Did Spinks win or did the Easton Assassin get robbed? As an aside Larry said he would have retired undefeated. Do you believe him?
I'm the biggest Holmes fan here, and I have scored it one point for Spinks the dozen or so times I've watched it. Holmes got robbed bad the second fight.
I had Spinks in the first fight and Holmes in the second. Sadly, this is the fight that taught me to stop betting heavily on boxing. I was sure Holmes would take Spinks more seriously the second time around and win by a decision if not a knockout. I believe I had it right but judges Frank Brunette and Jerry Roth disagreed.
I'm a fan of Larry Holmes but he lost the 1st Michael Spinks fight clearly IMO. I think big deal was made about it because Larry Holmes was 1 away from Rocky Marciano's 49-0. So they probably tried to spin it, that they robbed Holmes to stop him equalling the record. But for me the decision was a fair one. The 2nd fight Larry Holmes was more aggressive, and I feel he won that fight pretty clearly. And he was indeed hard done by in the 2nd fight. Another question is did Carl Williams do better than Michael Spinks in the 1st fight ? And was he more deserving to stop Larry Holmes undefeated streak ?
Yep. Also a HUGE Holmes fan—it’s mainly just a style thing. Agree. Spinks clearly won the first fight; Holmes the second. 144-141 each way (9-6 in rounds).
