Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks I

I think that's the consensus. The second fight is a bit more controversial.

 

True. I'd say about 80% of opinions on this fight go the way of Spinks. Only people who think it was a robbery are usually the type who've only ever read one book in their lives...

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Spinks beat Holmes by at least 2 rounds in their 1st encounter, some people were only disappointed, because he didn´t collimated Marciano´s record...

 

I had Spinks winning the first fight 9-6.

I had the rematch for Holmes, also 9-6.

 

Larry Holmes, my favourite heavyweight of all time. But he lost the first Spinks fight, clearly in my eyes as well. He steadily came forward exclusively behind the jab, never threw combinations, and his reflexes and co-ordination had both diminished. Holmes' straight right hand was also not there, which was his hunny punch.

Spinks basically out-landed Holmes, put combinations together, and showed more variety.

 

Master of the understatement, my friend!:good

I had Spinks/HolmesI 8-7 Spinks; the rematch 9-6 to the Big Black Cloud.

Holmes lost his cool at the end of the first fight, if people wanted to screw him, it would of been a lot easier to of done it in the Williams fight, where the truth was he probably deserved to lose...

But Larry accepts he was wrong to make the comments he did; and it should be noted he apologized to the Marciano family within hours of his infamous remark, and indeed the Marciano family asked him to accept a Rocky Marciano Award, for Holmes' superb career.

 

Nice pun.

 

So Spinks is about 7-0 up in this thread. Better than I thought.

 

Nice, you picked it

 

Been awhile since I watched the fights, but I scored the first one for Spinks, second for Holmes.

I think what pissed Larry off is he felt it was Ali in his shoes during those fights he would have got the nod.

 

I like these scores. Even though once could say the round scoring was 9-6 in favor of Spinks in the first fight, and 9-6 in favor of Holmes in the second fight, there is little doubt Holmes performance in the second fight, trumps Spinks upset win in the first fight. Holmes not only out pointed Spinks in the 2nd fight, he also rocked him.

At times I wish boxing had judicial review as the second fight between the two was a robbery, then I pause for a moment and think while noble in concept, the power of judicial review in boxing would be badly misused.

Spinks was always a class act in interviews. Does anyone recall how he replied in interview in both fights?

 

Spinks definitely won the first fight but Holmes won the second fight. That was a robbery.

 

I think when people say Holmes was robbed vs Spinks, MOST times they mean the 2nd fight. It was also one of thsos fights were as if Holmes been the legend as Ali or Louis, Holmes might have goting the desion victory over Spinks the first time.