Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks ; Monday, June 27, 1988

[MexicanPoster]

It was exactly 23 years ago today, on a Monday night, that then, 22 year old unbeaten Mike Tyson, and unbeaten Michael Spinks fought in Atlantic City in a SuperFight billed "Once And For All", to see who the real Heavyweight Champion of the world is.

Many people thought it was Tyson, cause he had all the belts, and was the Unified Heavyweight champion.

Others thought Spinks was the true Heavyweight Champ, cause he was the lineal champion, cause Spinks beat the man (Holmes) that beat the man (Ali), that had beaten the man (Leon Spinks), and so forth,,,, that had the World Heavyweight title.

I remember Ceasar's Palace and Las Vegas Hilton had bidded for the fight, and out of nowhere, Donald Trump "puts" $10 Million "on the table" to host the fight in his backyard (Atlantic City), and "steals" it from Las Vegas.

Tyson punched a hole in the wall in the dressing room, cause Spinks' promoter-Butch Lewis had tried to play mind games on Tyson, whom was having many personal distractions weeks before the fight.

Tyson got paid $22 Million for 91 second 1st round KO,
and Spinks got $13.5 Million.

The "anticipation/electricity" in that arena was amazing.
(I saw it on TV)

Those were good memories.

[MexicanPoster]

Tyson fought Spinks, just 3 months after KOing Tony Tubbs in Japan.

[MexicanPoster]

I forgot to add:

The reason this SuperFight was held on a Monday night, was because the promoters wanted all gamblers to keep on ******** throughout the weekend, and by Monday, they would have more money to place bets.

[Mr.Easy]

That's when Mike showed how Awesome he was!!!

[Cyberspace]

Treated Spinks like a light heavyweight on that night!

But wasn't it more like 23 years ago?

[TaurusJ27]

I could hear a guy outside cheering when the news announced tyson had k.o.'d spinks on tv.

[paypayvay]

too bad that american commentator ruined tyson's enrance.


i hope i can find another version.

[Las Vegas,]

Another fun fact, tomorrow is the 14 year anniversary of Tyson biting Holyfield's ear.

[MexicanPoster]

Treated Spinks like a light heavyweight on that night!

But wasn't it more like 23 years ago?

yeah, I corrected it.

I had meant to say 23 years, not 13 years.
But it seems like it was just 10 years ago, when they fought.

regardless, I do remember Spinks was scared to fight Tyson.
Spinks was scared before he stepped in the ring, and weighed on at a career high of 213 lbs, from his normal 200-205 lbs fighting weight.

Spinks's promoter-Butch Lewis gave Spinks the idiotic idea that if he came in heavier he would have a better chance to fight Tyson, and to make matters worse, Lewis told Spinks before the fight, to go head-on with Tyson and fight Tyson, flat-footed.

Spinks had failed to do what got him to where he was, as a great champion throughout his whole career, and that was........ to BOX!!!!