Tag: Larry Holmes

Sept. 28, 1979: Holmes vs Shavers

Sept. 28, 1979: Holmes vs Shavers

We talk of fighters having a “puncher’s chance,” and that, more than anything else, was what Earnie Shavers brought into the ring at Caesars Palace on this fateful night,
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Ali vs Usyk: Could “The Cat” Have Beaten “The Greatest”?

Ali vs Usyk: Could “The Cat” Have Beaten “The Greatest”?

The current undisputed heavyweight boxing monarch is the undefeated southpaw from  Simferopol, Crimea, in the Ukraine, Oleksandr Usyk, aka “The Cat.” He turned pro in late 2013, but had
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Sept. 21, 1985: Holmes vs Spinks I

Sept. 21, 1985: Holmes vs Spinks I

In March of 1985, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes scored a tenth round stoppage of undefeated contender David Bey and then immediately announced that he was done. As in, finished.
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Michael Spinks vs Larry Holmes: 40 Years Since Boxing’s Most Controversial Heavyweight Upset

Michael Spinks vs Larry Holmes: 40 Years Since Boxing’s Most Controversial Heavyweight Upset

Right up there, or thereabouts, with the Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvelous Marvin Hagler fight/decision when it comes to … continue Michael Spinks vs Larry Holmes: 40 Years Since Boxing’s Most
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