered if the Spinks camp wasn't just trying to get the guy killed! In those days, you did not want to provoke Tyson.
It was 93 seconds, but SPinks didn't land one punch lol.
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stinxs was beaten before the bell souded, ive never seen a fighter look so scared before a fight.
I think he would have prefered a rematch with Holmes to get beat again rather then enter the ring with Tyson for the first time lol. Spinks didn't have a prare to last more than 2 rounds lol. Here is the fight:YouTube - Mike Tyson VS Michael Spinks
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It was 93 seconds, but SPinks didn't land one punch lol.
I always thought that it was 91 seconds... Tyson was at THE PINNACLE of his career at this very moment... everything would go down hill from there... DAMN IT!!!
I always thought that it was 91 seconds... Tyson was at THE PINNACLE of his career at this very moment... everything would go down hill from there... DAMN IT!!!
LOL, Custard had better odds than Spinks. Even Ray Charles saw that KO coming.
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LOL, Custard had better odds than Spinks. Even Ray Charles saw that KO coming.
Didn't Michael Spinks beat Larry Holmes not once... but twice? Mike Tyson also knocked a past his prime but game Larry Holmes out on his ass in 4 Rounds! Well... Mike Tyson was at his best then... all before he turned 22... TRAGIC!
Didn't Michael Spinks beat Larry Holmes not once... but twice? Mike Tyson also knocked a past his prime but game Larry Holmes out on his ass in 4 Rounds! Well... Mike Tyson was at his best then... all before he turned 22... TRAGIC!
Larry wasn't at his game, and he was robbed in both Spinks matches. Larry had 4 weeks to train for the Tyson fight, and Larry waas coming off of a 2 year lay off. Spinks on the other hand was 7 years younger than Holmes. Larry was 38 for the Tyson fight, Spinks was 31. Also the ref shouldn't jumped on Larry when he went down for the 3rd time in that corner. There were less than 10 seconds left, and Larry's arm got caught in the ropes when he threw a right uppercut.
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Larry wasn't at his game, and he was robbed in both Spinks matches. Larry had 4 weeks to train for the Tyson fight, and Larry waas coming off of a 2 year lay off. Spinks on the other hand was 7 years younger than Holmes. Larry was 38 for the Tyson fight, Spinks was 31. Also the ref shouldn't jumped on Larry when he went down for the 3rd time in that corner. There were less than 10 seconds left, and Larry's arm got caught in the ropes when he threw a right uppercut.
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