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Michael Spinks Vs. Larry Holmes II
Michael Spinks vs. Larry Holmes II, billed as ''Vindication in Vegas'', was a professional boxing match contested on 19 April 1986, IBF, ''The Ring'' and ''Lineal'' heavyweight championship. Background In October 1985, shortly after Michael Spinks defeated Larry Holmes to win the heavyweight title, promotor Don King pitched to HBO Sports president Seth Abraham a World Series style competition to unify the heavyweight division which had been without an undisputed champion since Leon Spinks in 1978. By mid January 1986 negotiations between King and the other promoters (including Spinks' promoter Butch Lewis) were completed and the Heavyweight unification series was set to began in March with Pinklon Thomas vs. Trevor Berbick. Spinks' first bout in this series would be a rematch with Holmes a month late. In the build up the bout, Holmes sent a letter to IBF president Bob Lee listing the Judges he didn't want to officiate the rematch, Lee however declined to take Holmes' advice. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Spinks Vs
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Jerry Roth
Gerald Howard "Jerry" Roth (May 12, 1941 – December 23, 2022) was an American boxing judge. Career Roth was born on 12 May 1941 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was married with Bunnie Roth and they have three children together. Roth started his career in 1980 with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. He went one to judge 225 world title fights. In May 2015, Roth announced retirement as a boxing judge. In 2018, Roth was inducted in the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Accolades * 2017: International Boxing Hall of Fame The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota, New York, right next to exit 34 of the New York State Thruway, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected on ballots cre ... * 2018: Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame References 1941 births 2022 deaths Boxing judges People from Scranton, Pennsylvania {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Matches Involving Larry Holmes
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have engaged in hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
